Welcome to my Wild Garden! Right now, you can come with me as I photograph the growing season of a small, neglected garden. In the future, I plan to add a photo gallery, a section on Tudor outfits, as well as a number of other things.

Monday, March 21, 2011

August 31: Intmations of Mortality

Vetch flowers bloom against a backdrop of leaves showing considerable insect damage.

Horseweed is long past its cryptic bloom.

The nimblewill grass has gone to seed.

The milkweed leaves are beginning to yellow.

The lambs-quarters' blossoms have long since shown their flash of color, and seeds, as cryptic as the buds, are now in formation.

Bindweed now shows some yellow leaves.

The smartweed buds, tightly closed once again, give no indication of any seeds developing within.

This horse-weed's excessively modest blossoms are long spent, but any hints of seed production are top secret!

A late calico aster cluster shows less of a profusion than earlier, but the messy and tattered character of the flowers is evident.

Bindweed leaves show a lot of insect holes, but the insect seen here is grateful for the flower's nectar. The bindweed is no doubt as mindlessly grateful for the spreading of its pollen.

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