Happy Thanksgiving!
Yesterday it was really warm. I went out to work in the garden. I cleaned up the back yard a little. The banana trees look rough, but they’re hanging in there. The Gingko tree is a blinding yellow right now. They’re kind of hard to see, but there are some bright yellow flowers, too. Look toward the base of the banana in the picture below.
The yellow flowers are new to my garden this year. I planted them last spring. I knew they were late blooming when I planted them. I planted them for their leaves, but the flowers are awesome. Except for one thing. They are covered with flies. It’s kind of creepy, really. I don’t remember this plant having a common name, just a latin one, so I think I will call them “meat flower” from now on, because flies like them. I smelled the flowers… they don’t smell like meat.
The other thing I did in the garden was shut down the pond. I cleaned it out, washed the filter, and put a net across the water to catch leaves and trash over the winter. I’m shutting it down later than last year.
Beautiful fall garden, Brad. Happy Thanksgiving Bradaptationland!
Wow, it all looks so clean and peaceful! Even the flies will have a happy Thanksgiving – feasting on yellow flowers, just like the Pilgrims did. (Don’t bother fact-checking that.)
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
The garden still looks great! It must have been very refreshing wading into the pond!
And Happy Thanksgiving to all! But it just doesn’t seem like Thanksgiving when you’re wearing shorts & a T-shirt.
Was that common attire on the 1st Thanksgivng?
And Brad, did you get caught in parade traffic? Were you able to see any of the parade? And if you wander to Macys tomorrow, try to remember what the theme of their window display is. I love visiting NY, especially at Christmas time!
Now, now – we needn’t assume the flies are “feasting” at all. Perhaps these flowers provide a natural location – sort of like a coffee bar – for flies to meet and greet. It’s easy to find thanks to the bright color, and the densely-packed flower heads provide a comfortable place on which tired little flyfeet can land. I wouldn’t then call these lovely plants “meatflowers” at all. I’d call them…uh… “MEETflowers”!
…and you know this is just so much BS, don’t you?
–former life sciences AND Latin teacher
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