Category: Photography

le hummingbird nectaring on Tithonia

Uncomplicated thoughts: No words necessary

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Nature gives us moments that require no words.

Inspirational photo provided by Tara McLaughlin

Celebrate Hummingbirds

Growing peppers in a container

Haiku: Peppers and no salt

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Abundant growing
Changes from green to orange
Soon to grace a plate

Haiku by PamelaWLucas 7/16/17

Inspirational photo by PamelaWLucas 7/16/17

Growing peppers in a container is easy.

Milkweed with cleome in the garden

Haiku: Hosting butterflies

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Each offers a home

Butterflies seek out their host

Plant and they will come

Haiku by PamelaWLucas 7/15/17

Inspiring photo by PamelaWLucas 7/15/17

Butterflies are particular and each has its own host plant preference.  Read up, plant accordingly and they will come.

 

Shrimp plant blooming behind a trellis

Haiku: Shrimp in the garden

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Tropical showing
Sun exposure brings color
Beckons hummingbirds

Haiku by PamelaWLucas 7/14/17

Inspirational photo by PamelaWLucas 7/14/17

Attract humming birds and butterflies…grow shrimp plants

Haiku: A working marriage

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the smelly flower
repels garden pests from vines
an interesting pair

Through the trellis the sunshine falls on both marigolds and growing tomatoes
Through the trellis the sunshine falls on both marigolds and tomatoes

Haiku by PamelaWLucas 7/12/17

Inspirational photos by PamelaWLucas 7/11/17

Read up on organic gardening, companion plants and how they support each others health and growth.

Honey bees swarm under wisteria

Uncomplicated: Honeybee swarm and a caring phone call

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When precious honeybees swarm near your house or you see a swarm…get on-line…search for “bee removal and your address”…call one of the qualified bee keepers to come and safely relocate the bees.  Do not attempt to move the bees.  Do not harm the bees.

I live in Northern Virginia and here an example of a published list of bee removal sources.  I keep it handy.

Amazing photograph provided by Philip Redinger.  He took this photo of a swarm near his house…after he called the beekeeper.  The swarm was successfully relocated.

Upclose photo of a Clearwing Hummingbird Moth

Haiku: Hummingbird mimic

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Tubular mouth part

Proboscis feeding sucking

Moth that brings wonder

Haiku poem by PamelaWLucas 7/7/17

Inspirational photograph by Tara McLaughlin 7/17

Scroll through to see the amazing life cycle of the Clearwing Hummingbird Moth

 

Vase of freshly cut pink gladioli

Haiku: Inside Gladiolas

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Lovely sturdy stalks

Bees and hummingbirds climb in

Sword leaves beauty spikes

Haiku poem by PamelaWLucas 7/7/17

Thanks to Fe Cases for sharing her lovely flowers from her garden.

Look into the meaning of the glads

 

 

Red Common sneezeweed

Haiku: A-choo!

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The Common sneezeweed
Attracts bees and butterflies
Large showy flowers

Golden petals and red head Common sneezeweed
Golden petals and red headed Common sneezeweed

Haiku poem by PamelaWLucas 6/29/17

Inspirational photo of yellow sneezeweed by Veronica Sanchez 6/17

Red Common sneezeweed compliments of Pixabay

Allergy sufferers need not worry about being around sneezeweed.  Interesting that this flower has a history of use when crushed to make a form of snuff that caused sneezing. Fascinating!  Legend also says that these flowers sprang from the ground where Helen of Troy’s tears fell.

More….

Adult Cecropia moth with wings spread

Haiku: The mammoth Cecropia Moth

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7 inch wingspan

Short adult life for mating

Wonder of nature

The largest moth on the North American continent. This amazing creature displays incredible color in all stages of its life. Hope you see one some evening.

Photo compliments of Pixabay