Sweet Cecily

I love the lacy leaves of the sweet cecily plants!

I am linking this post with Today's Flowers.

Icicles

While I was admiring the icicles on the eaves,

I noticed that the ice had dripped onto one of the stems of sweet Cecily

 

and formed an interesting creation.

I am supposed to be home now, but give me a chance to get the photos edited, please...



Snowstorm

The snow/sleet started coming down before we went for our walk this morning,

and by this afternoon, has changed to just snow.

But it is still coming down pretty hard.



Sweet Cecily and Snow

The snowflakes were drifting down,

 settling gently on the sweet cecily seeds.

 

Reflection

Sweet clover and birdsfoot trefoil reflected in the still water of the pond.

My Garden

I have been showing you all the gardens around town, and not my own.
These are the blossoms of the ladys mantle plant. I should get some of them cut and dried for the winter.

The sweet cecily is going to seed. I sometimes chop some of them into a salad.

The Solomon's seal started in the next yard, but is creeping into mine. I don't see a reason to complain. Neither does Jake - this means the facilities are closer to the back door.

I have no idea what the names of my peonies are - I simply enjoy them, especially with the early morning light streaming through the petals.

I will pull out most of the daisies after they have finished blooming.

Last year, there was some confusion between mullein and lambs ears, so this year, when I found a mullein plant growing right beside the lambs ears, I took photos of the two of them, for comparison.

The lambs ears are blooming. I love the soft hairs!

The chamomile is just starting to blossom.

And these are the first borage blossoms. I bought the seeds once, and now they come up all through the garden. I leave a lot of them to grow, because I love the flowers in salad. Nothing else can add that shade of blue to a salad. The young leaves, when chopped up, taste a bit like cucumber, too.

Sweet Cecily

Sweet Cecily

Sweet cecily can be used to sweeten foods without added sugar,

but I grow it for the lovely feathery leaves and the delicate flowers.