July Blossoms

Most of the flowers in the woods have faded by now, the bluebells are a distant memory and the elderflower only a shadow on the hedgerows. In their place new wildflowers had blossomed along the waysides; fragrant meadowsweet, towering willowherb, and delicate wild orchids. I feel as it merely by learning the names of the different plants and flowers around me I have become better at recognizing them and finding them in the wild. As if by putting a name to a flower somehow puts that flower in my path. I'm sure my frequent walks with Solomon also help me notice the subtle changes in the countryside and spy new things blooming along the path as he pulls me in new directions...