Tractor and Violets

I brought this tractor home from my father's last year, and finally got it out for a photo shoot.

Today's Flowers

I seem to have a couple of confused violets every fall.

Not that I am complaining...

To see more of today's flowers, click the icon on the right.

Violet?

While picking up in the back yard, I found a violet blooming, in December!! A bit shopworn, but blooming! Since it was drizzling, I brought it indoors for a photo shoot.

 

First Violet

I found the first violet blossom in the yard!

Frost on the Leaves

The lady's mantle always captures raindrops,

but the lemon balm 

 and the violets display the frost as well.

 

Sunlight and Leaves

I love the sunlight shining through leaves - any sort of leaves -

 these are both violet leaves.

 And maple, and a frost covered geranium from early this morning.

Today's Flowers

This is another wildflower, called foamflower.

The violet gives you a sense of the size of the clusters.

Lamium

Lamium is a more acceptable name than dead nettle, especially for such a pretty flower.

The only name I know for the white flowers is snow in summer.

New Leaves

Feverfew grows near the base of the purple lilac.

The violets and the wild strawberries are scattered throughout the lawn.