True Colours - Two Deceivers

Unusual for me to post a flower without a bug. It was the bright pink sheep's parsley leaf that caught my attention. All the others around it were spring fresh and green. Maybe this leaf formed early and the cold caused the colour change? It looked more like a flower than a leaf initially.

The flower in the pic is a ground ivy. In the past they used to be known as deceivers, perhaps because at first glance from a distance they look like violets? The Wildlife Trusts describe the smell, rather confusingly, as like blackcurrants or tom cats. (Does that mean that tom cats smell like blackcurrants?) In my day and in my Observer's Book Of Wildflowers the plant was known as Nepeta, some plants from this family are known to cause temporary euphoria in cats.

This member of the dead nettle family is listed as Glechoma now. It has been used medicinally through the ages and is said to be an antidote for lead poisoning and active against HIV, amongst other things. It was also used in the brewing industry, hence the names ale-hoof and tun-hoof.