Thursday, June 2, 2011

june is busting out all over and bonus dragonfly

Let’s start with Pieris bush – the one whose flowers looked like spider-filled barnacles. The berries are just popping.
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A few days ago - May 28.
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Today
Similar story for the Solomon’s Seal.
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And now, for the Siberian Irises:
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Black raspberry canes, the bane of my existence, are flowering. Which means that as usual, I’ll forgive vast swathes of them, since I do tend to forage in the yard at the end of summer…
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“pick me! pick me!” (dogwood.)
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And this is why I can’t find any of the trillium to show you how their seeds are shaping up. It’s just a jungle out there. Front and center: blue cohosh.
In the meantime, over by the gardenshed, the rhododendron is exploding.
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As well as a third azalea, to go with the red and the coral azalea.
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This modest-looking dragonfly was hanging out on our front steps. Based on bugguide.net, I’m going with Chalk-fronted Corporal - Ladona julia

2 comments:

  1. So many beautiful blooming June images! Love the dragonfly. A joy to visit your wonderful blog!

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  2. Thanks, Julie! C'mon back anytime!

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