"Weeds"

 It's the time of year for those summer wildflowers that the uninitiated call 'weeds', a misnomer if there ever was one!  Summer wildflowers are amazing in many ways.  They don't need planting or watering, but they serve our pollinators just as much as any garden plants.  And they come in an incredible variety.

This one is Mullein, standing nearly five feet tall, with thick fuzzy basal leaves.  This was growing in an untended corner beside our new long term care home.

This is Purple Vetch.

The bright yellow St. John's Wort.

Crown Vetch.

Daisy Fleabane.

Bird's-foot Trefoil, here rooted among the grass, but hanging over the edge of the curb.

Queen Anne's Lace.  My mother wedding bouget was composed of these flowers!

Spotted Knapweed.

Chicory, sometimes used as a coffee substitute.

I cannot resist calling out our modern commitment to getting rid of all these 'weeds'.  Just the other day I saw a ditch lined with br\eight yellow Trefoil for over 100 yards.  I said to myself I'll get a photo of that when I return.  But sadly, on my return two large riding ,owers were just pulling away, and the beauty was totally eliminated.  Our society too often wants to destroy the beauty for no apparent reason!