Sunday, August 1, 2010

Shift in seasons


Golden Crowned Sparrow having a bath.




There has been a slight shift in the season. A lot of the plants are going to seed now. Keep an eye on the
St. John's Wort for the seeds to be ready, you can use some of the tops to make St. John's Wort oil. And we will need some for our herb class when the seeds are read. The Motherwort is almost in seed as well, but for now the bees are all over its sharp little blooms. It will reseed readily & spread throughout the garden. Indian plum trees are turning yellow, they start growing in early Feb., so it is kind of like fall for them, and they seem to mark a shift in weather as it begins to turn from summer to fall.