The new layer of snow had lots of deer tracks to look at, but tracks in the snow just are not as colorful as summertime walks when the flowers are blooming even if some of the blossoms are white.
Summer Flower Color
Picture of the Day for August 13, 2013
Some road ditches and fields are displaying yellow flowers which are attracting a lot of bees. Birdsfoot Trefoil is a plant used in agriculture as a forage plant for pasture, hay and silage and used as an alternative to alfalfa in poor soils. It has become an invasive species in some regions of North America.
The flowers develop into small pea-like pods or legumes. The name ‘bird’s foot’ refers to the appearance of the seed pods on their stalk. There are five leaflets, but with the central three held conspicuously above the others, hence the use of the name trefoil.
Birdsfoot Trefoil
