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The Birds and the Bees

I’ve written quite a lot about flora lately, so today it’s all about showcasing some local fauna: a few of the birds and bees (and a bug and a chipmunk) that I have had the pleasure to encounter in the past couple of months.

A cardinal in flight in our backyard…

A robin at Brookside Gardens in an optimistic (but ultimately futile) bid to score twine for its nest; a makeshift bird beach at the US Botanical Garden…

A Canada Goose guarding his territory at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens; and a bee coming…

…and going.

And finally, a dragonfly and a chipmunk, each going about their business earlier today at Brookside.

Tags: a bird bathing, bee, Brookside Gardens, Canadian Goose, Chipmunk, dahlia, dragonfly, Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens, Robin, United States Botanic Garden

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Inside

18 Mar

The last time the weekly photo challenge was “Inside,” I ended up with a red pepper on my lap. This time, I was aiming for something more symbolic. Having spent all day yesterday inside (thanks to yet another snow storm), the theme of “inside, looking out” seemed apt. But inspiration failed to strike. So I instead turned to a photo from last summer, a hard-to-imagine time of warm weather and color in a garden humming with life. My choice is therefore symbolic of a deep yearning to be done with winter….

According to this week’s challenge, “So much of life happens inside something.” And that is never more true than when it comes to bees and flowers, partners in an intricate, reproductive dance that takes place inside the flower.