Dandelions: Weeds or Wonder?

A few weeks ago, I was walking the trail behind our house and

found this sea of yellow. 

I ran back home and grabbed my camera.

It looked like someone had smeared a big vat of mustard

across the vast field.

 I think it's accurate to say my town has

a serious weed problem.

If I breathed deeply, I could get high...

on the beauty,

or

sneezy from allergies.

Yep, dandelion season was in full force

and I must say...I think yellow is pretty!

I don't even know this gal, but I asked her

if I could take some photos of her with her cute dogs.

Photo Club is this Thursday and our

assignment is "Pets".

I don't have a pet, so I had to borrow these:

Yes to YELLOW!

Of course, I couldn't help wondering what

this field would look like when the

dandelions turned to seed.

It happened last week and

WHOA!!!!

I had to run home and get the camera again.

The field was filled with fur balls!

I've never seen anything like it!

It was so oddly beautiful,

I plopped myself down in the

field and communed with nature...

Yep, getting high on WEED!

How and when did the yellow flowers

transform??

The puffs of white really are lovely

close up.

A "weed" among "real" flowers.

Yet, they really deserve their day in the sun.

The weeds really are beautiful...

As long as these seeds don't blow into

MY yard!