Photos from the past couple days

[urbpan]

Alexis and I were surprised by a newly blooming batch of wild sunflowers in the Riverway.


I noticed this house on Market street in Brighton on my way to a workshop and felt compelled to photograph it.


New greenhouses being built at Waltham Community Farms.


Elsewhere in Waltham, just off of busy Main street, some pavement ants* get ready for a major change.

*my previous identification of this ant is under some question. any expert opinion is welcome!

Comments

[momomom.livejournal.com]

I have seen a lot of flowers from the car this week that look like that. I was assuming they are perenial sunflowers and/or Jerusalem artichoke. Do you concur?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perennial_sunflower

[bezigebij.livejournal.com]

I agree. That definitely looks like Helianthus tuberosus. Though it could be Helianthus microcephalus as well. In any case it's now an annual sunflower.

[urbpan.livejournal.com]

Interesting article!

You may be right about that; my identification of this one stops at the genus level.