Oh, beautiful! For spacious skies,
For amber waves of grain!
For purple mountain majesties,
Above the fruited plain!
Well, you aren't going to find any mountains in Indiana, but we sure have some purple going on right now!
As I drove out to visit Abby after school today, my attention was caught by the riot of color in the unplanted farmers' fields along the way.
It was so lovely, I had to pull into an old farm lane and snap a few photos.
The flowers may be pretty, but they're actually a headache for the farmers who want to plant in these fields.
There are two species, one called "henbit" and the other "purple deadnettle," and they are considered to be winter weeds. They are very difficult to eradicate from the fields.
That may be, but I still think they are beautiful.
