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!

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Plants I thought I’d lost were just dormant for a few years06.22.08

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I had a little bit of a surprise this year garden wise. You see there were some plants that I thought had died last year or the year before as they never came up in the spring. Well this year, after our long snowy winter I got a surprise … the Oriental Poppy […]

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Short delay for my Green Thumb Sunday post06.07.08

Sorry gang, my GTS post is going to be delayed until sometime tomorrow. Well .. hopefully I’ll be able to post it by tomorrow afternoon at the latest.

I had a bad allergic reaction earlier this afternoon after putting in my contact lense. Geez I hate these weird health problems I have. This […]

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That’s one long Stamen12.08.07

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This weeks theme is LONG

My hibiscus shrub has the most beautiful coral colored flowers.

This is a macro of one of the blooms. Note the extremely long pollen covered stamen.
I brought the Hibiscus indoors sometime in October. The plant is currently sitting in a […]

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