End of July

 Canada Thistle  seed heads

Yikes! Can it be nearly August already?

 Mid Summer at one of my favourite marshes

Largest square: Female mallard and painted turtle. Moving clockwise: Bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis), Red Osier Dogwood (Cornus servicea) berries, Evening Primrose (Onagraceae biennis), wild monarda (Monarda fistulosa) and Tansy (Tanecetum vulgare)

Ditch lilies growing amongst Curly Dock (Rumex crispus) seedheads

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Hollyhocks

 

 Macro of hollyhock

These are hollyhock days in my gardens. I live in a century home (older than 100 years old), so hollyhocks seem appropriate in my gardens.

Dark red

Many years ago I planted seeds for "black" hollyhocks. Truth be told, they were very dark red, not black.

Dark pink

Hollyhocks are biennials. But hollyhocks keep coming because they produce  many, many seeds.

Red hollyhock

Most of my plants this year are either red or pink.

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