Pinecones and Roses

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Sugar Bowl

It's so hard to pick a favorite wildflower.  I just gave up, I love them all and I kinow you do too. This is a little one I taught myself this year.  I've always thought of them as the Pasque Flower or, more commonly, the Crocus.  They seem to be similar - they're both blue, they're both hairy.  But the Crocus grows more like a lopsided tulip and has other characteristics that aren't like these at all. 

Although I think of beautiful things and try to find the beauty to share on here I'm so distracted by the fires in our west.  As I write this the AirForce Academy in Colorado Springs is threatened.  It almost unbelievable.  We need a downpour so bad.  I continue to pray for all those people who're affected by this, both losing their homes, the firefighters and all the others involved.                Diane

5 comments:

June said...

It's really frightening to know how dry things are isn't it? I am so sad about all the damage that has been done and still continues.

I am trying to teach myself to learn the names of many wildflowers in our area (the ones I don't already) so many that I don't know, just like the birds/
hugs from here...

Jane the Booklady said...

Hello Diane, What a lovely delicate little flower.Jane xx

polkadotpeticoat said...

I need to start watching the news, I will be praying for rain!
We have had perfect weather rain a day or so, then 3-4 days of sun its been lovely!

This new puppy of ours is such a stinker, he fits right in our little family!

Pondside said...

I've been following the situation in Colorado - too, too awful. We'll pray for rain for them and for Utah, too.

Name: Amanda said...

You always remind me of Zuzu from It's A Wonderful Life with her rose.

Those fires are completely crazy! With our rain and 50's it's hard to imagine such heat and FIRE! Goodness. Love you! Bean