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| Beautiful Galicia |
There's a reason I haven't found time to blog. My husband stayed home on this trip (as I did in April) to take care of our old and ailing dog. Because I'm alone, I was busy opening the house (and this Sunday will be busy closing it). Because I'm alone, all our friends have been inviting me places. Because I'm alone, I was busy shopping and cooking for company. Because I'm alone, I've been the one driving everywhere, and managed to get lost twice, ending up in towns I didn't truly plan to visit at the time.
But, it's all been a grand experience. And, since I am alone, roadside walks take on a special significance. So I thought I'd share with you the wild flowers I've been talking about on Facebook, where I've been sharing short snippets of the trip. (Do come and visit me there: on my timeline, and also on my author page )
One day I walked down the winding road to the carretera snapping pictures of all the wildflowers I saw. They are abundant this time of the year (we usually come in spring or fall); some of them are familiar, some of them I've only read about but was able to look up, and some of them are still mystery plants that maybe you can help identify for me. Here they are:
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| Wild foxglove, and all in this lovely color. All along roadsides. |
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| Small white daisies -- and a mysterious purple flower I've never seen. Have you? |
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| Wild broom everywhere; really a bush more than a flower, filling the landscape. |
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| I thought these were dandelions, but a closer look makes me think not. Maybe yellow daisies? |
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| Purple thistles -- but so small! |
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| Queen Anne's lace. |
I also have seen lots of yellow buttercups, pink and white primroses, and blue forget-me-nots with tiny yellow centers, but I haven't taken any pictures of them.
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| Of course, ferns aren't flowers, but these are abundant on roadsides and in fields. |
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| This wild elderberry bush is growing just a few feet away from our house. |
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