Forget-Me-Not and my Bleeding Heart cuz I’m Frond You, or… You can just Blow Me
02 Saturday May 2015
02 Saturday May 2015
20 Sunday Jul 2014
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bees, bug, chicory, cockscomb, cone flower, coneflowers, dill, Echinacea, edible plants, ferns, flowers, gardens, herbs, insect, macrophotography, Photos, Pictures, pollen, wildflowers
I am so excited.
I have wanted the beautiful blue flowered chicory seen growing along the highways and bi-ways for years now.
I’ve been blessed in receiving one from the Higher Power this summer.
To the disdain of my neighbors, who have not one clover or other ‘wild’ flower in their yards, it found its root in my driveway of gravel….. and dirt….. and a conglomerate of plant life.
Of course, it chose my driveway for its sunny and rocky conditions, similar to that of the roadsides you see this beautiful blue flower bedazzling in the morning hours.
I haven’t figured out where best to relocate it and it still thrive, which I most definitely want it to do. Meanwhile, my son grumbles each time it is his turn to mow, which yes, includes my driveway, and he must go around my newly prized plant.
Did I mention that it’s edible?
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05 Saturday Jul 2014
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close-up, colors, flowers, gardens, macrophotography, perspective, photography, Photos, pollen, purple coneflower
Have I mentioned that I enjoy looking at things from a different perspective than the norm? Of course, who am I to say what the ‘norm’ is?
In my garden
Posted by t - That's Me | Filed under Gardening, Pictures, Seasons, Uncategorized
02 Monday Jun 2014
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amberat, birds, Blue Heron, boxwork, bugs, calcite, calcium carbonate, Caves, colloid, Columns of Nature, dripstone, flowers, Jessee James, limestone, macrophotography, Meramec Caverns, Meramec River, Meramec State Park, Missouri, nature, Photos, pillar, River, Rock Formations, sinter, Soda Straws, speleothem, speleothems, stalactites, stalagmites, stalaktos, stalasso, stegamite, Trails, Trees, turtle, Wood
Went to Meramec Caverns and Meramec State Park in Missouri this past weekend with my son. The guided tour of the Caverns didn’t allow for near enough time to take pictures in certain areas, but it sure was pretty. Enjoying a splendid day with my son, I quickly caved to his request to go on the Meramec River boat tour just across the lot from the caverns entrance. Blessed further in being the only two passengers it allowed the Captain freedom of giving my son a turn at the helm. Talk about elated. (I was not allowed to post any pictures of that. You know. That teen thing.) The park followed.
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