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The theme for “Smile on Saturday” is “insects and co”.
I must confess that I am not a big fan of insects as a general rule. Dragonflies and bees make up the exception to the rule. Dragonflies are just so beautiful, especially their wings; and bees are so fluffy and furry.
This happy bee in the middle of a velvety dahlia I photographed one day after work when I went to Canterbury to do some shopping.
This year throughout summer and autumn I have been delighted to see so many bees pollinating the flowers around Melbourne. There has been a big drive in Melbourne to establish hives for bees on city rooftops and in people's gardens. I hope this is the reason why I have seen so many this year. We need them so badly to enrich our world and brighten our lives!
Same day service ... snapped in our garden minutes ago and now out there in Flickrdome.
Have a great weekend. Our bee got off to a good one :-)
The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us.
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There have been so many bees on the lavender plants! I can only manage to take a photo of one at a time though since they're always moving so fast.
If you like lavender and have room to plant some I highly recommend it. It's a beautiful plant and I love running my hands over the flowers and then inhaling the scent.
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Bee Cove Falls - Med to Low Flow, Top Cascade, Sumter National Forest, Mountain Rest, SC....After making it down the steep descent, the trail opened up to an entry point on a rock shelf in front of the falls. From where I was standing to make this photograph, about two feet to my left, the second cascade dropped about 30 feet in a free fall over the brink. It was thickly flanked by wild rhododendron on the sides (now I've come to think...I don't know what's worse...wild rhododendron or kudzu! In terms of a landscape nuisance, I regard them both to be about the same...well at least the rhododendrons bloom and provide some helpful and trusty hand-holds on steep slopes, although they can easily over-grow a waterfall!) The ridgelines on both sides of the creek gorge were incredibly steep. I thought I could barely make out a trail leading below to the base of the second drop, but due to the rampant Summer growth and deadfall it was barely discernable. The Bee Creek terrain at the head of FS 702 begins at an elevation of 2800 feet and continually drops reaching 1800 feet at the confluence of Wilson Creek. I decided to save the bushwhack to the trails to the lower cascades, "choosing my poison", so the speak; for another time in early Spring after Winter. Out on the ledge in front of the falls, there were boulders to sit on and the cool air blowing off the waterfall aided towards a great reset. By the time I made it to the falls, the sun decided to come out from behind the clouds. I shot this capture using a 4 Stop ND Filter. I'll share one last photo after this one tomorrow.
Last of the bees on the hebe shot, even though it's hard to resist trying to get a superior shot! Our two hebes are the biggest attraction in the garden right now, with as many as 4 bumblebees around them at a time. Hopefully something else will attract them once they finish flowering.
Observation.org identified her as a red mason bee. I don't know. Question b is if she tries to warn me, by lifting her middle leg, or if she is just very agile.