August 25th: The Drama Continues

Here we see the very earliest manifestation of the poke weed berry cluster. Spring green tender leaves and tiny white bud spears are were it all begins for this plant.

Calico aster flowers are bursting into bloom throughout this cluster of ramifying stems.

One thistle bloom has faded as another comes into glory.

Here is a very young and rather small Queen Anne's lace flower.

Meanwhile, earlier blooms have clenched themselves into tight fists as the seed burrs mature.

A primrose bloom shines yellow atop a column of developing seed pods.

Primrose flowers and buds continue to open and bloom on top of the lengthening column of ripening seed pods.

The pokeweed is mostly green leaves, glowers and berries,...

Although some of the earlier berry clusters are starting to ripen into the purple-black mature berries.

Smartweed clusters begin to disburse.

Mugwort flowers continue to mature.

Hawk weed now shows flowers and seedheads.

A late goldenrod bloom shows flowers and buds.

A bee visits a bindweed flower, which now clearly shows color., which seems to deepen as the year advances.