low on words, so I've brought pictures.

[asakiyume]

Some time ago I was saying that, due to the alchemical combination of southern exposure, a metal door, and a glass door over that, I have a tiny space that gets tremendously hot, even on the coldest of days. cecile_c suggested I try using it for drying herbs. I did, and it worked!

Unrelatedly, the semi-tattered morning glories of yesterday, rain spattered:



And here are some dandelions I drew for Little Springtime

Comments

[seajules]

I had no idea morning glories came as anything other than grass-high inch-wide white flowers until I moved to San Diego for the first time as a teen. It took me a while to realize that yes, the climbing vines with the vaguely familiar five-inch trumpet blossoms of deepening purple around the flower's perimeter were, in fact, the same breed (genus? species? I forget my scientific classifications). Coastal SoCal and the Intermountain Corridor may both be high desert, but there are some notable differences impacting the growth of flora.

I like your dandelions very much.

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

Contrariwise, I marveled when I discovered the tiny white wildflowers that looked like mini versions of the big blue ones. I love those little wild ones!

Thanks, re: dandelions. What a great plant the dandelion is.

[seajules]

The blue ones were a pleasant discovery upon moving to the South. They're purple in SoCal and of course white in Utah and Eastern Oregon, and while both are very pretty, I prefer the color blue and the particular blue of morning glories is absolutely stunning.

As a very wee sprog, I apparently fed dandelions to the neighbor's dog. It was sheer luck that I didn't poison the poor boy that way, since dandelions are generally contra-indicated as part of a dog's diet.