These two plants are considered invasives, which is sad because they are so beautiful. The little blue flower is Asian Dayflower. It is one of the few "true blue" flowers in the world, with no hint of purple in it at all. The berry is porcelain berry. As the fall goes on the berries get more and more brilliant. They will be light blue, dark blue, purple, lavender and green. Up close they really do look like porcelain. This one really does just take off everywhere. I have to constantly go and pull it out of our other climbing plants and trees.

A Variety Of Sedum

Locals call it "frogbelly" plant, because if you pull a leaf off you can blow it up like a little balloon that looks like a frog's belly. It is an amazingly hardy succulent plant. In some parts of the country it is called "live forever" because it is so hard to kill. After the flowers turn pink bees and wasps love these plants.

This Is Poke

And it will take over your entire yard if you let it. The Native Americans and early settlers ate it, although it is one of those plants you have to prepare exactly right or it is poisonous. They also used it to make red dye. When you cut it down or trim it back, you have to wear gloves and old clothes because the juice in the stems will stain everything it touches bright red

Wildflower Experiment

We decided to see what would happen if we just let the wildflowers grow. I believe this is Tall Coreopsis. I found it on a Kentucky wildflower page on line. When you cut the flowers they stay fresh forever and make the most beautiful bouquets. But they don't seem to have any smell.

Kelsea Out On The Deck

It took forever for me to get her to look at me. Dogs have no interest in cameras.

What Is That Behind David?

It's Salt Lake City! This is one picture I never thought I would be taking. It's a few blocks from my old apartment, right by the University of Utah.

Churchill Downs

Not the Kentucky Derby, just a nice afternoon at the racetrack.