Sunday, June 18, 2006

Saturday - White and Gold

Sweet Mock Orange (Philadelphus coronarius)
Multiflora Rose (Rosa multiflora)
Shasta and Ox Eye Daisies (Chrysanthemum spp.)
Yellow Goatsbeard (Tragopogon dubius)

A happy day spent rambling in the open fields rather than the woods, which were full of mosquitoes and deer flies. Near the old rail fence on the eastern perimeter, the mock orange and multiflora rose were perfuming the air with sweet scents which drew bumble bees and honey bees from far and wide, and I thought I recognized a few visitors from my neighbour's hives.

There were clouds of irridescent dragonflies circling about on the top of the hill (too swift for me to photograph although I chased them with my camera) - they were dashing and darting about and partaking of the biting insect life, and we cheered them on.

No little turkeys yet, but the hen turkey and her eggs are nearing the twenty-eight day mark, and it will not be long now.

3 comments:

Tabor said...

I am very fond of shasta daisys as they are so nice to cut and put in a bouquet to bring the flower beauty indoors.

Endment said...

Lovely and even more lovely (if that is possible) Our Roses are already beginning to fade but our mock orange is still in bud - interesting to observe the influence of the different parts of the country.

I will be watching for those chicks - couldn't get a photo of them when the hen brought hers to our yard.

Jennifer S. said...

These are so beautiful. I love Mock Orange. I like the plant id you've added :)