Like embers in a fire, we're seeing sparks of color all around the neighborhood now. Soon, green will be gone and everything will be red, orange, yellow.... or brown.
Sometimes nature seems elegant, like a careful ballet enacted before us. And then sometimes a bee literally shoves his face into a flower like a kid slurping hot chocolate. :-)
I came across these little beauties - the asiatic dayflower or "Commelina communis” - on my walk this morning. Little flashes of blue to brighten my day.
We had a lovely time at the Ansonia Harvest Festival today. We arrived earlier than usual, so the crowd was smaller and a few attractions were still setting up. www.flickr.com/photos/nomad...
Tiny little #wildflowers that were #SeenOnMyWalk in #TrumbullCT. Apple Intelligence says they are "dragonberry plants", and the berries are highly toxic.
The side-by-side burn compares the effects of a fire in an unprotected room against the effects of an identical fire in a room protected by fire sprinklers. youtu.be/Pv4FeW4RUoE
