This is something really odd. Two different colors on the same plant. It has both purple (as it should have) and white flowers.

We had just started our morning walk and I let my dogs loose so they could go in their own paste when I realised that Erna refused to go away from my side. Couldn´t understand why until I looked at her head. She has a a large swelling on her left cheek. I´m pretty sure it wasn´t there when I put the keach on her. So we turmed around and went home again. Then she had no problems at all to run ahead.

The shape is a bit different too. It doesn´t have the petals that sticks out around the edges. Is it more or less beautiful? Neither I think, just different.

Helianthus maximilliani, Maximilian sunflower. It´s a perennial sunflower that behaves quite nice. Most perennial sunflowers spread like weeds ( like all artichokes for instance) if they are allowed, this one doesn´t.

The swelling is most probably from a wasp or perhaps a bumble bee. If it was a bee I would have found the thorn (not the right word I think, but You know what I mean). But it is very close to her teeth so I really hope she hasn´t got an inflammation around her teeth instead. But she behaves much like my oldest dog did when she was bitten by a viper (the only poisounes snake we have here), refuses to leave me when we are outdoors. Have to check this through out the day. If it isn´t better until tomorrow morning we´ll have to call our vet.

Hyssopus officinalis, Hyssop. Can be used as a spice and it loves my garden.

But otherwise it´s a beautiful morning. The sun shines and it is getting rather warm, but the nights are getting colder now. Tonight we had around 10C (50F) and I´m wondering how that affects my tomatoe plants. I really want to have at least a couple of tomatoes :-) But an even bigger threat to my tomatoes is the magpies I think. If they see anything that catches their interest they take it.

Phlox paniculata. We call it Autumn phlox, but I found the english name to be Summer phlox.

Phlox paniculata. I have sown this from seeds I´ve gotten from a person who tries to get a clear blue phlox. As the picture shows he still has a bit to get there.

I was thinking of buying the paint to my cottage today even if the weather should change and stop any painting. I have all autumn to paint the cottage so there´s no hurry. But since Erna isn´t all that well I´ll stay home instead. One never knows how things can change, she is old and doesn´t heal so easily any longer. And if we have to go to the vet I can buy the paint on my way home, the place I´m buying it is a neighbour to the vet :-) Now it´s time for a pot of tea and then the kitchen stairs :-)

Have a great day now, I will!

Aconitum 'Bicolor', Monkshood. It´s said to be sterile so I wonder howcome it grows behind my garage? This is a plant that before was used as a poison in murder mysterie books. It is deadly poisounes but to hide the really bitter taste one has to mix it in over 200 litres (53 US gallons) :-)
Close up pictures will come later.