Colchicum psaridis

"The three great elemental sounds in nature are the sound of rain, the sound of wind in a primeval wood, and the sound of outer ocean on a beach."

 Henry Beston

Colchicum psaridis,
This one is said to grow on open, stony hillsides from Southern Greece to Turkey. It's one of the smaller species and I could see it as a rock dweller far more than a meadow or woodland species for sure due to its habit. 

This was new to me, the flower in the middle has formed a propagative appendage in place of the Anthers and other flowery reproductive bits. I've seen a lot of Alliums do this but never saw a Colchicum do it.

Back to the rainy pattern more typical of fall, I busted butt last night and go the harvestable honey frames pulled out of the hives, just ahead of the cooler weather and 5 day run of rain forecasted to hit. That was an achievement that felt really good. I'm running a bit behind on my fall garden prep. Still needing to get a bunch of stuff done in the vegetable garden, I have grapes to harvest that this rain is going to mess with. But the honey capture did sure take a load off. Hopefully able to shake this stupid head cold by the weekend and get some productivity done.

Rain and showers with highs in the low 60's and high 40's over night. 

Cheers,

Mark