Allium

The Allium (Allium X'Globemaster' )have sprung up in the LipsYard Garden! They're a giant Onion.

These beautiful perennials have a bulb underground, that produce stalks up to 4 feet high, and these big purple puffball flowers. They grow in full sun in sandy, well-drained soil.

Also popping up, is yet another (this makes three) Supreme Court ruling rebuking the Bush Administration for its handling (trampling) of the rights of terrorism detainees held at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, saying those in custody there have a constitutional right to challenge their captivity in federal courts.

I'm not saying release all the prisoners, but let's at least start sorting out the bad guys from the rest who were swept up in our "War on Terror." This is yet another step in healing the tattered world image of the United States.