Morning, Labor Day 2020
six on Saturday, 29 August 2020
1. This week's six begin with the flower in the featured image, Althea, or Rose of Sharon, or Hibiscus syriacus, whichever name you might prefer. I'm sure I have documented these blooms--even with bees--before, but this time I want to note the great variety of color of the flowers. There are many of these shrubs …
Wordless Wednesday, 26 August 2020
Althea in the rain, 25 August 2020
Wordless Wednesday, 19 August 2020
Thicket Bean Vine and Gray Hairstreak Caterpillar, 18 August 2020
six on Saturday, 15 August 2020
At this time of year my garden is essentially green, lots of shades of green, but essentially green because I rely so heavily on wildflowers for color. And most of the wildflowers have gone to seed by now. Fortunately, though, we have not entered a dry period in Alabama, so even though the temperatures have …
Wordless Wednesday, 12 August 2020
Wordless Wednesday, 29 July 2020
Wordless Wednesday, 15 July 2020
six on Saturday, 4 July 2020
The stem structure of Hairy Angelica (Angelica venenosa) with its compound umbels of multiple rays ending in secondary umbels of small five-petaled flowers just seemed perfect for the featured photo for Six on Saturday, the 4th of July--a little plant fireworks for everyone. I wrote about this native last June, but I find several more …
After Eden 