Midsummer’s Eve blessings!

The Wheel turns…it is almost Litha, aka Midsummer, aka Summer Solstice. The Sun is about to reach its peak, and folklore tells us the Fae are ready to come out and dance among us.

On this Herb Evening, I’d like to show off something blooming in my herb garden. I’m such a proud mama! My first echinacea plant, planted some time ago, finally became robust enough to sprout up and form a bud…and as of the other day, petals:

Among the herbs...the coneflower!

Looks like there could be 3-4 more blooms, and I eagerly await them. Now to find room to plant even more of these beauties…

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