I got this picture last Sunday next to a parking lot where Steve and I parked for a bike ride. This flower was growing in a gravely area between the parking lot and some train tracks, and though the area looked desolate, there were many pretty things to find for those who looked closely! :) The group of riders was very surprised that I found anything interesting at all!

The Redstem Storksbill gets its name from its bright red stem, and from the shape of its seed pods, which look like a stork's bill! (I'll be sure to post pictures of these when they appear on our property!)

This pretty little blossom is common in many area of the world, and is one of those opportunistic beauties which grows between the cracks in cement! :)