Sunday, August 9, 2015

Wayside flowers

Bee on Spotted Knapweed (Centaurea maculosa)

Here's a sample of what's growing on the central Ontario waysides this time of year.

Queen Anne's Lace (Dauca carota)

Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare)

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27 comments:

  1. Margaret Birding For PleasureAugust 9, 2015 at 3:54 PM

    I love wild flowers and these are three lovely imagesof them.

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  2. HannahAugust 9, 2015 at 4:32 PM

    I like the bee, and the Tansy is a pretty flower, though it is considered undesirable, cute yellow balls. There is lots of Queen Ann's Lace around here, I don't see the others.

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  3. Sylvia KAugust 9, 2015 at 4:59 PM

    Ah, I love them all!!! Beautiful captures, glorious colors and a happy bee!! Doesn't get any better!! I do hope you're enjoying a wonderful day and wishing you a great new week!!! ENJOY!!

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  4. Ruth HiebertAugust 9, 2015 at 5:13 PM

    I love those delicate and pretty wild flowers.

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  5. Linda W.August 9, 2015 at 6:22 PM

    Love your first photo of that busy bee!

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  6. UnknownAugust 9, 2015 at 6:25 PM

    Lovely pictures, the first one with the bee is great, not an easy shot to get..

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  7. What Karen SeesAugust 9, 2015 at 6:29 PM

    Lovely images. I especially am fond of Queen Anne's Lace.

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  8. CountryMumAugust 9, 2015 at 6:46 PM

    I have never seen or heard of Tansy, but my, what a stunning flower. It is a little like our Billy's Buttons in Australia.

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  9. StephanieAugust 9, 2015 at 6:55 PM

    So very pretty these wildflowers.

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  10. RoseAugust 9, 2015 at 6:57 PM

    Queen Anne has a hanger-on, too. All are beautiful....I need to get out and take some photos. I have seen a red leaf on a tree across the street, and then noticed some big yellow leaves on the cottonwoods next door. Autumn is fast approaching!

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  11. RevrunnerAugust 9, 2015 at 7:11 PM

    Especially lovely specimen of Queen Anne's Lace.

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  12. MichelleAugust 9, 2015 at 7:30 PM

    That Tansy is lovely.

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  13. LeoraAugust 9, 2015 at 7:51 PM

    Lots of lovely flowers growing! I really do like the knapweed. Looks like a flop of purple hair.

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  14. TexWisGirlAugust 9, 2015 at 8:19 PM

    love the tansy.

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  15. RedPatAugust 9, 2015 at 8:58 PM

    I like the word 'tansy'! And the Queen Ann's lace is lovely!

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  16. Muffy's MarksAugust 9, 2015 at 9:30 PM

    Beautiful flowers!!!

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  17. The CrankyAugust 9, 2015 at 10:19 PM

    So lovely! I hope to get some tansy planted in my garden next year.

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  18. John "By Stargoose And Hanglands"August 10, 2015 at 2:00 AM

    Very similar to what's growing on our roadside verges over here. The habit of mowing everything into oblivion seems to have disappeared in the wake of spending cuts. Hurray!

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  19. ADRIANAugust 10, 2015 at 2:11 AM

    I see you have Soldier Beetles as well. It's rare just to see one.

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  20. MysticAugust 10, 2015 at 2:21 AM

    The first Picture is splendid. Rest all flowers saw for the first time.

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  21. JeevanAugust 10, 2015 at 6:27 AM

    Love the lace blossoms!

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  22. AnvilcloudAugust 10, 2015 at 7:42 AM

    Ooh, I like the tansy.

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  23. AnonymousAugust 10, 2015 at 8:19 AM

    Beautiful photos, lovely flowers.
    Gretings.

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  24. MadSnapperAugust 10, 2015 at 8:25 AM

    yellow flowers make me happy and I don't think I have ever seen Tansy anywhere. love the upside down bug on the Queens Annes lace

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  25. William KendallAugust 10, 2015 at 11:21 AM

    The bees are very busy! The Queen Anne's lace looks pretty.

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  26. cieldequimperAugust 10, 2015 at 3:16 PM

    Love them all but the second one is brilliant!

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  27. KayAugust 10, 2015 at 5:29 PM

    These all say "late summer" to me. Very nicely done and I especially like your bee portrait.

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