This'll blue

 

Ready to blow away

 

A common thistle ( Cirsium vulgare ) seed pod has exploded, ready to send its seed on the next wind.

 

 

Floral fecundity

 

In full bloom

 

The wild tulip - Tulipa sylvestris - has a very faint fragrance:  sweet, slightly vanilla, slightly banana.

 

Pollinated

 

The stamen consists of the anther that has the pollen and the filament that supports the anther.  The pistil consists of the stigma, which catches the pollen, the style that holds up the stigma, and the ovary that produces the seeds.

 

Wild tulip

 

After a rain

This wild tulip - Tulipa sylvestris - appeared several years ago in an untended part of the garden. How it got there, when, who - is all a mystery, but the  bloom of the woodland tulip is looked for each spring.

Carrot color

 

 

 

 

Purple carrot with yellow orange inside

 

Three different carrots

 

Carrots can have different colors and cores.  The purple carrots are considered "eastern" (i.e., from the East - Persia).  Orange carrots are more common.  Even they can have different colored cross sections.

 

P.S.  the orange carrot on the right was the tastiest.