Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Spring Clouds



Shot these walking home from work one spring day before the clock changed.

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

More plants and flowers I have known in the Galilee


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.
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.

Ox tongue in a different light.

Ox tongue bud cluster.

Poppies!

More poppies among other friendly plants.

Come hither, Dorothy!

Mustard blooms among wild wheat, oats, and a blooming olive tree behind them.

Yup, I took this pic on my walk to work. Oh thank heaven for living close enough to walk to work!

Pointing out the wild geranium leaves.

Earlier this spring, wild nettle, plantain, and more common mallow. 


Love how the April showers have increased our green and the variety of blooms!