Honeybee

Have you ever watched how quickly the bees move through the flowers? This one stayed still long enough I could capture her.

I am linking this post with Nature Footstep Blo-Ma.

Dragonfly

Last time I was visiting my Mom, I was returning from a walk, and saw this dragonfly sitting on the sidewalk. The sidewalk was not at all busy, but the street was. I wonder what the drivers thought, as I was lying there with my camera...

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Broken Mirror

A bit of a dilemma today.

I edited these photos from last year,

and I really cannot decide how to pare the number down any further.

It's a bit of broken mirror, and some grass and the bits from a May birch tree.

I am linking this post with both Rubbish Tuesday

and with Nature Footstep Blo-Ma.

Frosted Borage

My borage is still blooming! The killing frosts are very late this year, and the light frosts are simply looking beautiful...

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October Wildflowers

These are my favourite images 

from the captures I made yesterday.

I am linking this post with Nature Footstep Blo-Ma,

all about flowers and other macros.

First Frost

We had first frost last week.

I only took 170 photos, so I am still editing them,

but I had to share some of my favourites, so far.

I am linking this post with Nature Footstep Blo-Ma,

so please drop in to see more blossoms, and other macros!

Asters at the Construction Site

I picked some asters to bring home, then walked through the construction site. 

I placed my bouquet into this convenient steel pipe, while I captured something else, then had to capture the bouquet as well.

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Wild Sunflowers

There are half a dozen types of wild sunflowers, and I do not have them figured out.

These are the ones that grow around here.

This year, I am fascinated with the buds...

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St. John's Wort

I have St. John's wort blooming in my front garden now.

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Peonies!

It's my birthday, and I am celebrating with peonies.

The end of last week, we had more than 2 inches of rain, in 48 hours. 

The gardens were well watered...

Yesterday morning was sunny,

but there was dew on the peonies.

And everything else, I suppose...

Is there anything better than dew on peonies?

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A Member of the Poppy Family

I found this plant blooming at the gardens at Algonquin College,

 and it's a good thing I looked it up on Wikipedia - this is not the sign for this plant!!

So all I can tell you is that it is about 18 inches tall,

and a member of the poppy family, and gorgeous!!!

I am linking today's post with Nature Footstep Blo-Ma.

Foamflower

This is a wildflower called foamflower,

only I found it at the garden at the college.

Their labels make things so much easier.

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