Speedwell

 

Yesterday, when I posted pictures of three wildflowers, I had wanted to post a fourth. Alas, I couldn’t find the other flower, even though I knew it should be in my lawn about now.

Today, there it was: the thyme-leaved speedwell (Veronica serpyllifolia). In fairness, this is a tiny flower and easily overlooked. But, if one lounges on the grass with a magnifying glass, its beauty becomes evident. Two pictures follow.

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4 Responses to Speedwell

  1. Ken says:

    Alistair
    Your posting begs the question “How small are they”

  2. pamella says:

    This eventide, I’ll lounge on the grass with a magnifying glass for a leafly thyme.

  3. Denise Brownlie says:

    “To see the world in a grain of sand …” (William Blake)

    The ordinary is extraordinary, all around us, even though our human eyes can see only a fraction of what exists in the world of the very small. Even with a magnifying glass!

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