Watery Wednesday

Yes, I know this is my second Watery Wednesday post, but when I can't decide which to post, I simply post both of them. This purple loosestrife was growing beside the water, so the reflection of the trees appears, too.

Watery Wednesday

Walking between a couple of heavy rainshowers,

I found a patch of yellow sweet clover.

Fleabane

This is a cultivated variety of the common weed fleabane, called Azure Fairy. The blossoms are easily three times as large as the wild variety, but otherwise the same.

Aliums at Algonquin College

I have no idea what sorts of aliums these may be,

but there are a lot of them.

They are at different stages of blossoming, and come in so many colours.

But this is my favourite shot, with the water and the lady's mantle in the background.

Other Delphiniums at Algonquin College

Some of the delphiniums had taken wind damage.

Pagan Purple Delphinium

The only delphinium which was labelled at the college

was the Purple Pagan.

It is an incredible colour combination,

and I simply could not stop taking photos of it.

Milkweed in the Rain

Irises at Algonquin College

This iris was not blooming last month, but it caught the sun on Monday.

No idea what a spuria iris is, though.

Gardens at Algonquin College

I have no idea what these flowers are, other than showstopping.

They were in bud when I was at the college last month.

Goslings

It is getting much harder to tell which are the parents, and which are the goslings.

Skywatch Friday

I am taking a lot of photos of the borage flowers just now. In medieval mythology, they were the exact colour of the Virgin Mary's cloak.

Snapping Turtle

Annie spotted this fellow first. He was only the size of the palm of my hand.

Even baby snapping turtles are ugly, but I have to admire the pattern on his shell.

Peonies at Algonquin College

No label on this beauty, either.

Water Lily

I have found a small pond with a couple of water lilies!

Peonies at Algonquin College

Three more peonies without labels.