this is not a weed; it's a flower, AND.....

....in fact, it's edible! take a closer look at these beauties sometime - see the insect world appreciating them, which we need more than we know, and enjoy them while they're around [you know, after a few mowings each spring, they pretty much stop coming up in such numbers - "honey, i mulched the dinner"].

click here to google some recipes, or try these pages to go directly to one:

http://www.mariquita.com/recipes/dandelion.html

http://frenchfood.about.com/od/vegetablessidedishes/r/dandsaute.htm



another groovy idea is to look for books focusing on edible wild plants. you'll be amazed as well as amaze your guests when they actually dig - what you dug!