catching up... for now

so, i got bit by a cleaning bug (still in the midst of it, actually) and have been deep cleaning and purging stuff from my house....  which means this project has gotten shoved to the backburner a bit.
i'm still taking photos (although not daily), and will hopefully get back on track in the next couple of weeks after tackling the office/junkroom and laundry room.

until then, here are some of the shots i took through the rest of may:

136: dragon breath

blooming Dragon's Blood Sedum, S. spurium

135: mo' money

another plant that reminds me of my grammie~ she had these growing next to her porch, and i always loved the silvery dry seed pods.  i discovered this one growing at random in the woods near our house.  we may try to transplant it, or propagate some of the seeds...

Chinese Money Plant, Lunaria annua

134: icelandish

Iceland Poppy, Papaver nudicaule

133: dinnertime

American Robins, Turdus migratorius, nesting in Silver Maple, Acer saccharinum

132: puff

probable Canada Thistle, Cirsium arvense

131: turn about

Turnip, Brassica rapa subsp. rapa

129/130+: heather's

visited my friend, heather, today and enjoyed some of the beauty she has in her yard...  i couldn't choose which one i liked best, so i decided to post them all...  

Purple Shamrock, Oxalis regnellii

French or Spanish Lavender, Lavandula stoechas

[need to ask what this one is again]

Tall Bearded Iris sp.

Clematis sp.

(she is also the one who gave us the variegated periwinkle that has shown up a time or two.)

128: love thy neighbor

our neighbors' Eastern Redbud, Cercis canadensis

127: thyming

Creeping Thyme, Thymus serpyllum

126: toady

Fowler's Toad, Bufo fowleri, behind Common Chickweed, Stellaria media

125: leaves of three

Poison Ivy, Toxicodendron radicans, growing on our fence.
ick. 

124: threat

Grass Crab Spider on Beautyberry Bush, Callicarpa americana

123: lavender

Lavender buds, Lavandula sp.

120/121/122: discoveries

a busy saturday followed by a rained out sunday meant that monday was catch-up day, so you get a triple dose post...

 after (finally) pruning back some Nandina, rediscovered these Autumn Joy Sedums that I was sure were long dead.

discovered that these Pleasant White Rhododendron sp. were not actually the same as these...

discovered that Mock Strawberries are growing in the pot with our Bay tree

119: medic!

Black Medic, Medicago lupulina

118: rosy cheeks

a little surprise my husband picked for me~ Rose, Rosa sp.

117: return of happiness

Another specimen from my awesome midwife's yard...  an appropriate choice considering I was there for a postpartum depression follow-up.

Lily of the Valley, Convallaria majalis

116: vetching

Common Vetch, Vicia sativa L.

115: wishtle

probable Canada Thistle, Cirsium arvense, with Dandelion seed

114: yellow

Yellow Woodsorrel, Oxalis sp.

113: sleepydick

Star-of-Bethlehem, Ornithogalum umbellatum

112: fodder

Annual Bluegrass, Poa annua

111: bitty flower

Dianthus gratianopolitanus 'Firewitch'

110: mulberry street

unripe Mulberries, Morus sp.

109: plum crazy

Purple Leaf Plum, Prunus cerasifera 

108: keeping up appearances

Hyacinth, Hyacinthus orientalis

107: ravagers

Cankerworms making a buffet of the Waxleaf Privet, Ligustrum sp.
(most likely L. japonicum 'Variegata')

camouflaged inchworms

wreak havoc on the privet

leave nothing behind

106: another sunset

Azalea, Rhododendron sp. ('George Taber'?)

105: mutant

Creeping Buttercup, Ranunculus repens