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| HEADING HOME |
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| THIMBLE WEED |
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| PASQ UE FLOWER AND MEADOW R UE |
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| MEADOW RUE |
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| THIMBLE WEED FLOWER |
Sunday, 9:00 AM. 52 degrees, wind NNE, light, with occasional strong gusts. It is overcast and threatening rain, which we received about an inch of last night. Our Texas family, Dutch, Leslie and toddler Allison Eleanor (and Tango, their dog) left for home today, stopping to stay overnight in Lincoln, Nebraska with friends. We will miss them, but will see them next winter in Texas, and time goes fast these days.
We are pleased that this summer’s Sunday’s will be graced with services at our old Christ Episcopal Church. I may even start ringing the bell again, like old times.
Anemone canadensis, the thimble weed, is blooming. It is native to meadows and shores in the upper Midwest.
Also blooming now is the meadow rue,
Thalictrum dioica, native to the upper Midwest and the east coast in rocky woods, ravines and out washes. The interesting seed heads of
Anome patens, called Pasque flower or prairie smoke, are evident now. All three plants are in the
Ranunculaceae, the buttercup family, and are often grown in gardens.
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