On A Windy Sunday Afternoon

What remains of a peony flower.

One Slow Flower

The Columbine seeds were collected in 2010 at Brooklyn Botanic while working with Mike in the plant family collection and came home in my pocket. The plant sown from those seeds finally bloomed in Joe's garden this spring and this is one flower that made it's way home in the paniers of Joe's bicycle this week.

More Pea Family Flowers in May

Baptisia in May

Are you tired of them yet? I know I'm not. I skipped peas as a food crop in the vegetable garden this year. When it was like 80 degrees in March I figured it wouldn't be a good year for them and just sowed some to fix a little nitrogen in the soil and turn in. But maybe I'll just let those few vines grow anyway, just to see those sweet flowers and harvest a bowl or two to eat.

Columbine at Anne's

Because I think there's a commandment that was laid down saying it is right that you should covet your neighbors garden. Anne's got all kinds of sweet things potted up and growing on in her yard this year, this sweet native columbine among them.

And So We Meet Again

Last year, in May in the sand at Plumb Beach. This year atop a greenroof in Brooklyn. I could be mistaken, but I think it's you, Blue Toadflax, a sweet and delicate native wildflower. If turns out you're just some sweet weed, it won't make a difference to me the next time we meet. I'm sure I will still be enchanted.

A Grass I'm Testing This Week

It's holding strong day four. Now I just have to figure out what it is. (It's a roadside find.) Right now, I think it's Hare Barley. A weed. Another weed I tested this week is a definitely a member of the pea family, Birdsfoot Trefoil. (A lot find) That's unfortunately crapping out at day three. But I didn't change the water or recut the stems or condition it other than a quick shot in the fridge, so maybe another time round with a little different care, it will last a little longer.

One Pea Family Flower Blooming this Week

Ridiculously pretty dripping in long chains of those pea family flowers.