Tragopogon dubius

Or Western or Yellow Salsify, The seed head of the yellow flower I posted a few weeks ago. I stopped on the road last week and cut a bunch of the seed heads before they where mowed down or rained on, my dining room table is littered with them. I'm determined to get some shots of the boys blowing the wishes off the stems.. but they are not home currently.

sunny side up

So, have you ever seen a really big dandelion wishing puff? I mean really big. Those are a completely different plant. Those are this plant, last year I watched them bloom on our road, and I got all excited thinking about photographing the wishing puffs, and then they all got mowed before they opened. This year there are a few on our property, and on the dead end side road. Here's to hoping!

That kind of day....

I went out to lock up the animals ad I could not find me other "notcroc" so I put on the first other left shoe I came to. took the dandelion photo on the way to the shed.. maybe I need another subject? The Irises should bloom soon!

another wish

or half a wish. Taken as it got late and dark, I missed the back light, but I went for it anyway.

On a side note most of April and what is up of May is all backdated. I shall do better. I hope.

make a wish

wishes

The boys call these wishes. "Look Mommy I found a wish for you!" I biggest obstacle I face trying to photograph a wish is getting to it before a boy uses it or a dog stomps all over it.