Hi everyone! Another week has gone by rapidly and here we are with another look at some of the wildflowers from our two highway trips this summer. Today they are more of a purplish, bluish, pinkish kind of color.

Some of these wildflowers can actually vary quite a bit too in color, even though it is the same species. But, they are all beautiful, no matter what color a person wants to call them.

Common Blue Violet, also known as Northern Blue Violet.

It is a beautiful, sunny day here right now, though in one hour a severe weather system is supposed to come through our area with threats of large hail, heavy rain and tornado warnings. It is very humid again today too, just like yesterday.

Speaking of flowers and plants. I have a lot of indoor plants, as you know, and sometimes some of them get these nasty spider mites which suck the life out of the plant. They don’t come out just a few at a time either, they come out by the thousands.

Cow Vetch.

They are super tiny spiders and suck the juices out of the leaves of the plant. Normally they are only a problem in winter when it is dry. They like it dry. In summer it’s too humid, they don’t like that. So much for that theory.

I noticed the leaves curling on one of my plants this afternoon, which shouldn’t be happening, and yes, the spider mites were back again. Off to the bathroom to get sprayed with my spider mite spray, which I make myself. The plant beside it also has them, so I sprayed it too. Sigh.

Harebell

These things happen. Hmm, clouds are starting to move in now. I hope you enjoy the photos today, have a great day and God bless!

Steve and Muffin. ©2025 Steve McLeod.