Field and Fen takes a walk snd learns a thing or two

Aside from the mud from Henri and the new crop of mosquitoes today was good for walking.

I took a muddy trudge and found lovely sights.

Wildflowers on the first part, where the trees are and the ground's always moist

Jewelweed, supposedly its sap can treat poison ivy, which grows  abundantly right here

 

Pokeweed, probably good bird food

and, coming back through the streets, roses still with weeks to bloom yet

And next door after a chat with neighbor, all about gardening, I learned about the moringa, here a houseplant but in its native India, a good sized tree, also known as drumstick tree. 

Every part is edible, leaves, bark, pods, seeds source of various vitamins aside from looking nice.

She grew hers from seed, in a pot

So when I got home, I thought I'd see about seeds, looks like a thing I'd like to try and ordered a packet. I'll report further when they get here. 

Then while I was out walking this happened on the deck. 

No idea where the rest of it, or the former occupant, are.

I'm guessing it's a mourning dove egg. Right size, right pure white color. We have mourning doves nesting around and yesterday I saw an adult rushing about pecking up seed from the flowers, maybe because of new young.

I had a couple of cool ideas about the beaded figure, nothing to show yet, still musing. And I did not make dough beads, because I found I was down to the last of the doughballs, and needed it for lunch, with the last of the roasted vegetables. Last peach for dessert.

It all came out evenly. I think I may need more peaches before they're gone.