Around a favourite birdwatching pond
Although fall is in the air, many wildflowers are still blooming here.
Largest square: bumble bee on bull thistle (Cirsium vulgare). Working clockwise: New England aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae), wild lobelia (Lobelia syphilitica), tickseed sunflower (Bidens aristosa), frost aster (Symphyotrichum pilosum) and goldenrod (Solidago).
FYI: The reason I include botanical names is because they always stay the same but common names change from region to region.
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Exquisite flowers and colors and I love the that busy bee!! Delightful captures for the day as always, EG!! Just the bright spot I needed! Hope you have a great new week!!
ReplyDeletethat is one cute and fuzzy bumble bee on the thistle, he made me smile, he looks like he is bellied up to the bar
ReplyDeleteThe goldenrod is particularly lovely!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, EG! And I like your scavenger hunt too especially the wee frog.
ReplyDeletelove the asters!
ReplyDeleteI love these beautiful posts!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous shots...so sharp and clear! I love that about your photos.
ReplyDeleteI have purple asters in the front of my house. And I don't remember planting them there! Love the lobelia. Would love some of that.
ReplyDeleteWild lobelia...I would love some here in my neck of the woods!...:)JP
ReplyDeletemagic meadow!
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You do a great job showing colorful flowers,
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful mosaic this is!
ReplyDeleteVery fast, it will be mid October in the next morning I wake up.
ReplyDeleteLove seeing that bee at work.
ReplyDeleteMarvelous collage. I love all of the colors.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful collection of flowers.
ReplyDeleteNice collection of wildflower photos.
ReplyDeleteWildflowers are so very attractive, esp as your photograph and arrange the collage.
ReplyDeleteStunningly beautiful these flower shots!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful collage ... Fall is such a colorful season. I admire that you take time to learn and share the "real" names of each flower.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful collage! Lovely combination.
ReplyDeleteIt's nice to see how pretty your september is. I hope the rest of your september is just as lovely.
ReplyDeleteThe wild lobelia is a deep blue I don't see often, and I don't think we have any here. Your collage is wonderful!! And all going away in the fall, WAH!!!
ReplyDeleteSeptember is good month for light and colour, and usually the most settled weather wise... at least in Llandudno. Great shots!
ReplyDeleteVery poetic images with plenty of colors!Awesome collage EG, thanks for these lights!
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Beautiful flowers. I saw a field of goldenrod yesterday. Just gorgeous. I think thistle is one of my favorites.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful floral collage EG.. Spring/autumn are the best!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely collage!
ReplyDeleteWhat a pretty mosaic!
ReplyDeleteA colorful collage with vibrant colors. Love the bee on the thistle!
ReplyDeleteA lovely collage of flowers! Wonderful!
ReplyDeleteLovely flowers, such a nice variety for fall. Bumblebees seem to really love thistles, the bees really go after my Cardoon flowers. I presently find myself dis-astered, some that bloomed for years all up and disappeared, and the ones I bought last year didn't seem to come back. I have some that I raised from seed so maybe they will bloom next year. I miss them in the fall, the lovely purple color.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty!
ReplyDeleteI get some of my best insect shots on bull thistle flowers.
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What a beautiful mix of colors and forms that your September collage has. Glorious.
ReplyDeleteLovely colourful and sharp pictures Funny how bees and butterflies love thistles, great shot.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful mid september...in colors and shapes!
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