THE NOVEMBER ROSE GARDEN--Part 2

THE NOVEMBER GARDEN

Last of the Roses--Part 1

FIRST COMETH THE FLOWERS . . .

Then the Seeds--Part 5 and Final

 Acer aka Maple Tree

Syringa Vulgaris aka Common Lilac

FIRST COMETH THE FLOWERS . . .

Then the Seeds . . . Part 4

 Echinacea aka Purple Coneflower

FIRST COMETH THE FLOWERS . . .

Then the Seeds--Part 3

 Shasta Daisy

Rudebekia aka Black-Eyed Susan

FIRST COMETH THE FLOWER . . .

Then the Seed--Part 2

Sunflower

Calendula

FIRST COMETH THE FLOWER . . .

Then the Seed--Part 1

Daylily seed pods

COUNTIN' FLOWERS ON THE BALL

Bowling Ball, That Is

As seen in Susan's garden on one of the many bowling balls used as decorative hose guides.

THREE MONTHS OF BLOOMS

In May, the Allium, now in seed heads, bloomed pods of tiny purple flowers.

June brought forth the brilliant red Crococsmia, aka Montbretia, now fading in the heat.

Beginning July, the Stargazer Lilies come into full bloom.

All the while random self-seeding Feverfew put forth their little white daisies.

FIRST TOMATO HARVEST

On the vine . . .

In the hand . . .

On the lips. Sweet!

FROM MY GARDEN

Flowers for Everyone

Late Spring/Early Summer Blooms in Situ

 Montbretia/Crocosmia

 Asiatic Lily

 Last of the Sweet Peas

 Oriental Poppies

Shasta Daisies

CHILDREN, IT'S SPRING BY MARY OLIVER

Self-seeding white violets populate my garden each spring.

And this is the lady

Whom everyone loves,

Ms. Violet
in her purple gown

Or, on special occasions,

A dress the color

Of sunlight. She sits

In the mossy weeds and waits

To be noticed.

She loves dampness.

She loves attention.

She loves especially

To be picked by careful fingers,

Young fingers, entranced

By what has happened

To the world.

We, the older ones,

Call in Spring,

And we have been through it

Many times.

But there is still nothing

Like the children bringing home

Such happiness

In their small hands.

THIS IS A TEST

This is a picture of . . .

A. a bad toupee

B. a dirty string mop           

C. decaying fungus in my garden

D. my dog Bear after a romp in the creek

(The correct answer is C.)

With many old, large trees growing in my yard, fungus abounds especially in the spring. The two pictures below show the first outward sign of this fungus as it emerges from the soil. After a few days, it grows so tall that it topples over and turns into a stringy, slimy mess.

Here a cluster of flower-shaped fungi are in different stages of decay.

Unlike the other fungi that grow in clusters, this toadstool fungus grows by itself straight out of the gravel driveway. Isn't nature amazing?

I SPY . . .

. . .paper wasps building a nest inside a bird feeder.