White seems to be a dominant color of wildflowers in this part of the state at any time of the year when flowers are in bloom. There's Trilium, Dutchman's Breeches and Squirrel Corn early on in the season, and Mayapples, too. Clover, Queen Anne's Lace, Foam Flower and Black Cohosh start popping up in late spring. Right now the Oxeye Daisies are in full flower, lining roadways and filling fields with their bright white petals and sunny yellow faces. This year was also a stellar year for the blooming of
Penstemon Digitalis, aka Foxglove Beardtongue. I don't recall it being so vigorous and ubiquitous in years past. Most examples that I have seen near the homestead are done blooming now, but I certainly enjoyed them for the several weeks that they were so showy.
Foxglove Beardtongue, Penstemon Digitalis
I love the little hairs on these flowers for some reason...
The rain drops really show off the presence of those hairs in this photo.
As I mentioned above, the Oxeyes are really showy right now, and are readily found in many locations near our property. I took some fanciful shots of them last weekend, one of my first days on a photo safari in weeks. It was a soothing exercise.
This dainty clover caught my eye, too. Something about it's pink coloring stood out as being very girly and appealing to me.
For a more artistic and impressionistic treatment of the daisies, please see
Impressions of a Daisy on my photo blog.
