Catching up with cowpen daisies
I saw some pleasant cowpen daisies (Verbesina encelioides) this fall but didn’t manage to squeeze any pictures of them into my recent parade of posts till now. The view above of a fresh flower head comes from the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center on September 11th, while the portrait of flower-backed seed head remains is from October 6th along Rain Creek Parkway in my neighborhood. Even now I’m still seeing some cowpen daisies.
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Happy Thanksgiving today to those of you in the United States—and for that matter to those of you in other countries. Here’s an article appropriate to the occasion: “Grandma accidentally invited a stranger to Thanksgiving. Now, they are ‘all set for year 6.'”
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Portraits of Wildflowers 
Happy Thanksgiving to you and Eve, Steve.
Steve Gingold
November 25, 2021 at 7:57 AM
And likewise to you and Mary Beth.
Steve Schwartzman
November 25, 2021 at 8:05 AM
Happy Thanksgiving, Steve!
Peter Klopp
November 25, 2021 at 9:10 AM
The same to you guys in your land to the north.
Steve Schwartzman
November 25, 2021 at 9:13 AM
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family, Steve! That is a great Grandma story, too. 🙂
Lavinia Ross
November 25, 2021 at 10:28 AM
Same to you, Lavinia. And yes, it’s a good grandma story.
Steve Schwartzman
November 25, 2021 at 10:34 AM
Happy Thanksgiving, Steve! I love the thought that even for a cowpen, there are daisies! 🙂
Ann Mackay
November 25, 2021 at 2:54 PM
Thanks. And yes, even a cowpen has its daisies.
Steve Schwartzman
November 25, 2021 at 3:00 PM
Happy Thanksgiving, Steve!
Robert Parker
November 25, 2021 at 3:15 PM
Same to you. Hope it’s not too cold up there yet.
Steve Schwartzman
November 25, 2021 at 3:54 PM
My friend outside Kerrville fights cowpen daisies with a vengeance. She agrees they’re pretty, but they invade her gardens and appear to have domination on their mind. When I saw these photos for the first time, I called her to ask if they’re still abloom. They are.
shoreacres
November 27, 2021 at 6:44 AM
I’ve been meaning to go back to the site in my neighborhood to see if the cowpen daisies are still flowering. It’s the same place I found Mexican hats last month, which I also want to check up on.
Steve Schwartzman
November 27, 2021 at 7:31 AM