


Heal-All
I maybe wrong but I think that this is called "Heal-All." A member of the mint family and it is growing and blooming profusely around the foundation of the house. They call it "Heal-All" because at one time it was used by doctors to treat throat ailments and various other afflictions. It is also known as "Self-Heal" and "Carpenters Herb." It was once thought to be native but it has been naturalized from Europe and Asia


These little flowers and I do mean little, are usually the first to show up, even before it is warm enough for anything else. I do not know what they are called but they are everywhere around the lawn and though pretty, they make an unsightly mess.


Another of which I do not know the name of, though I looked in my wildflower and herb books for it. It is a rather medium sized bush growing at the edge of the house, with sparse yellow flowers covering its limbs.
All Images: EOS 20D, Canon EF-S 60mm Macro, 1/250 sec. @ f/18 ISO 400 Daylight w/Canon 430EX flash @ 1/3
Though the presence of honybees maybe on the decline in some areas of the United States, they are really humming around here. When you go outside, it sounds as though you are standing under a power transformer.
