Chamomile

The daisies are mostly finished for the year,

but now the chamomile is blooming.

This patch is beside the river.

 

Chamomile

The blossoms on this chamomile plant were too late to set seed.

Frozen Chamomile

 I found a couple of brave chamomile flowers

beside the path.

 They had been mowed so often

 I had to lie on the path to capture them.

Watery Wednesday

One of the nice things

 okay, the only nice thing

 about all this heat and humidity is the dew every morning.

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Today's Flowers

Chamomile flowers make a calming tea. I like the delicately cut foliage, too.

Queen Anne's Lace

The Queen Anne's lace is lovely against a background of water, or chamomile flowers,

especially with the sun streaming through it.

Some of the flowers have a single purple or red blossom in the centre.

Chamomile

I was able to capture some raindrops after the storm;

it was a challenge, given the fine leaves of the chamomile.

I know I could gather the blossoms for tea,

but they all seem to have these tiny bugs, and I am not thrilled with the thought of boiling them alive...

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.