...from Weeks Bay pitcher plant bog. Also an 'update' about Earl to let everyone know that I have no update and am not holding back info as to his status. I've tried contacting Earl's friend twice and still have not received an answer to my email. I'm still hoping that 'no news is good news'. 😟
Please try the downloads on these for better clarity. Canon 70-200.
Exquisite work, as always, Donna. I'm sure these photos are particularly welcoming to all the northern folks who received snow this week
Appreciate your note about Earl also; hopefully, Dennis will be able to get in touch with you soon.
Nice ones! I appreciate you taking us along on your visits to the bog. You always bring back some beautiful images for us.
I hope Earl is doing OK.
Mike
Linda From Maine wrote:
Exquisite work, as always, Donna. I'm sure these photos are particularly welcoming to all the northern folks who received snow this week
Appreciate your note about Earl also; hopefully, Dennis will be able to get in touch with you soon.
I hope so too, Linda, and you know I always do so appreciate your comments. Oh..and about that snow...none of it here, but we did manage to have a widespread power outage during the coldest night of the season. Brrrrr!
Blenheim Orange wrote:
Nice ones! I appreciate you taking us along on your visits to the bog. You always bring back some beautiful images for us.
I hope Earl is doing OK.
Mike
I hope he is too, Mike, and thank you so much for your lovely comment. I would love to have the Bidens pilosa in my yard, but they're also known as beggar ticks, and I'm afraid I'd be sorry. Do you know if anyone ever plants these? They attract bees and skippers in huge numbers.
Dixiegirl wrote:
...from Weeks Bay pitcher plant bog. Also an 'update' about Earl to let everyone know that I have no update and am not holding back info as to his status. I've tried contacting Earl's friend twice and still have not received an answer to my email. I'm still hoping that 'no news is good news'. 😟
Please try the downloads on these for better clarity. Canon 70-200.
Just what we expect from a terrific photographer like you, Donna. That lens has wonderful bokeh too.
I didn't know that Carpenter bees came in black. That's amazing.
I was in Syracuse over the weekend for my granddaughter's 23rd b'day. Left to come back home on Monday and Syracuse was expecting 6-8" of snow. Just missed it, thankfully.
TomC. wrote:
Just what we expect from a terrific photographer like you, Donna. That lens has wonderful bokeh too.
I didn't know that Carpenter bees came in black. That's amazing.
I was in Syracuse over the weekend for my granddaughter's 23rd b'day. Left to come back home on Monday and Syracuse was expecting 6-8" of snow. Just missed it, thankfully.
Thank you so much, Tom, and you're not alone. I didn't know there were black carpenter bees either. Had to look it up like I do on so many others. BugGuide gets a lot of my business.
So glad you escaped that weather, Tom, and I hope your granddaughter had a wonderful b'day!!
Beautiful photos! Love the colors and compositions!
wilikioti wrote:
Beautiful photos! Love the colors and compositions!
Thank you so very much, Wilikioti.
What a delightful trio of flowers to brighten a gloomy day!! All are aglow and the lighting is magical!!
Thanks for trying to update us on Earl. I haven't had an email from him in a long time.
carlysue wrote:
What a delightful trio of flowers to brighten a gloomy day!! All are aglow and the lighting is magical!!
Thanks for trying to update us on Earl. I haven't had an email from him in a long time.
And your comments never fail to brighten my day, Carla. Thank you so much, and you're very welcome for the update, although it's no update at all, I'm afraid. Will email you.
Dixiegirl wrote:
I hope he is too, Mike, and thank you so much for your lovely comment. I would love to have the Bidens pilosa in my yard, but they're also known as beggar ticks, and I'm afraid I'd be sorry. Do you know if anyone ever plants these? They attract bees and skippers in huge numbers.
I grew
Bidens cernua from seed a few years back. I had lots of success with germination, so I potted them and they bloomed like crazy. Then I planted them in the ground at the end of summer. I was so proud of myself and bragged to a botanist I know. "Uh, Mike.
Bidens species are annuals."
Oops!
Since then I haven't done anything to keep it going, but every now and then one will emerge and bloom.
My totally unscientific hunch is that since annuals complete their life cycle in one season, they have to be prolific nectar and pollen producers. They can't afford a bad year! That might be why they are so popular with pollinator insects. I have a lot of the annual Jewelweed that self seeds every year here and it is a big hit with the hummingbirds and bees.
Bidens pilosa is an alien everywhere in the US, and I understand that it is aggressive and can become a problem. That "tickseed" reference in the common names of different plants refers to the size and shape of the seed, and also to the "stickiness" of the seeds. There are little barbs on the seeds that cause them to stick to clothing and fur.
Mike
Donna, as always, I am amazed at the beauty you manage to capture and share. Your skill is impressive.
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