It bothers me that I used to know the name of this flower, or collection of flowers. My father used them to brighten a dull or highly controlled yard. A little here, a little there. When they’re healthy and you find them at just the right moment they form hemispheres of blue. I found this one in what I hesitate to call a garden behind a strip mall. I walk this way around the church to reach the market. This is a top down shot, obviously, and the blooming is only halfway done. So, instead of a hemisphere, it forms a ring and, I think, a very interesting one. It offers a stop before reaching the market and the noise of shopping carts and cars. It is by far the most beautiful thing happening behind the strip mall.