Light After Dark

Stunning images in the current slide show on Dierk Haasis's blog -- from the water and light concert in Hamburg's beautiful park, Planten un Blomen, to the newly added views of the Japanese tea house which is also located in that park.

Tiny Wildflower Patch Responds to Rain

Recent showers have finally turned my lawn green again, and yesterday afternoon a brave little dandelion and a scattering of tiny yellow blossoms delighted my eye as I walked down the driveway to pick up the afternoon mail.

Initially I thought of them as clover, because of the appearance of the leaves, but a knowledgeable friend has pointed out my mistake to me and identified these as yellow wood sorrel. A good description of the plant, with its scientific name, Oxalis stricta, is given here.

The dandelion plant, under a holly tree, was conspicuous with these two bright flower heads, even though they were only about half an inch in diameter -- much smaller than usual, on account of the prolonged summer drought.

Water Concert

Go and enjoy Dierk Haasis's images from a water-and-light show in a Hamburg park. The pictures are so beautiful that one can almost imagine the lovely music that accompanied the changing play of light and color.