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The Monardas (Bee balms) at the park were losing their petals and dying; this one was the better one.
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ANOTHER ONE FROM LAST SUNDAY -SUNRISE AT BALMER BAY, Deep River
I tried a different location this morning and took a drive with friends to Balmer Bay which is just 5 minutes from the centre of town.
An amazing set of clouds was present and with the water of the Ottawa River just made it so magical.
Nikon D850, Nikkor 14-24mm at 14mm, 3sec, f/11, ISO 64 and -5.0EV
NiSi S5 holder (150 x150)with cpl, Soft Nano IR GND (0.9) and 6 stop Nano IR ND64 (1,8)
Edited in Lightroom Mobile on my iPad Pro.
Trumpet Vine is a host plant for Clear Wing Moths and I have a fence row down by the lake full of Trumpet Vine. I also have a yard full of Clear Wing Moths. I have both the black winged and brown winged varieties. I LOVE them.
Bee balm is a great perennial for the flower garden, and a favorite of bees and hummingbirds as well as gardeners. Common names include bergamot, bee balm, horsemint, oswego tea, the latter inspired by the fragrance of the leaves, which is reminiscent of bergamot orange.
A classic American native and cottage garden favorite, Bee balm is beloved by gardeners not only for its beautiful whorled blooms in red, pink, purple and white; but for the evocative fragrance given off by foliage warmed by the sun or touched by the gardener.
And it’s just as beloved by wildlife as it is by gardeners. Plant bee balm and you can be sure of the attention of hummingbirds and bees in the summer and by seed-loving finches in the winter. It’s an all-around garden winner that provides so much for so little effort.
An ornamental variety of Bee Balm, Monarda dydima (Lamiaceae) in the TWU Butterfly Garden. Monarda species are used as food plants by the larvae of some butterfly species, including case-bearers of the genus Coleophora. Coleophora monardae feeds only on Monarda plants.
Vibrant orange bee balm flower with spiky bracts, captured at Royal Botanic Garden, Melbourne, Australia, against a lush green backdrop.
Bees, butterflies, moths and other insects love this flower.
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The morning song from a multitude of frogs and crickets is briefly interrupted by the explosion of a couple of swans taking off and heading to more isolated waters. There is a reassuring balm in the quiet hours of a new spring day, a reminder that the cycle of life continues and that the artificial sounds that clang for our attention throughout our daily lives can't compare with the soothing calmness of nature itself.