Hi Everyone. It’s a joy to witness the awakening beauty of spring and summer flowers seen throughout the countrysides, towns and neighbour’s yards.
The blue- bearded Irises are adding a welcome splash of color to my flower garden for many colorful plants haven’t yet blossomed.
The columbines blossomed and it was nice to see the three different colors, purple, white and blue.
Before the chives blossomed I did use some of them as a herb in soups, mashed potatoes and sauces because of their onion qualities. .
I love the smell of the chives as I walk through the garden and they are a favorite for the bees and butterflies.
There are plants in the garden that have medicinal properties, such as, Lady’s Mantle. She is making a nice showing with a full head of scalloped shaped green leaves. Soon she will be covered in greenish yellow blooms.
The healing leaves of the Lady’s Mantle glisten with droplets after a rain.
“Lady’s mantle” is a good description, for it is chiefly a herb for women. It is anti-inflammatory and astringent, and has properties that are good for regulating menstruation. It is often used in late pregnancy to help strengthen the uterus, usually prescribed as a tea made from the flowers (though consult a herbalist before you start downing it)”
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The last plant I will add to the post today is the all important Milkweed plant, known as the butterfly weed. I don’t know where the seed came from but it started growing beside the orange lilies in my backyard. I was so happy to see it. The flowers are almost ready to blossom.
Milkweed is so important for the survival of the Monarch butterfly. It is the only food the Monarch caterpillar can eat. In addition, monarch butterflies lay their eggs in the milkweed.
It has become a crisis because these valuable milkweed plants have been destroyed by pesticides, land development and landscaping. That’s why I was overjoyed to find one growing by the back deck.
Seeing nature in all her beauty inspired me to write a poem...a light one such as a haiku. Haiku consists of seventeen syllables within 3 lines of five, seven and five.
Reaching up towards the sun
Smiling happily
Blessed be magic potion
Young woman’s helpmate
Best friend of the butterfly
Blow your seeds this way
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Beautiful shots. Amazing earth! Flowers makes world even more beautiful 🤎
Thanks for stopping b and your lovely comment.🌺
You're welcome 💛 Have a great weekend ahead! ☀️👌🏽
Lovely flower photos Jo, I was not aware of the medicinal qualities of the Lady Mantle plant. And it is such a shame that little insects like the monarch butterfly might be going hungry. Well done with your poem writing. xx
Yes, it’s important to keep the milkweed plant around for the Monarch buttery. It is sometimes considered a weed by those when don’t know how special it is.
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What a beautiful display of colour around the garden, chives are delicious in salads.
Capturing the essence of Spring with rain drops on the plants and bees buzzing around a season to be outdoors in nature Jo.
Enjoyed the fun ending in Haiku, wishing you a wonderful weekend.
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Thanks so much Joan @joanstewart. It is a lovely time of year here.
I’m happy you enjoyed the haikus.
Have a wonderful Sunday.❤️
Have a great day, we have had fine weather over here Jo, I prefer our winter months.
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Thank you -- this was WONDERFUL!
Hi @deeanndmathews. Thanks for your lovely comment.🌹
Beautiful photos Jo! I think the Chive blossoms are especially pretty. I saw a Monarch just yesterday. I'm happy you have some Milkweed for them! 💕
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Hi Dee.❤️It’s such a wonderful season with the flowers starting to bloom. I was so pleased to see the milkweed.
Thanks for you support my friend.
Have a wonderful Sunday and Happy Father’s Day to your husband.
You're very welcome Jo! I do hope that you and hubby had a wonderful weekend!! Wishing you a beautiful week ahead! 💞
We used to have so many Columbines in a garden when I was little. In different colours they were popping in different places. Such cute flowers!
Hi @ewkaw. Yes they do pop up here and there. I even found some in the ditch that I dig up because they were the white and blue color. I planted them in my garden and they are doing well.
On my last hike I have seen hundreds of Purple Columbines besides the path. I can't remember to have seen that many ever before. I love their color.
You are so right, Jo, it's a joy to see the flowers growing and blooming in Spring after a gray and colorless Winter 😃
I like your Haiku, but even though you have written what it should consist of, I have no idea how to write one myself, and I don't even try 🤣
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I bet you could pen a great haiku, Hannes. I like them because they are short poems.
So true, it’s great to see all the flowers coming to life after the long drawn out winter.
Was the winter drawn out more than usual or are we just minding it more as we get older?🙃
Columbines will grow about anywhere. I dug the white and blue ones from a ditch and replanted them....they are coming up every year in the garden.
Thanks dear Hannes for reblog and generous gifts.🤗
Wishing you a wonderful weekend.
There was this b ton the other blockchain that sometimes told me that I had written a nice Haiku, but actually, I didn't, I just wrote some stupid things in my conversations 😎 lol
I think our winter was too long - when I was young we had in March or April green grass in our garden. This year there was still snow in May.
I believe you, but I think two years ago I have been really surprised to find a few columbines on a hike. These have been the only ones I have seen that year, and I have been a lot outdoors in 2019. But of course, I might have been on the wrong places or just didn't open my eyes for flowers 😉
It's been a pleasure for me as always, dear Jo, I wish you also a wonderful weekend 🤗🌞
!PIZZA and !BEER - sounds like a nice dinner :)
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Now that you mentioned it I remember a Haiku bot? on Steemit that could detect if any post had Haiku rhyme in it. It must not be on HIve.
The columbines come up every year and they multiply nicely. The wind must take a lot of the seeds as they pop up in unusual places like where you hike.
Thanks Hannes...I think I’ll have the pizza and beer for lunch.🍕🍻
Wishing you a Happy Father’s Day.🤗
Right, I haven't seen the haiku bot here. Sometimes it was funny that my comments turned out as haiku 😃
Yes, it must be as you say with the columbine seeds.
Thank you so much, Jo, if I remember right father's Day has been last Sunday here 😊
I hope your Sunday was or better said is still a sunny Summer day 🌞
!BEER and !PIZZA - nice 😃
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