Just Bee-cause

I do love all things 'beeish' - bees, hives, skeps - at least as stitching motifs.  I've kitted up Heart in Hand's "Alpha Mania - B" as my next stitch.  My Lakeside linen fabric arrived so I'll be able to start stitching my 'big' hive project shortly. 

Another Wednesday - how about a walk? 

We'll begin in the fields near Twin Oaks Elementary School - about 2 miles from my house.

Guess what was growing through out the school's flowerbed? 

Yep - more Coast Manroot (Marah oreganus).

This plant had already begun to set fruit.  I'd never seen a member of a squash family with fruit in early June.

And in the fields surrounding the school...

Mule's Ears! (So called for the big narrow leaves). 

The Narrowleaf Wyethia (Wyethia augustifolia) is a native wildflower that grows in grasslands.

I wonder how many kinds of wild peas there are...

...and how many kinds of 'Yellow Composites'.

I thought this wildflower so interesting - what a unique structure it has. 

I was pleased to see some Blue Dicks (Dichelostemma capitatum) in the field.

Our native Western Yellow Oxalis (Oxalis suksdorfii) is growing in the dry woods - and blooming!

I just noticed that the Big Leaf Maples are loaded with seeds.  The seeds are part of the buffet that the Evening Grosbeaks and the Band Tailed Pigeons enjoy.  

Before we end our walk, let's take a moment to enjoy this lovely blue fellow.

Thanks for coming along today.