Common mullein just starting to blossom -- Photo by Pat Bean
“Oh, grey hill,
Where the grazing herd
Licks the purple blossom,
Crops the spiky weed!
Oh, stony pasture,
Where the tall mullein
Stands up so sturdy
On its little seed!”
– Edna St. Vincent Millay
Travels With Maggie
Beautiful walk this morning here at Lake Walcott, where the mullein’s tall stalks are just beginning to fill with yellow blossoms.
As the weather has turned warmer – although not into the triple digits my family and friends back in Texas have been enduring – things have become to pop out. I see something new every morning when I take my walk with Maggie.
Mullein with the park and lake in the background. -- Photo by Pat Bean
This morning was especially nice, and so I decided to take a break from my African Safari to share it with you.
I’m not sure what the wildflower below is, although I think it may belong to the onion family. Perhaps one of you wildflower experts can identify it. I hope so because I really do like to know the proper names of things.
Meanwhile I’ll be back later today with more recap of Kim and my African Safari adventures.
Who can name this plant? -- Photo by Pat Bean
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