Budd is officially taller than I am! Not by much, but the plant is clearly growing.
I sat on the opposite side of the plant today, and it gave me a very different perspective. Instead of looking out at the lawn where people were relaxing and playing, I watched the trees and grasses that woukd have been behind me swaying in the wind. I noticed the sound of the leaves rubbing together, underneath the noise from all the conversations around me. I needed that visual input to draw my attention to that sound.
When I got up close to take pictures of the plant, I could hear a quiet popping sound. It is a hot day today and after a minute I realized that the sound was the seed pods from the wild peas popping open!
Until today, I had the impression that all the plants in this little green space had purple flowers: fireweed, purple clover, buddleja, wild peas, etc. But that isn't true. There is also white clover, but a number of yellow flowers as well. Dandelions and little yellow weeds. Several I can't yet identify as well. The purple just tends to dominate at this time of year. I wonder if there is a reason why they are mostly purple and yellow. Do the insects around here prefer those colours?
I sat on the opposite side of the plant today, and it gave me a very different perspective. Instead of looking out at the lawn where people were relaxing and playing, I watched the trees and grasses that woukd have been behind me swaying in the wind. I noticed the sound of the leaves rubbing together, underneath the noise from all the conversations around me. I needed that visual input to draw my attention to that sound.
When I got up close to take pictures of the plant, I could hear a quiet popping sound. It is a hot day today and after a minute I realized that the sound was the seed pods from the wild peas popping open!
Until today, I had the impression that all the plants in this little green space had purple flowers: fireweed, purple clover, buddleja, wild peas, etc. But that isn't true. There is also white clover, but a number of yellow flowers as well. Dandelions and little yellow weeds. Several I can't yet identify as well. The purple just tends to dominate at this time of year. I wonder if there is a reason why they are mostly purple and yellow. Do the insects around here prefer those colours?
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