Flowers of the wild

I am trying to get better at identifying Ontario wildflowers, so I took my camera out on my walk with the dogs today.

First I found Sophie chowing down on these wild strawberries:

I joined in. They are tiny and delicious!

Meanwhile, the wild black raspberries are coming along great. If I can get my act together, I would really love to make jam with them this year:

And in the woodlot, a spit bug left a goober on a white pine:

And the algae is growing well in the pond. The frogs love it in here!

And now for flowers. Say hello to the ubiquitous, invasive, but cheerful ox-eye daisy:

The northern blue flag, a lovely wild iris growing all over the damper bits of our property:

Milkweed flowers ready to burst open. I think farmers are less than fond of these, but monarch butterflies love them:

A goat's beard seed-head, not unlike a dandelion on steroids (not unlike the University of Waterloo's drugged-out football team!):

Droplets on a blade of grass (not a flower but it's called creative license!)

Canada anemones. They are all over the place right now:

And the spiky seedpod of the Canada anemone:

Bladder campion:

Not the most attractive name, but a pretty cool flower. I loved them when I was a kid. They made me think of ladies' bloomers. Now they remind of my orange cat Julius's "fluffy pantaloons," as we call them!

I have a copy of The ROM Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Ontario, which was very helpful with this post!