Just this side of 80, Victor Moore may not seem like a wild man. But he went wild, all right, about 20 years ago. You can see it in his yard. For a few months every year, wildflowers turn the spot into a kaleidoscope of colors, shifting hues by the clock as well as by the season.
Some blooms blaze by morning but yield the spotlight when the sun climbs high.
Others show off for two or three weeks, only to pack up their colors for the rest of the year. It all makes for an ever-changing carpet of yellow, purple, pink and orange, with shades varying from vibrant to pastel. Sometimes the quarter-acre swatch fairly glows in the fading light of dusk, says Moore's wife, Peggy. A Lake County native with a penchant for pretty petals, Victor Moore seeded his yard with wildflowers from his parents' old homestead. Some are considered weeds, but that's OK by Moore.