Bees sucking on gum blossom

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These images were taken with the Nokia Lumia 520, several days ago, while Vika and I were on our morning walk. This blossom-laden gum tree hangs low over the service road.

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Yes – if you’re asking – I did get that fibreglass three-tiered pond out of storage. I’ve set it up, and now that I’ve decided on the final positioning, I just have to set the top ponds into sand or dirt to stabilise them. And I need to prevent cats sneaking up on the birds.

A pretty tabby cat wandered in this afternoon. It made itself at home by the bottom pond. I gave it a fright and it bounded out like its tail was on fire!

Hope you enjoyed seeing the bees. Catch youse later. 🙂

PS: WordPress tells me this is my 500th post … not sure if that’s a good thing or a bad thing. I’ve slowed down a lot since I’ve paid more attention to getting this novel of mine sorted. 😮

Bees & Bugs, Flowers

The bees love my Cistus …

(Nokia Lumia 520 Windows Phone)

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I love the Cistus shrub, too. It’s also called a sun rose or a rock rose, probably because the flowers close at night, slowly unfurling as the sun rises. My plant is a lowish, spreading type. I love the crinkled papery look of the petals. I hope you enjoy seeing the bees as much as I do.

Bees & Bugs, Flowers, One Word Photo Challenge

One Word Photo Challenge: Marsala

For Jennifer’s One Word Photo Challenge: Marsala

Windows/ Nokia phone, 5MP, on auto, cropped.

There is a little bit of this colour towards the top of the Kniphofia (Red Hot Poker). I planted three of these bulbs the year before last. This is the first proper flowering.