Things I Miss About the UK no.2 - speedwell, daisies & dandelions

Yes, today I am slightly missing summer lawns. OK a perfectly tended lawn is green. But a relaxed, cottage lawn (such as the one I grew up with!) has moss and all sorts of little flowers growing in it. Most commonly these are speedwell, daisies and dandelions.

Nothing better on a hot summer day (very comfortable heat compared to the tropics!) than sitting on a cool, mossy lawn and looking at these little chaps.

ps Daisies follow the sun around with their faces during the day. Then they close up come evening and turn a little pink.

The fluffy seed-heads of the dandelion are called 'clocks'. If you blow on a dandelion clock, the seeds left on the head are supposed to tell you the time of day. (This is a useless way to tell the time, but quite good fun for children!)

Pix courtesy wallwork.me.uk, stockfood.it