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A few things growing in Wellesley right now, plus a cow in the mist

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The high pollen count last week made it rough on allergy sufferers, but the the pay-off for all that sneezing and sniffling is gorgeous greenery and blooming flowers everywhere you look in Wellesley. With all the late-spring beauty around us, winter seems like nothing more than a faded sorrow. Here are a few pics of spring’s full-color glory:

Clock Tower, Wellesley
The Sprague Memoria Clock Tower at Elm Park in Wellesley Hills, flanked by dogwood.
Clock Tower, Wellesley
Hosta and Lady’s Mantle at the Clock Tower in Wellesley Hills.
White Multi-flora rose, Wellesley
Here’s what the white multi-flora rose that grows against my garage looked like last week. It is considered an invasive plant because it forms enormous thickets that crowd out native plants. This one volunteered here years ago, and it hides the punky trim around the garage window and a patch of peeling paint.
White multi-flora rose in bloom, Wellesley
Here’s the white mulit-flora rose this week. While it’s in bloom, I call it my spring snowball.
Zinnia beds, Wellesley
Here are my zinnia beds, freshly seed-sown last week.
Zinnias, Wellesley
A little sun and rain and boom, the zinnias germinated, about 8 days after sowing.
Lady Slipper orchid, Wellesley
These Lady Slipper orchids were blooming on the side of a path along the Charles River, accessed via Elm Bank Reservation.
Still life with RDF props, Wellesley
Still life with white multi-flora rose and false indigo. All props from the Wellesley RDF. The vase is hand-made and initialed on the bottom, perhaps a WPS art project.
Cow in the mist, Wellesley
Cow on a misty morning at Hunnewell Farm.

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