Wasp collecting pollen07.16.08

Wordless Wednesday I managed to capture a photo of a wasp collecting pollen from Butterfly Weed flowers the weekend before last when Chris and I visited the Brick Works. I grow butterfly weed in my garden but it’s not blooming yet. Guess mine is behind! Related Reading: Weekend [Blu-ray] 100 PINK (Common) MILKWEED Asclepias Syriaca [...]

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The Brick Works – nature in the heart of the city07.13.08

Join Last weekend we went to The Brick Works. It’s an old brick factory that’s been turned into an eco-preserve and I suppose tourist attraction. Likely the bricks that make up my 1927 Triple Brick house were made at this old now defunct factory. The quarry where the company dug into the earth to get [...]

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Showy first bloom – Climbing Westerland Rose07.06.08

Join I’m nuts about roses. I certainly have enough of them growing in my garden to support that statement! I have 60+ rose bushes! Other than caring for roses and looking at their lovely blooms the next best thing for me is taking pictures of them. Especially ones like the photo above. Isn’t that rose [...]

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