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Bees and Butterflies

Photos from the Garden This Month

August 23, 2010
Garden Texture and Contrast

I‘ve taken a break from blogging this month to catch up on a few projects at work. With the relentless heat I’ve found it best to spend time working on my website designs. Southern Post blog has a new look but it is not completed yet. I’ve got a few more enhancements to make. Hope [...]

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Garden Insectary Lures More Than Beneficial Insects

July 10, 2010
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Garden insectaries lure more than beneficial insects, they lure photographers. It is a literal smorgasbord for the senses. I couldn’t help but stop by this informal insectary in my neighborhood. While I may be an Aggie, I love orange. I really do. A spray of gorgeous orange flowers caught my eye last week as I [...]

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Photographing Butterflies Can Be Challenging

July 6, 2010
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For two days I’ve tried to capture a decent photo this Swallowtail in my garden. It fluttered around the lemon and orange trees in a frenzy. It just wouldn’t stop long enough for me to get a shot. I thought surely it would stop and rest for a moment to allow me to snap a [...]

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Bumble Bee: 10 Amazing Macro Shots

September 21, 2009
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These are some of my favorite photos from this weekend. This Bumble Bee found the bloom of my Midnight Water Lily intoxicating. She continued to visit the bloom over and over again.  It was so delightful to watch as she immersed herself into the flower. I wonder if that heavenly scent of this bloom is what attracted her? I think [...]

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Bumble Bee and the Rose of Sharon

September 19, 2009
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I was in the garden this afternoon snapping a few photos of my garden flowers and came upon a bumble bee on a faded Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus) bloom. What struck me was how much effort this little guy put into finding every last drop of nectar in what seemed to be an old [...]

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Gulf Fritillary

September 14, 2009
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Years ago I planted a Passiflora x ‘Incense’ which is a hybrid of Passiflora incarnata and Passiflora cinnicata. What I did not know at the time was how aggressive this plant is in Houston. While it has the most beautifully complex flowers I’ve ever seen, it is becoming a BIG problem in the garden. It [...]

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Coral Vine Mania

September 10, 2009
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The bees each summer swarm into my garden to visit the Coral vines (Antigonon leptopus) that my neighbor Dorothy had planted. She was an avid gardener who passed away a few years ago, unexpectedly. I miss seeing her puttering around in the garden. Dorothy was a kind, southern lady, sharing plants, and a cool glass [...]

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