The flowers are starting to wane. The colors are not as vibrant. The flowers have changed. They are now dispersing their seeds for next year. This salisfy puff ball is just waiting for someone to walk by so it can give up a seed or two.
The coneflower is a strange delight. Each day a few tiny, tiny yellow flowers bloom on the dark brown cone. Each day the circlet of yellow moves up a notch, until one day, the whole cone has bloomed. If you did not pay close attention, you might have missed it.
The thistle is the bright magenta "bad guy" of the garden. This plant grows tall and fast and spreads seeds everywhere. Even though it is beautiful, it needs to be eradicated before it takes over the garden, pushing out the less intrusive flowers.
The fragile daisy hides in the background. I don't know what it is thinking, as it's the only yellow flower left in the garden and the color screams out LOOK AT ME! But the daisy does not know that, so it settles back and enjoys the summer day.
What anchors the garden are the aspens, straight and tall. The towering trees bring solitude to my little corner of Wyoming.
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