Sunny Side Up!

 Even on a wet and grey Monday these beautiful daisies were guaranteed to brighten things up. 

These are Oxeye daisies, or marguerite and there was a mass of them along the edge of a meadow creating a colourful border marking the edge of the path. Close up there is so much detail in the centre of these flowers so take a closer look if you can. 

Buttercups and Daisies

There is something reassuring about these simple flowers, they are a sure sign that summer is on it's way and although they're often considered weeds I think they are quite beautiful.

Together they have inspired poems,nursery rhymes, songs and instrumental music  and given their names to numerous florists so clearly I am not the only one taken with them and hopefully you will enjoy them too.

Two Weeds or Not Two Weeds

I was going to call today's post "Lawn Flair" because Daisies and Dandelions add flair to lawns however for those who want a neat and manicured lawn these colourful flowers are unwelcome intruders and so I chose a different title...

While I can understand how Daisies and Dandelions would be out of place in some gardens they really are among my favourite flowers and so we shouldn't overlook how beautiful they are and even humble weeds have their place.