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| Common Mallow flowers. Good to harvest in spring, dry, and save for use in home made cough syrup in the winter. Leaves and roots are also helpful. |
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| Next few shots are of "Ox Tongue". Someday I'll find the latin name. I found out about the edibility of these plants one day from a local Arab harvesting the flower bud clusters (see below). The clusters are battered and fried. When I harvested them, my harvest bag was alive with bugs, so I didn't eat them. Very young shoots are also edible. |
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| Ox tongue in a different light. |
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| Ox tongue bud cluster. |
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| Poppies! |
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| More poppies among other friendly plants. |
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| Come hither, Dorothy! |
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| Mustard blooms among wild wheat, oats, and a blooming olive tree behind them. |
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| Yup, I took this pic on my walk to work. Oh thank heaven for living close enough to walk to work! |
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| Pointing out the wild geranium leaves. |
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| Earlier this spring, wild nettle, plantain, and more common mallow. |
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Love how the April showers have increased our green and the variety of blooms!
