A few nights ago...some festive Christmas lights on rhododendrons. surf board poking out behind them. I can't remember what the Beware sign said, and I can't read it, too blurry. Sorry.
Greens and Blooms
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Mendalla
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I am almost certain it is "Beware of dog" but it is hard to make out.
I think it was a quirky one. There are more letters. I'm not far...now I have to go look!
You're right. It's "Beware of Dog!" With a wide font.
Mrs.Anteater
Just keep going....
Oh, it’s not easy being green....
Mrs.Anteater
Just keep going....
Yesterday’s work. I dug out thirty of these at a friends property and we planted them on my son’s property line to eventually block wind, snow, sand and view from the field behind it.
Photos don't do justice...a community garden with some huge, tall poppies.
A few of those blades of grass/ leaves are about 5-6 ft tall, as is the onion related flower.
A few of those blades of grass/ leaves are about 5-6 ft tall, as is the onion related flower.
BetteTheRed
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It's called an allium. Fairly diverse family, with some fairly diverse sizes. I have a short fat blue one that is not yet in flower.
Poppies grow in the Spring. The In Flanders Fields poem must be about the cemetery site in the Spring...why did poppies become a Rememberance Day symbol for November? Why not more seasonal symbols? (Off topic but I started this thread and the poppies today made me think of it. This question is a direct result of the poppies I saw today, that are in the above photos, IOW. It's too narrow a topic for its own thread, imo...I figure there must be a pretty straightforward answer. The conversation wouldn't go far. Don't want to derail the thread too much but a few guesses, or knowledgeable responses would be okay, I think, because anybody can still post nature photos at any time, and it won't get in the way of that.)
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Northwind
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I think these may be little orchids.
Pussy willows. I was having trouble getting the camera to focus on the part I wanted to focus on, both manually and on automatic. I do kind of like this.
Camo fungus that blends in with the wood.
These photos were taken yesterday on Mount Washington.
Pussy willows. I was having trouble getting the camera to focus on the part I wanted to focus on, both manually and on automatic. I do kind of like this.
Camo fungus that blends in with the wood.
These photos were taken yesterday on Mount Washington.
BetteTheRed
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Because the poem, from which poppies became the symbol for Remembrance Day, was written on May 3, 1915. Poppy season, in Belgium in 1915, anyway.
ChemGal
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They aren't a native species to Canada and the bees do fine without them.
Mendalla
Happy headbanging ape!!
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Neither are honey bees. They were imported by Europeans as well, though there were native bee species (including the bumble) prior.
BetteTheRed
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Honey bees 1622. Dandelions "mid 1600s", so appears that there might be a relationship. Source: quick wiki/google.
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I'll tell you that one of the earlier things to bloom in my mad garden is "creeping charlie", has a little blue/violet flower in May/June. If you have a patch of it, it will be alive with bees. Also, a tiny bit later, the wild geraniums, particularly in the blue shades.
ChemGal
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Yeah, this time of year we see way more bumble bees than anything else though. I haven't seen a single bee on any of the dandelions, honey bee or otherwise, they tend to go to other flowers preferentially.
KayTheCurler
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Our haskaps are alive with bees of various types. I can hear them from several paces away.
Lastpointe
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My dandelions were alive with bees. Though the little native bees, not the honey bees. But now I am a field of white fluffs
the Apple blossoms in the orchards around here are in full flower so I guess the bees are busy over there right now. We have about 12 apple trees and I hear the buzzing
the Apple blossoms in the orchards around here are in full flower so I guess the bees are busy over there right now. We have about 12 apple trees and I hear the buzzing