On Saturday, I visited with friends at the Masonville Starbucks and then walked home along the Thames Valley Trail.* Along the way, I used my iPhone to take a few photos.
I have never seen double-layered thistles before, and I fell in love with them.
And of course I am enamoured of the Fibonacci sequences and formations in these flowers.
I also saw some beautiful finches/warblers but couldn't zoom in on them or crop the photos sufficiently well. I gotta take a real camera with me next time.
In Gibbons Park there are some willow trees with really interesting knobby growths on them.
Near Harris Park, there were some Black-eyed Susans (which always remind me of "the Highwayman") and these wonderful purple flowers providing nectar for the bees.
Once again, though, I had the feeling that I love the patterns and colours of the inner flower. I really do need to take a better camera with me on these walks.
*Over two months ago I injured my knee during a performance of Neville's Island. I thought it had been something minor, but as time went on, it got worse. Fortunately though with rest and appropriate exercise, I am now nearly recovered [whew!!]. Last Monday I did a two-mile walk, and this one was about 4.5 miles. Aside from needing to rebuild my strength and stamina, all seems well.