It's the third week of November and, while there
have been several heavy frosts at the house and the last few mornings have felt
like mid-November should, this has been a really warm fall. In open areas near the river there are still a few flowers
in bloom. In past years the last of the wildflowers would have been done
blooming in October – but the climate is changing and recent years have been
the warmest on record.
Some of the blooming wildflowers are
exotics, escaped ornamentals or accidental imports, others are native species and some are in flower long after their normal season for blooming.
All of these plants are well adapted to grow along roadsides or field edges
where the sun shines brightly. A walk yielded a photographic bouquet of the
last of the year’s wildflowers –
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| Daisy Fleabane |
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| Tall Goldenrod |
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| Queen Anne's Lace |
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| Purple-stemmed Aster |
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| Ox-eye Daisy |
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| Small White Aster |
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| Common Evening Primrose |
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| Yarrow |
It wasn’t just flowers that spoke of the
warmth, there were a few insects flying in this too warm weather. A common
sulphur on small white aster –
And a mating pair of ruby meadowhawks –
Even though the temperature shouldn’t be
well over 55°F in November as it was this year, it’s
pleasant to see these flowers and insects.
You clearly live in a different climate! There are no flowers of any kind still in bloom here.
ReplyDeleteHello, pretty flowers and butterfly. Love the dragonfly shot. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Happy Saturday, enjoy your weekend!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos! Thank you so much for sharing.
ReplyDeleteWow those ruby dragonflies are gorgeous and what a photo ~ Wonderful macro floral shots too ~ thanks.
ReplyDeleteWishing you a gentle weekend ~ ^_^
Nice to have flowers around so late in the year.
ReplyDeleteThanks for all those great pics and flower I.D.s, Woody.
ReplyDeleteI see them as I try to take pictures of the few remaining bees and butterflies, but I didn't know what all of them are.
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