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

104: inside the box

Dianthus gratianopolitanus 'Firewitch'

103: blue

Bluegrass, Poa sp.

102: apple bee

Honey Bee (Apis sp.) on Apple blossom, Malus domestica

101: tree of carnation

Kwanzan Flowering Cherry, Prunus serrulata 'Kwanzan'

100: orange

Orchid