Every year we get to enjoy our favorite invasive species .. Its called Dame Rocket .. or Phlox (I think).. It usually appears in mid/late June..   this year its at least two weeks early.. The climate change is more visible in Vermont than in most other parts of the us..

Still we enjoy this sign of what usually is early summer/. Their beutiful colors and wonderful smell fills the fern forest along the river shore where we often run and walk.. 

A perfect prelude to a beautiful sunset

I should that we also used the hike to stomp on all instances of another invasive species to hopefully slow down its spread. Its called “Hogweed”  or ” Cow Parsnip” 

It’s an evil plant .. it leaves rashes like poison ivy.. and can leave lasting burns if the  chemical is on skin and exposed to sunlight.. It also can cause blindness. if it gets in your eyes,

Not all invasive species are created equal…
vive la différence !

nite all, nite sam
-me