First backyard mow of the season tonight—the yard is never quite the same two years in a row: this year, it looks like sweet clover and those weeds with the little purple flowers are the winners (I had a friend who called ’em “Mousie in a Canoe.” She was right. Turn them sideways and you can see it.)

So I think the weeds and dandelions subliminally influenced my evening choice. All the same, this is gentle, mellow, and peachily fragrant. A good spring steep.

Martin Bednář

I hope it will turn into flowers here soon too!

gmathis

Wishing you some warmth and sunshine, inside and out! Milder weather and time outdoors is good medicine.

gmathis

Serendipity! A friend just shared an article about my “mousie weeds.” I like that much better than “purple dead nettle.”

https://www.naturallivingideas.com/purple-dead-nettle/?fbclid=IwAR3P6YmkmpG6J7yRPu3qfDaR3LGTNdjlT-Uanqqv08-ePbNSZItXPTIE3f0

derk

I see the mouse in a canoe.

ashmanra

Neat! It is not a familiar weed, but I see it likes alkaline soil and ours is very acidic. Perhaps that is why I haven’t seen it. I will be looking for “mouse in a canoe” now, though.

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Martin Bednář

I hope it will turn into flowers here soon too!

gmathis

Wishing you some warmth and sunshine, inside and out! Milder weather and time outdoors is good medicine.

gmathis

Serendipity! A friend just shared an article about my “mousie weeds.” I like that much better than “purple dead nettle.”

https://www.naturallivingideas.com/purple-dead-nettle/?fbclid=IwAR3P6YmkmpG6J7yRPu3qfDaR3LGTNdjlT-Uanqqv08-ePbNSZItXPTIE3f0

derk

I see the mouse in a canoe.

ashmanra

Neat! It is not a familiar weed, but I see it likes alkaline soil and ours is very acidic. Perhaps that is why I haven’t seen it. I will be looking for “mouse in a canoe” now, though.

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