Heroes Not Zombies

On May 10th this suddenly appeared in the grass one morning. I definitely didn’t notice it before so I think it emerged overnight.

What is it? I had no idea. So I decided to wait…..

May 19th, 9 days later. Still no idea what it is but I put a little flowerpot next to it to stop me accidentally kicking it over or mowing it down when I was cutting the grass. What was it going to do next? Unfurl like a fern? Reveal itself as an asparagus? I’d just have to wait a bit longer…..

May 25th. A further six days on. Wow! Look how tall it’s grown! I still can’t tell what’s going to happen next. I’ll wait another week….

June 2nd. Oh look at these beautiful, delicate flowers it has revealed now! I took a photo from above too….

Well, that’s been worth waiting for, don’t you think?

I still don’t know what it is. The app on my iPhone, “Plantnet”, suggests it is a “Broomrape”. But maybe one of you has better botanical knowledge than I do and can either confirm that, or make a different suggestion?

Becoming…..it’s the only way to find out what anything “is”. See that tagline at the top of my blog? “Becoming not being”? Life is an emergent, dynamic process, constantly developing, changing, growing. Isn’t it just beautiful and awe inspiring to watch?