Monday
I can't believe I missed it...
Saturday March 28th was "Weed Appreciation Day", and y'all know how much I appreciate the wonder and beauty of weeds. It's not that I love to see them in the landscaping around the house, but we have 5 acres with a pasture, a field, a creek with thickets that line the banks and a pond bordered by cypress knees and trees. Those are the places I delight in discovering the delicate loveliness of flowers and plants that most people call weeds.
Rusty lyonia and wild blueberries are two of my favorite native weeds that are presently in bloom on Pollywog Creek.
The white to pinkish bell-shaped flowers of the blueberry (vaccinium) hang in clusters similar to the rusty lyonia. This lowbush variety grows at the edge of the thickets by the creek.
Speaking of pink, my latest post at Washing the Feet of the Saints is Pretty in Pink...
Do you have a favorite weed that is in bloom?
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Nothing blooming here in Montana! But I have a comment about weeds...
My gardening friends and I are going to have t-shirts printed up that say, "Friends don't let friends plant yarrow!"
At this point in the game, I'd get down on my knees and kiss it, though, if I found it and it was green! Snow, snow, snow today, and baby calves everywhere.
Weed appreciation day - guess it fits with the Earth Day that was also on Saturday. If I had a favourite weed it might be milkweed - lots of texture and soft colouring.
our weeds aren't blooming yet, but it has been really windy and the tumble weeds are a tumbling. My grandkiddies chased one down the other day, gave it a name, and played with it for a week. Of course grandma had to teach them how to sing "tumbling along with the tumbling tumble weed". giddy-ap y'all
Weed appreciation day - guess it fits with the Earth Day that was also on Saturday. If I had a favourite weed it might be milkweed - lots of texture and soft colouring.
Nothing blooming here in Montana! But I have a comment about weeds...
My gardening friends and I are going to have t-shirts printed up that say, "Friends don't let friends plant yarrow!"
At this point in the game, I'd get down on my knees and kiss it, though, if I found it and it was green! Snow, snow, snow today, and baby calves everywhere.
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