East Gwillimbury CameraGirl

Eastern Black swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) view 1 This butterfly is also known as the American Swallowtail or Parsnip Swallowtail.  ...

  White-faced Meadowhawk This time of year when traveling through fields or woods, I'm almost certain to see dragonflies and damsel...

Macro of nectar-loving bee I am linking to I Heart Macro HERE .

   Macro of hollyhock These are hollyhock days in my gardens. I live in a century home (older than 100 years old), so hollyhocks seem a...

Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa) Ever since I was a kid on a trip with my grandparents, I've felt excited when I see a patch o...

  Orange bluet (Enallagma signatum) I believe  A damselfly for sure and I'm pretty sure it's an orange bluet. Since the damse...

 Center of fringed poppy These poppies are annuals that reseed themselves every year in my gardens. They bloom every year in July. ...

Tradescancia (aka spiderwort) Tradescancia like the soil and light in my gardens, and bees like my Tradescancia! I am linking to I H...

Rosa Glauca shrub rose I am a BIG fan of this rose and wish it bloomed much longer in my garden than it does.  Although it's a cult...

 Tulip in my garden today Yes, tulips are still blooming in my gardens. I know we in central Canada are WAY behind most of the rest of ...

 Remains of last year's blossom A well-established climbing hydrangea climbs the wall of the patio outside Southlake Hospital'...

  Purple  pasque flower  (Pulsatilla vulgaris) The weather has warmed up enough for my pasque flowers to bloom. Pink Pasque flower...

 Chiononodoxa, aka "Glory-of-the-snow" Finally, something blooming in my gardens! I am linking to I Heart Macro HERE .

Tiny glass beads I like the various colours and the wonky shape of the hole in the green bead.  I also like that we can see bubbles in ...

Buds of Red Maple, I think Out for a walk today I spotted these tree buds anxiously awaiting spring. I am linking to I Heart Macro HE...

Milkweed pod The seeds and dried pods of this plant are needed by monarch butterflies. They lay their eggs on this plant - the sole foo...

  Weird-shaped icicles Around Ontario, this has been a winter for icicles, that's for sure!   Not Macros, I agree, but they are clo...

 Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) Handsome he's NOT! Wild turkeys are hungry this year and, in some areas, acting quite bold looki...

Snow atop red-osier dogwood turned into solid ice Although the air temperature was  below freezing on Tuesday, the sun was warm enough ...

Ant on trumpet creeper I took this photo last August while I was waiting for a hummingbird to come by.  The hummingbird turned out to b...