queen anne's lace...

..the pretty as a picture flowers of the wildflower herb the wild carrot spread through Europe from its possible origins in Afghanistan as a tough, pale and wiry ancestor.
In the 12th century an Arab writer in Spain recorded red and juicy and green-yellow carrots eaten with salt, oil and vinegar.
In Holland the frothy green fronds were used as hair decorations and Flemish refugees took up carrot growing in Kent and Surrey during the reign of Elizabeth 1.
And the humble (or perhaps not so) carrot has its very own International Day...April 4th


Just about the only veggie that junior shows interest in on his plate ...a carrot on a stick before 'seconds' are on offer!