organized chaos

I’ve been getting so many nice shots with my new/old digital camera bestowed upon me by my grandma. I’m even considering starting a nature themed blog and using it for the gremlin’s nature study in the place of nature notebooks. They really like taking pictures, and if I can make sure to NOT HAVE A CORONARY whenever they handle my camera, I think it might work out.

Socrates, the 9 year old took this.

I love me a perty tree.

And the next shot is something maybe you fellow nature lovers can help me with. I have often let certain “weeds” grow uninhibited. They surprise me from time to time by growing into something quite loverly. Like this specimen.

But I don’t know what it is. The stalk looks similar to a rhubarb stalk when it’s coming up. It gets bigger and bigger every year, making me think someone planted it there.

These are the buds, which will open up tiny and white.

And this is a shot to show you how big it is in perspective to the other elements in the garden. This is where I plant my tomatoes and cucumbers every year and I’m concerned the Mr. Rhubarb Wanna-Be will slowly invade the edibles. And I won’t even mention the hollyhocks that multiply faster than rabbits. Looks like I’ll be tilling them up in the fall.

So any ideas?