Commonly called Canna Lily, it is actually the only genus in the family Cannaceae ~ not in the Lily family. Traditionally used as an agricultural product in some parts of South America and Asia. Young shoots are stir fried, roots are harvested for starch, and fiber from the leaves is turned into paper. The pods…
Tag: Gardening
What’s Blooming Now
“White bud! that in meek beauty so dost lean, The cloistered cheek as pale as moonlight snow, Thou seemest beneath thy huge, high leaf of green, An Eremite beneath his mountain’s brow. White bud! thou’rt emblem of a lovelier thing,~ The broken spirit that its anguish bears, To silent shades, and there sits offering To…
baby peaches on the peach tree
Future Weekly photo challenge theme, dreaming of future fruit! ~Beautiful little baby peaches in the shuck split stage of development~ A Little Peach Ditty Pink parchment blossoms flutter on branched wings; airborne sirens calling winged workers. Fuzzy babes shed petal swaddling; leaf buds open, green shoots spring. Little umbrellas shade, protect, nourish Pomona’s divine orbs….
Bumble Bee Love
One Love The blueberries are in bloom and I am thankful for the humble bumble bee! Bombus Impatiens, an important pollinator. There were four buzzing around me as I shot some photos, impatient with my presence. I left them to their important work, gratefully anticipating summer’s harvest.
Weightless in the Withering Garden
Weight(less) Yellow ladybug in the withering winter garden, scouring decaying canna for a meal, unaware of the mighty impact it’s existence propels, weightless.
SpoonGood 
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