A Story
She scanned the trees searching for her stalker, but she couldn't see him anywhere. Was he still spying on her? She bent down slowly and began to weed her garden, her senses heightened as she wondered where he was. His threats were becoming a daily occurence.
A droning buzz suddenly circled her. He was trying to frighten her, but she held her ground. She continued picking her sweet peas.
Suddenly she was face to face with him. One foot away, he confronted her with his bright black eyes, magenta throat, and flashy green feathers.
He really was a beautiful hummingbird.
Some random flower photos to brighten a dull November day. Blue and purple delphinium in front of magenta clematis.
Mullein (verbascum) is a wild flower but it can be incorporated into a garden to give a good vertical feature. The leaves are soft plush green- grey. It is a biennial. It can reseed in a garden but rarely is a problem as not many seeds germinate.
A really interesting collection of plants at the Montreal Botanical Gardens several years ago. The spiky green "hair" is lots of fun.
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