Mint, Backlit by the Sun

I had to stop, on my way to church yesterday, and capture the mint leaves. The sun was still low, and coming through the leaves!

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First Snow

Ottawa woke to the first snow of the winter.

 And I kind of went overboard

 capturing it

 on plants and boulders.

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Today's Flowers

Walking along the beach, I found this tiny mint plant blooming. It was only three inches tall!

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Mint

On one of my walks, I found a patch of mint. No idea what variety, only that it had the square stems of the mint family.

 There was a bumblebee, too, but she was so busy that I couldn't capture her.

 

Snow on the Mint

After a day of romance, let's get back to reality.

 We only had about six inches of snow over the weekend, so the mint at the border of the garden is still peeking out.

Herb Flowers

The mint is blooming now, as well as a couple of its relations -

lemon balm,

and anise hyssop.