More flowers on a lazy Sunday

As you can see, I have nothing better to do than post more bee and flower pictures.

The mystery develops

The mystery plants are about a foot tall and forming buds. I’m leaning more strongly toward thinking they’re some kind of dwarf sunflower, though the sepals are so pointy, they almost put me in mind of artichoke. Not likely. Sunflowers, I’m sure of it. I think.

The sun came out!

…and I went up the hill to see what I would see. Ah, sunlight! It’s a wonderful thing.

Ignore the rain

It’s raining again. Everything is grey. It’s raining again. The water-barrel is overflowing. What exactly do I need to save water for? It’s raining again. And it’s cold! Time to pile the blankets we never put away back on the bed. You’re not supposed to be tempted to turn on the heat in June!

Next fruits

Blueberries are ripe. Mulberries are ripe. One or two of them, anyway. With blueberries you have to watch for that greyish blush to cover the deep blue color. I planted lowbush blueberries, because I like the smaller, more intense flavor of the little berries. This means a lot of stooping to pick these berries, almost […]

Tiny flowers, tiny flies

Cilantro is such a useful plant. If you plant it and clip it quick enough, you can chop up the leaves in Mexican, Vietnamese, or Chinese dishes. Or if it’s too hot to cook, it bolts and flowers. Lots and lots of tiny white flowers, which bring lots of tiny flies. And wasps. These tiny […]

Bye, columbine

The last of my columbines are still attracting bees (this one is a Lasioglossum), but they are fading and raising up fistfuls of seed pods. They’ll be back. They’ve come back and spread with glee, ever since I planted a few seeds years ago. All I remember of the variety is that supposedly the dark […]

Hawks in the rain

A really nasty thunderstorm passed through this afternoon, but we emerged merely wet. So we went to Alewife for groceries — and Red-tail hawks!

Bees in the berries

The bees are busy in the berries. Lots of bumblebees rush from flower to flower in the raspberries. This one seems to be trying to choose between a berry in progress and a fresh flower. So many berries, so little time. And there’s other bees to compete with.

More raiders of the feeders

The raccoons are the last ones to get a chance at the bird feeders. The real reason I fill the feeders every day is all the hungry young critters out there. For instance, Mr. and Mrs. Cardinal have two kids again this year. With cardinals, the juveniles look just like Mom, except that their beaks […]