bugs & berries & blooms & bonus fruit

 

bees in tiny tortuga turtlehead flowers

carpenter bee on mountain mint

honey bee on mountain mint

digger wasp on mountain mint

pokeberry/pokeweed

pokeberry/pokeweed

new york ironweed

cherry tomato

sweet autumn clematis

purple passionfruit

peace, love & plants

 

sleepy bees

i've been increasing the amount of time i go walking in the neighborhood, lengthening my route. one of the yards i often pass has a lovely outcropping of native plants on the strip of land between the sidewalk and road, making it easy for passers-by like me to admire. during a warm dusk, the bees have the right idea to conserve their energy by resting atop the flowers they love to work on.

i recently met the homeowner and complimented her. she thanked me and said it was her husband who recreated a design similar to something they had seen elsewhere. the coneflowers flourish and spread with little maintenance, as plants tend to do when supported in their native habitat.

i love bees

 on common milkweed

solstice

blueberries bursting,

a symphony of bees; listen!

summer solstice sings!

the beauty of the world around me

summer is coming to a close, at least according to the calendar, and i will be vastly content when we have more days of cooler weather. sitting in my hanging chair on the back deck, watching and listening to the sounds of nature all around me, is truly soothing for me.