A few days ago, I got out for a walk at a local park. It features a small lake with a walking trail around it and with corn fields on two sides. These are just a few photos I took that day.
This is Dogbane. I believe that it is in the same family of plants as Milkweed. This plant can be used to make cordage. I have read that the cordage was once used for bow strings or any functional use.
There was Elderberry growing along the edge of the lake. The berries are not yet ripe. In a couple weeks, I will check back to see if they are ripe. It is interesting to me that many products have "elderberry" flavor, but in my opinion that flavor tastes nothing like actual elderberries.
This is Ox-Eye Daisy and was growing near the Elderberry and the Dogbane. It probably has medicinal uses, but I would have to look in one of my books for that information. Comments are always welcome to correct my errors or to give better information.
Queen Anne's Lace was growing along the edges of the park property. I have always enjoyed finding these plants with blossoms and there are usually insects on the blossoms, but none present this day.
Morning Glory blossom with what I believe is a Bumble Bee.
Teasel along fence line - This is an attractive plant that is not native to North America. I read that it may have been introduced in the 1700 and that the head was used to process cotton.
And there was lots of corn growing on two sides of the park. We are now having temperatures in the 90s (F) and there is talk of Corn Sweat contributing to the high humidity. Again, from online reading, I see that Corn Sweat is just a natural process with the plant. But with recent high temperatures it is apparently a popular topic.
And that is all for now. I have a back log of many photos and will try to add new posts.
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