As I was showing plants to the group this morning at Lambton Wood, I began to feel as if I were in the produce aisle at the supermarket.
Carrots (Queen Anne’s Lace)

Hedge Parsley

Parsnip

Cucumber (This one is not a real cucumber)

Cabbage (not a real cabbage)

Ginger (wild version)

Grapes

Apple

I asked an expert about this plant which was by the Humber:


His reply: Definitely in the onion family. I’d guess garlic of some sort
Other botany:







At this time of year, there are many Killdeer and Spotted Sandpipers by the Humber River:








Other birds:








River scenes:


Today’s group:




NATURE POETRY
Beyond me in the fields the sun
Soaks in the grass and hath his will;
I count the marguerites one by one;
Even the buttercups are still. Archibald Lampman (1861–99)
Miles Hearn
Love your “produce aisle,” Miles. And I guess the juvenile Sandpiper hasn’t earned his “spots” yet. 😉