The pink Dianthus Deptford wildflowers that are blooming at Fort Hill now are just spectacular! They are tiny little flowers, only about 1/2″. They have up to 5 stamens and 2 pistils which are twisted.
It is such a unique, delicate wildflower. I love the dots and the purple stamens.
Have you ever seen a Dianthus Deptford wildflower? They are blooming all over Fort Hill, so they are easy to see. The pink will catch your eye along the trails.
It was such a treat to see the Osprey and 2 chicks on their nest yesterday. It looked like the young ones were testing their wings and standing abilities. So cute! (Click on blog link for another photo.)
In the 2nd photograph the parent had just flown in with a fish which the little ones were devouring. So much fun to watch them way up high on their nest!
This was the nest that blew down last winter in the high winds. They sure did a good job rebuilding!
Our motion detector kept going off the other night and we could see a deer out in the yard. It wasn’t until the morning when it got light outside that we could see him in my garden… ready and waiting!
Oh No! He ate the tops off of all of my Roses and Zinnias! Guess he had a good meal… and I have a lot less flowers!
Birdsfoot Trefoil, which gets its name ‘bird’s foot’ refers to the appearance of the seed pods on their stalk. They are frequently found growing on the side of roads.
In doing some research, I found that that they some medicinal uses: “the flowers are used mainly as a sedative and for other aspects of the nervous and cardiac systems. In Italy they were sometimes used to calm anxiety, insomnia and exhaustion.” Interesting…
Have you ever seen a Birdsfoot Trefoil? Pretty, don’t you think?
