Dandelion (taraxacum). This bright yellow flower has a bad name for some. With its extremely successful survival strategy it’s considered a weed. Many gardeners have cursed it with aching backs and hurting knees. With the thick leafs it can suffocate surrounding plants and completely take over the garden. In Swedish it is called “maskros” and that translates, with my usual creativity to “worm rose”.

Some love this flower. Children love to see how the seeds fly away like paratroopers in the warm summer wind. The grassing animals eat it with pleasure, I think. With its long roots it has a good resilience to dry weather. Bees also like it and many think that the honey tastes better. Again a reason for the gardeners to dislike it. Once the bees got the taste set on the dandelion they don’t do their job pollinating the fruit trees. Ha de Gött!

Lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis). This shy little flower is absolutely beautiful with its small white flowers and green leafs. But be careful with the innocent bride look. It is quite toxic and can give you problems like nausea, vomiting and irregular heartbeats. Sounds like a good wedding party.

There is maybe a good murder story with lily of the valley salad after a few years as married. Ha de Gött!

This busy little bumblebee gave me a hard time. Never sat down long enough for a picture. Perhaps he is a bumblebee celebrity and doesn’t like paparazzi’s. Ha de Gött!

Found these two pines today. Are they going up against each other or being supportive? Hugging or fighting for the space, like siblings. Two dancers on stretched legs with squirming arms in the wind.

Ha de Gött!