In this my green world
Flowers birds are hands
They hold me
I am loved all day
~ Kenneth Patchen
Refreshing rains and sunny skies have transformed the outdoors into a green wonderland. Though you may have seen each type of plant and creature many times before, everything looks brand new and is a joy to behold. Ferns and small woodland plants cover the forest floor. Each one is so delicate that you hate to crush them beneath your feet as you walk through the woods…
These bright white flowers will transform into perky red bunchberries later this summer.
This year’s new light green growth adorns the evergreen trees. Eaten by deer, hares and squirrels, they are full of vitamin C. Hemlock, balsam fir and spruce needles are all edible and suitable for teas. Simply steep a few tips in a cup of hot water.
Snowshoe hares dine on the dandelions growing in the lawn. They eat the green leaves, stems, flowers and puffballs. I wonder if they taste as bitter to them as they do to us. Hopefully there will be baby bunnies in the rosebushes again this year.
When I was little I munched on those tender green evergreen shoots myself. They tasted great. I wonder why I stopped eating them?
I love the bunchberry photo, and the bee at his supper. He reminds me of the Cowboy scarfing up kibble.
We just had a whole day of rain which was desperately needed! Everything is such a verdant green now…soaked in color and beautiful. Hopefully, we’ll get a bit of sun this afternoon and I can go play in the dirt!
Beautiful. Oh I was just going to say we just had a whole day of rain, but Cindy said it first. Aww, look at those bunnies. I’m hoping to see bunnies downstate. And like the bumblebee too. Do you compress picture, Amy?
Gerry, regardless of why you stopped eating the shoots, there’s no time like the present to sample them again. That bee looks like he’s holding on tight. Like your dog, he probably doesn’t want his food to get away before he’s had his fill.
Cindy I’m looking forward to doing some garden work today too. I just hope the mosquitoes and blackflies aren’t bad. They drove me nuts when I was transplanting some trees earlier this week.
No,I don’t compress pictures Kathy. Do you find my images take a long time to load? Glad you liked the bunnies and bumblebee. I don’t see the bumblebees that often. Yesterday I heard on the radio that scientists were encouraging people to not kill bees because their numbers have plummeted.
ah – evergreen shoots – never tried them, but I intend to now. Still eating dandelions and drinking nettle tea, inspired by one of your earlier posts!
I’m glad I was able to inspire you to try something new Linda :) I’ve made tea from the new shoots of Balsam Fir trees. A taste of something wild can be very… calming.
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