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Bob the cat by the lilacs. Baby pinecones. Can you find the birds? Rain on the daffodils. Apple blossoms. Rainy day lilacs  

Springtime Mountain Snowfall.  It's a good thing lilacs like cold weather. More snow-covered lilacs. Plum blossoms got a dusting of snow too.

Today I picked dandelions and dried them for teas and such.   Tomorrow I am making a dandelion jelly.  I have not made that before.  But I heard it tastes great. Here comes my cat, Bob.

I visited a sunflower farm and Von Bergen Country Market in Hebron IL this past week.   There were several large sunflower fields and mazes plus a corn maze and country market.  

Picking wildflowers in the middle of summer is always a treat. Got to wear long sleeves, even though it is hotter than all get out.  Otherwise, the bugs and weeds will bite and scratch your one's skin. And when there is more than enough flowers and herbs, drying them is always an option.