Queen Anne’s Lace In Bloom Everywhere In Northern Israel

I love witnessing the yearly cycle of the fields and hillsides just outside our front door, and the brilliant cascade of color sometimes associated with that! In the spring vivid green becomes hills of rolling yellow, then dotted by red and white, and then comes all things purple, like thistles of all kinds (which I must photograph this coming week) and now we are enjoying a dense bloom of Queen Anne’s lace, otherwise known as wild carrot, bird’s nest, and bishop’s lace. Daucus carota, is its real name, and is a white, flowering plant, with tall stocks and a very interesting flower. Yes, it is a weed, but a lovely one, whose silhouette at sundown is very striking indeed. Common to many temperate areas of the world, most of you, who have taken time to observe the weeds, will be familiar with this beauty, who is actually edible! Lets take a quick look at the Queen Anne’s lace plant I’ve been enjoying on my evening walk, shall we?

Now you can see why it is described as lace, so delicate!

The plant is mostly flowers and stalks, which means it is perfect for sketching, hmmm, gotta do that!
The hillsides of the ancient cemetary next to our house are a carpet of white blooms. The top of the photo shows the “new” cemetary, namely the section at the foot of the hill where burials take place today.
Look at them all!
Hope you’ve enjoyed this little look at Queen Anne’s lace, maybe you’ll start to pay more attention to all the weeds in your neighborhood?