The Walkable City: From Haussmann's Boulevards to Jane Jacobs' Streets and Beyond
Will be interesting to see if one of these species dominates the others. I'd like to think that the goldenrod will triumph, but we'll see.
Despite Beatrice Potter and the Tale of Peter Rabbit, the beasties don't seem to like gardens in my part of the city. Racoons, skunks and squirrels, yes. Ditto the occasional marmot. But I think rabbits likea more unkempted landscape, or one that has only been wrested from wildness (or re-wildness)
Elin reports that thre have been rabbit sightings in Cité Angus, which has only recently been built on an old brownscape that had got pretty overgrown. Wonder how long they'll last...
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The result is a host of hostas all around. This last week the ones in the sun have been a their peak, while the ones in the shade are striving to catch up. What a great flower--holds its own again invasives, will survive even if not watered well, and for a couple of weeks in mid-summer it flowers are showy and abundant.
Clover is good for the soil, as its roots carry nitrogen-fixing bacteria. It is resistant to traffic, and when in bloom it is very pretty. Therefore seeing it in abundance does the spirit good.
Has the clover always been there, but has been mowed before it flowers? Could be that the chat about how it's good to wait to mow in order to leave flowers for bees early in the season when there are not too many things in bloom has had an effect.
Don't know, but like the trend....
Taking a break this week because our youngest grandchild came for a visit. Lots of activity, and no time to think blog.
Cette année je ne sorte pas mon drapeau de Québec pour la Fête nationale, que j'ai affiché sur mon balcon depuis 30 ans. Pour quoi ? Parce que je suis profondément déçue par le gouvernement actuel qui semble d'avoir l'appui de la grande majorité des Québécois.es
Par le passé, j'avais chicané avec des voisins anglophones au sujet de mon drapeau. J'ai insisté que la fête n'est pas pour seulement les « Québécois de souche. » Nous avons choisi le Québec, pour, entre autres raisons, son projet social qui accueillait le monde.
Mais les lois 21 et 96 ainsi que les propos sur les immigrants des ministres du gouvernement caquistes nient à ce progressisme du passé. Cette année je mangerais des bonnes fraises du Québec, je jaserais avec mes voisins et amis en français, mais rien d'autre.
The English name comes from "dægesege, formerly dæges eage, meaning “day’s eye,” because the petals of some species of daisy open at dawn and close at dusk.
"For the same reason, in Medieval Latin, a common term for daisy was solis oculus, meaning “sun’s eye.”
They're cheerful, whatever they are called, which is a very good thing in these days of trial.
Undoubtedly as good for pollinators as lawns like this are good for the eye!
Going to rain soon...
Do April showers really bring May flowers?
Signs of Spring: bees in the flowers and Bixis on the corners! Such a change from a week ago when we were recovering from the ice storm. No blog post last weekend because of the power outages...but what a difference a week makes!
