Japanese beetles are a form of scarab beetle and were introduced to North America in the early 1900’s. They have beautiful colouring but are highly destructive to plants and crops. This one was balancing on some Queen Anne’s Lace.
Tag Archives: Flowers
PEACHY
Our neighbour grows the most beautiful peach coloured roses. I stopped by often this summer,
WATER LILY
If you’re lucky a dragonfly will land nearby. Just the water lily that day, still not too shabby 😏
CABBAGE WHITE
I followed this cabbage white as it moved from flower to flower. This one looked a little bleary eyed from all that nectar 😏
ANOTHER BUSY BEE
I think I’m seeing more bees now than I was earlier in the summer as the season nears its end.
A SLIGHT SHIFT – 3
Late summer – cooler nights, and daytime temperatures still nice and warm, the landscape now a mix of flowers and grasses.
SITTING PRETTY
Bees and flowers, summertime favourites.
MONARCH BUTTERFLY
We’ve seen several monarchs this summer but until now they’ve been very flighty. I finally got a few minutes to photograph this one.
A SLIGHT SHIFT – 2
Another scene that signals late summer.
A SLIGHT SHIFT
It is still very much summer but the landscape is slowly showing signs of fall. There’s a bit more yellow in the fields and milkweed pods are opening to release their seeds. I like photographing these changes.
SUNFLOWER
The sunflower was centre stage but it had a nice supporting cast 😊
Poppy
Somehow I missed taking photos of poppies this summer until I came across this one in a wildlife garden. It’s approaching the end of their season so I was pretty pleased to get the photo.
Sunbeam
Even on a cloudy day, there’s always a bit of sunshine to be found in the summer.
METALLIC BEE
Metallic or Sweat Bees have to be among the most colourful of bees. They can be attracted to the salt in human sweat though this one was more interested in pollen 😏
FRAZZLED
It happens to the best of us!
ROYAL FAVOURITE
Another bee this week (and several ants); all enjoying the Queen Anne’s Lace.
BALANCING ACT
I’m happy to be seeing a lot of bees this summer going about their business.
MORNING SHADE
It has been very hot here lately. Just off the path I found a little shade along with this daisy.
SEEN ON A WALK
I thought these looked like autumn flowers although the photo was taken in May.
DAY LILY
Although you often see day lilies growing along roadsides, fields and in gardens they are not native to North America but Asia. Right now they’re popping up everywhere. This one was dressing up the side entrance of a neighbourhood house.
DINING ON DAISIES
I watched as the insect (wasp?) flew between the flowers, its face covered in pollen.
WATCHFUL
We stopped the car to stretch our legs and I noticed this curious grouping of plants by the side of the road. I wonder if they’re a form of teasel. I’d love to know, can anyone identify them?
(Mystery solved, see below)
SPOTLIGHT
The woods are thick with vegetation now, pleasantly cool and shady. The sun found its way through the bush and illuminated these flowers beautifully.
BEES ABOUND
Up until now I have seen very few bees. Then I remembered a patch of wild roses where I had seen a good number of bees last summer. We took a walk there and were not disappointed.
BEAUTY IS IN THE EYE…
Some might just see weeds but I see more. I like the little bug centre stage as well.
NATURE’S CURVES
On a recent walk, my spouse pointed out the remains of a flower. He said it reminded him of a musical symbol. I had the right lens on my camera (he didn’t) so I gave it a try. I thought the title of my post was pretty apt as it describes the subject as well as the idea that you don’t always have the right gear to capture something that appeals to you.
SPRING WHITE
I’m not a great fan of white flowers but these prove the exception. Almost as pretty in bud as in flower.
WILD VIOLET
Another spring favourite.
MIGHTY ANT
Ants and peonies seem to go together. Ants protect the flowers from nuisance pests and the flowers provide the ants with nectar. A win win. I enjoy these flowers too as well as the sport of catching an ant as it speeds around the peony buds!
HONEYSUCKLE
Let’s just call it Honeysuckle 😏
(See comment below)
This plant is an attractive but invasive species introduced to North America in the late 1800s from Asia. Unlike the native honeysuckles they leaf out early and remain in leaf into the fall. Like many invasive plants, they are hardy and outcompete native plants for space and nutrients. They are pretty though and a common sight each spring.
THIS OLD HOUSE IN MAY
I often return to this corner of my neighbourhood and this house in particular. I love the warm red brick and during spring and summer. wild and cultivated flowers take their turn in the sun.
SPRING PARADE
Undercover all winter, it’s finally time for the colours and shapes of spring.
EARLY BLUES
We’ve been enjoying these early bloomers for the last few weeks. Despite the unusually cool weather the flowers keep on coming.
EARLY BLOOMER
I saw this single white flower growing close to the ground in a neighbour’s yard. It was surrounded by other perennials. I don’t remember seeing this flower before but thought it very attractive.
ON A WALK (TWO PHOTOGRAPHS)
Along with crocus, snowdrops are among the first flowers we see in the spring. The dried flowers from last season were surprising to see, given the winter that just passed.
GARDEN ABCs
I liked the repetitive pattern of these plants. I noticed the frothy substance on one of the plants and learned it was produced by the nymphs of spittle bugs. The mature bugs are no friends to gardeners and are often preyed upon by other insects.
READY SET, GO
Come on Spring…
REVERIE
I saw these lupines growing in a wildlife garden. I can’t wait to walk its grounds again.
IN THE AIR – 2
No signs of Spring yet, so until then…
IN THE AIR
It might not look like it yet but scenes like this are not far off.
BELINDA GROVER PHOTOGRAPHY 