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the flower´s name, ixia, comes from the Greek..meaning bird lime...a reference to it´s sweet sap..a favorite of pollinators
In various cultures, Viper's Bugloss has been seen as a symbol of resilience and protection. The flower's ability to thrive in poor soils and challenging conditions made it a metaphor for endurance. European traditions particularly hold this flower in high regard, associating it with bravery in the face of adversity ... It also has many uses in folk medicine and is the subject of current research as to it´s pharnacological properties.
People mindlessly hate wasps because of their sting, but they do have an important role in the environment.
I agree that constraints help spur creativity. Today I ended up playing with a bunch of different subjects but came back to work on my bees. Again working close up with the 36mm extension tube on my 100mm macro lens. There was a bit of sunlight I was able to coax onto this large pumpkin blossom. The bees in this blossom were in like a drunken stupor and didn't move like the others I encountered. They were less inclined to move much which made it easier to work. I love the hairy details of the blossom and the balls of pollen on the bees legs.
Thanks for visiting, hope you aren't getting bored or grossed out by all of the bees. I'm a big fan of bees but not wasps, yellow jackets, earwigs, spiders, flies, or mice. Oh, and update on the mice, we did catch one in a trap. Feeling a bit better about life but just wish all the pests would stay outside and I wouldn't have to be bothered with them.
Some hoverfly (ID anyone?) on flowers of charlock mustard (Sinapis arvensis).
Jakiś bzyg (ID?) na kwiatach gorczycy polnej (Sinapis arvensis).
One of the smallest animals to be seen in Chester Zoo. Not in an exhibit but flying free of bouderies.
You never know what you are going to get when you go to my stream. Might be a macro shot of flowers or bugs, might be a 50 year old man crawling on the floor naked, might be a mountain, might be a mandala made out of body parts........ You just never know. Maybe I need to pick a genre. :)