Black Cohosh
One of my friends in Montana grows Black Cohosh (Acteae racemosa) in her garden and it makes for a spectacular plant. Cohosh is an Indian word meaning rough. Black Cohosh is sometimes also called: bugbane, snake root, bugwart, fairy candles,
They Are Back!
With the continuing drought and the big flop this spring for the Bluebonnets my favorite flowers did make a showing. Not as bountiful as past years, but at least some pretty groupings on the roadside. The ones at farm did
Montana Coneflower
Found these beautiful yellow flowers in a friend's garden last summer. They are from the Rudbeckia family and are called the Montane Coneflower. My friend found them growing wild in a ditch on her way hiking. She brought them home
More Garden Flowers
Thought I would post a few more flowers from garden visit last week. Things are so very brown around farm that the flowers are the only colorful things I have seen. I am very much missing my beautiful green spring and
Spring Flowers
I went to visit "Girlie" this week. I wanted us to celebrate the beginning of spring together. I decided to take her to a beautiful garden to see all the abundant flowers blooming this spring. We had a grand time
A Little Nature
Did not have time to take photos this girl's weekend, however did manage a few shots with my iPhone.
Love this stream with the lovely cypress trees.
While waiting for my friends to shoe shop (they were shoe shopping a really LONG time) I sat under
Monet’s Garden
Last October my good friend traveled to France. She visited Monet's Garden which is located in Giverny, France which is 50 miles from Paris. She took a few photos for me while visiting the garden. This was a huge honor because
Summer Gardens
This is a favorite photo I took a few years ago at a friend's home. Simple, yet so beautiful. Montana has the prettiest gardens anywhere. I love the mixture of flowers and grasses.
It’s Almost Time…
It's almost spring which means it will be flower time soon! I am ready for wildflowers and I am ready to plant flowers. It all makes me very restless. We had a freeze last night which is a good reminder
Yellow Fields of Canola
Canola, Brassica campestris, is a major cash crop in both Canada and the United States. We mainly find it in our grocery stores as Canola oil although other countries use the meal and it can also be used as livestock feed.
If you have
I Found English Sunflowers!
Spotted these English Sunflowers in a little Oxford flower market. Wow, you should have seen how excited I got upon spying them! Sunflowers in any country is a good thing.
They had other lovely flowers.
And more... Notice the cute little decorative worms
Fall Foliage
My Montana friends have been soaking up all of the beautiful fall weather. Frequent day trips and hikes. I am so jealous! Thanks to our friend R. who took photo of these gorgeous fall leaves in the Flathead Valley area. These definitely make me want to take a
One More Farm Sunflower
Last week found this one lone wild sunflower next to one of our fences. It was a nice sunny day, but the wind was fierce so shooting a good shot was almost impossible. Notice how the flower petals are blowing backwards. These
Wedding Flower Fabulous
My dear friend's daughter finally had her wedding last evening. It was a special day we had all been eagerly awaiting. The wedding was special and perfect, but the decor was absolutely amazing! All floral arrangements were all in cream colored flowers.
