Beauty and the beast

 

Beauty and the beast

Swallowtail and thistle

Living together

Pretty weeds

Weeds were blooming by the side of the pond yesterday.  The city of Crystal has a "no mow" policy that allows plants to grow naturally for a few feet by the shore of the ponds at Bassett Creek Park.  The park staff will however every so often come through and clear out the vast number of willows, etc. that then to shoot up and block people's view.

While on a walk yesterday I noticed a thistle plant by the park sign.  My initial reaction was the park staff need to get busy and do some weeding.  Then I thought some more and recalled the many goldfinches that might appreciate this misplaced "weed".

Sure enough, it turned out there were a couple of goldfinches enjoying that very thistle plant and the many thistle seeds it produced.

So it seems, one person's weed is another bird's supper.

Thistle blossom

In every moment of your life, you have a choice: 
to live your truth and light or diminish it. 

Be brilliant.

-Mayor Cory Booker's Facebook entry