Sunday, June 10, 2012

Thistle

Thistle and Bug by paynehollow
Thistle and Bug, a photo by paynehollow on Flickr.

Usually classified as a weed - and a noxious one, at that, with its sharp prickly edges all over making it painful to pull - there is no denying the beauty of its purple blooms.

Fortunately, we don't see too many of these at the farm.

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Star Chickweed

Star Chickweed by paynehollow
Star Chickweed, a photo by paynehollow on Flickr.

I will be the gladdest thing
Under the sun!
I will touch a hundred flowers
And not pick one.

~Edna St Vincent Millay

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Spring Beauty

Spring Beauty by paynehollow
Spring Beauty, a photo by paynehollow on Flickr.

What a great name for a beautiful early spring flower. I saw this on a stroll on March 24, but I think the flowers and everything are blooming earlier this year...