The landscape is taking on a different look as August winds down.
Tag Archives: Flowers
Delightful Dahlia
I particularly like this colour and the flower wears it well.
Fan Dance
I like the way the lily pad curled around the water lily.
It’s all relative
Both knapweed and daisy fleabane are members of the aster family. I saw these flowers growing in an empty lot. They’re invasive and crowd out native plants but in their defensive, pollinators like them and they’re very attractive.
Bee’s Business
Globe thistles attract bees and other pollinators. The bee was so intent on its task that it never raised its head once for me 😏
Breaking the Rules
I didn’t crop the photo because I wanted to keep all of the background. No rule of thirds here although the flower isn’t quite centred. I only noticed the aphids on the flower’s stem when I imported the photo. A lot of aphids but no ladybugs 😏
Sunflower
A part of town has gardens full of sunflowers. I wanted to get there before the season was over. Many had begun to fade but this flower really stood out. I have never captured the disc of a sunflower at quite this angle before, it appeared almost three dimensional.
The Beetle and the Bee
The Japanese beetles and bees were competing for the same flowers. This beetle was having none of it and the bee beat a hasty retreat 😏
Buttercups
I love buttercups but they can be tricky to photograph with their glossy petals. I imagine a lot of you will remember the “chin game” we played as kids with buttercups!
White and Gold
I really like Queen Annes’s Lace and feature it here throughout the summer. We’re entering the final leg of summer though when goldenroad begins to appear (the yellow flower in the background).
Razzle Dazzle -2
Another coneflower, I think I might have found my new favourite, the Sombrero Adobe Orange. Until this summer I wasn’t aware of this variety 😊.
Razzle Dazzle
It’s the time for coneflowers now, they really do dazzle.
Light and Dark
A little fun with spot metering.
Queen Anne’s Lace
Queen Anne’s Lace is one of my favourite wildflowers. We were walking beside a vacant lot that had hundreds of these flowers in different stages of development. Here are two examples.
Summer’s Palette
The fiery orange of the day lilies mirrors the current temperatures.
On the otherhand, cosmos are the lily’s cooler cousin.
Day lily
Glancing down towards the water I saw this day-lily growing in the filtered light. Not native to North America, the flower has become naturalized and its their season right now.
Daisy, Daisy
Daisies are such cheerful looking flowers. I caught these swaying in the breeze.
A Bee, Finally
I haven’t seen many bees this summer, so I was happy to see this one visiting some colourful flowers.
Summer Shift
Although we’re just one day into the official start of summer, the season moves along far too quickly. I think I found one of the last of the poppies putting on a nice show.
Greetings, Earthlings
These seed heads could have easily featured in a classic science fiction movie 😊. I believe they are the seed heads of the Pasqueflower and a member of the buttercup family.
In the Spotlight
A good part of the garden was still in the shade but not this poppy that appeared to be basking in the sunshine.
Lily of the Valley
Another introduced species to North America that is highly invasive. I love to see it though and enjoy its delicacy and fragrance.
Garden Find
Another common name for bleeding heart is lyre flower, a name I much prefer.
Just Dandy
I took this photo about a week ago, just before the Lillies of the valley came into bloom. This one dandylion caught my eye as it stood out among the sttetch of emerging flowers.
Dazzle
After a long winter when we’re craving colour, nature really shines.
Lawn Daisy
The lawn daisy has become naturalized here and is considerd a weed. Pretty though and pollinators like them. I think they resemble pincushions.
Sweet Violets
These wild violets are among my favourite early spring flowers. They appear unexpectedly among the dry leaves like little gems.
Taking It’s Time
We’ve had a colder than normal start to spring but things are headed in the right direction.
Walk around the Block
We’ve had a couple of beautiful spring days in a row. The trees are budding, the lawns have turned emerald green and are hosting these lovely scillia everywhere you look.
Spring Scillia
I’ve been enjoying signs of spring on other people’s blogs, so I thought I’d join in and share a photo I took in late April last year. No real signs of spring yet, we just reached +2C today; sooner or later… 😏
Garden Variety
These poppies are an introduced species in Ontario. They’re popular in gardens and can naturalize in the landscape; I saw these growing in a field.
Comng Attractions – 3
No tulips yet but things are moving in the right direction. It reached +5C today and snow banks are beginning to melt; I even saw a jogger wearing shorts 😊
Green and White – 3
Another warm weather scene on a cold and snowy day. Not a great fan of winter anymore 😏 .
Green and White – 2
Well, it’s snowing again so here’s a summery alternative to the scene outside my window. I think this is a Long-leaved speedwell but would appreciate a positive I.D.
Spring
Just six weeks to go!
September Garden
We’ve had frequent snow squalls today, so I thought a bit of late summer would be welcome.
Green and White
These two colours are well represented in our winters by snow covered evergreens. I thought these hostas would be a nice change of pace.
Cute as a Bug
If an insect can be cute this one ticks all the boxes 😊
Welcome
Coneflowers have a long growing season and are always a welcome sight. They were particularly attractive in this garden patch.
Tilt
December 21 is the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, after which we begin to gain more daylight, slowly moving towards scenes like this.
BELINDA GROVER PHOTOGRAPHY 