Now, or more or less now, we have reached (or will reach) a big milestone of a year of posts on this project. I’m sorry to be vague about this, but I note that my first post about it, Now Where Was I? was published on September 16. For later subscribers it’s worth going back to that post to read my original aims and see what I hoped to do then. However it happened, I do now have the number 365 on this post, so I am announcing this today, with a beautiful bouquet of these Chinese Asters I photographed at a local farm. We can buy lovely bunches of flowers from their farm stand, but these were photographed growing, as I thought they looked gorgeous in situ and worthy of a celebration. The project will continue as long as there are people who might be cheered by a photograph of a flower a day. So happy 1 year (maybe) anniversary everyone! View all posts on the Home page.  A Flower a Day #365

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This strange looking little yellow flower with its lovely fronds of leaves appeared in my rewilded garden not long ago. The fern-like leaves look like those on the sensitive plant to me, but they don’t react to a touch. Apparently these do produce a pod (pea?) and these are eaten by (surprise!) partridges and other such birds. I don’t know how this has grown in this wet summer, as it is supposedly drought resistant but clearly it is a hardy little plant and I hope to see it in that patch for years to come. If you haven’t seen these before, as I hadn’t, then I’m glad to introduce you to this little beauty. Have a lovely day, friends. View all posts on the Home page.  A Flower a Day #364

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This little carmine beauty is another of my small successes in my wild patch. This was supposed to have marsh milkweed and some perennial sunflowers nearby, but neither of those germinated. We have plenty of the common milkweed as you might have read earlier, so all is not lost. In the meantime, I hope the bright flowers that did manage to grow and bloom will be a source of nectar and pollen to the insect life around us. I try to rejoice when my plans succeed and view my failures as the steps to the next success, though I don’t always manage to be so sanguine. I hope you have a day with such moments of rejoicing. View all posts on the Home page.  A Flower a Day #363

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Isn’t this an extraordinary tiny flower for another World Wild Aster Day? It’s all leaf and height (2-3.5 feet tall) and such a little bloom on the top, but after a rain it was still standing and I am sure the bees appreciate it in damp areas, such as river banks and wetlands, despite its size. The flower would normally have between 3-5 petals, I discovered, though some have none at all. Enjoy today’s oddity, as we realize that even the ‘weeds’ we see have a purpose and contribute to the environment in ways we barely understand. View all posts on the Home page.  A Flower a Day #362

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