August 2, 2007

  • wildflowers in suburbia

           Queen Anne's far view

      Though we've had much less rainfall than usual, some areas of the state is actually in drought conditions, there's still a modicum of wildflowers around, most notably chicory & Queen Anne's Lace, the latter seen here. This is a field behind a shopping center not far from  the library where my book group meets. It's hard to believe they haven't  covered it in concrete & housing developments yet. Apparently Queen Anne's lace is also called wild carrot, but I've never pulled one up to check the roots & see if the name is based on fact. I think it's a pretty flower & like how it attracts bees & butterflies. It's also nice to see a bit of wilderness along the road.

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  • I have a big patch of it in my back yard against the fence and was wildly insulted when mother said it was "just a weed!"!

  • I love it.  The roots do sort of look and smell like a tiny carrot.

  • OH, Jackie!  Your picture there is one of the kind that makes me want to RUN for my pastel pencils...That field, framed by trees, is utterly gorgeous!  I wonder if I can magnify it enough to draw it?  So beautiful.... I came over your site today, actually, because I ran across someone else's Xanga site (I don't know this person; I was just surfing around; but the person seems nice enough, from what I did read of their blog).  Their xanga site made me think instantly of you, because you would thoroughly enjoy looking at all of the pictures of animals the person took and uploaded onto their site.  Quite a few, and they have captions.  The web address is:        http://www.xanga.com/terrific58    I hope that link is correctly typed and will take you there, if you choose to look at it.  I think you'd like it.     Luv, Angel

  • Jackie

    The picture you posted is just beautiful!! The colors are so Vibrant! I knew you were good, but this is the best I've seen yet. This one is definetely a winner.

    Valerie

  • I love your background makes me want to walk down that path !

    RYC-I think your right--not eating M&M's is UNNATURAL !!--LOL

  • Those plants look like umbelliferae but if they are carotts they have bracts that tight the umbels . Yes they attract the hymenopters . I had a wild umbelliferae in my garden ( 3 plants ) coming from I don' t know . I analysed them : it wés a simple Heracleum spondylum that grows in the edges of dirch and wet wood !
         I feel the good air at looking at your photo , Jackie .

    In friendship
    Michel

  • Oh how I loved to 'dress' myself out with Queen Anne's lace when I was a child. If I recall the root is very small but tubular. I would also use thistle's purple flowers for buttons on my outfit. lol

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