Dandelions!

From mid-May through early June we again had a bumper crop of dandelions in the meadowy areas in the far western end of our garden. Dandelions are one of the most ubiquitous plants on the planet. It's very common in our landscape as you can see in the following photos. It's a plant that I have a love-hate relationship with --- I like it's showy flower heads but hate having to pull up the too numerous vegetative rosettes that seem to pop up everywhere in our garden.

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Notice the mix of yellow flower heads and fruiting heads. The seeds are dispersed by wind; as the seeds mature, the subtending inflorescence stalk elongates increasing the likelihood that the seeds will be carried away by the wind.