Living up north seems to afford me with an endless amount of opportunities. One of them being experiencing all four seasons of the year, and yet another is appreciating the ground cover that each season brings. Unfortunately, part of the ground cover involves weeds in my yard and garden. But lately, I have discovered a newfound respect for one of the weeds known as the dandelion.

The dandelion is a puffy yellow weed that finds no problem in spreading itself over lawn and other areas, and manages to survive even in the driest, or wettest, of conditions. The name dandelion means lion's tooth, because of the jagged edges of the leaves, and how they resemble teeth.