Joe Pye Weed

The only things I knew about the above plants was that they continue to multiply and that monarchs and other pollinators LOVE them.  Today I got a clear enough photo (not this one) to identify it at Pl@ntNet.  It’s Joe Pye Weed. Look closely and you’ll see a bumblebee busy at work.  The next pic…

#FF — Heavenly Notice

PHOTO PROMPT – © J Hardy Carroll Heavenly Notice Father Wiggan rose as he had risen for the last sixty years, standing first at the urinal then kneeling at the altar. Sister Loretta set the mug of aromatic coffee before him at the century-old oak kitchen table. He could smell the usual butter-fried eggs cooking….

Airstream

Recently I took a short bike ride (~8.5 miles) along roads rather than bike paths.  My helmet and vest are both neon yellow.  It was at a time of day when traffic was very slow, so I felt relatively safe.  I came across this Airstream sitting in the parking lot of a mom and pop…

dVerse — Poetics Tuesday — The Lions of Gotham

photo by Jeffrey Jung The Lions of GothamBrown-maned, tan-skinned,wandering hi-roller clubs,streets, looking for sweets,jonesing for sugar buzzesmost tender when stakes are high. Eyes huntthen swivel to meet their buddy’s in check party mate when spypretty lashed herdbrightto be cut from and pounced.In lazy times, with appetiteby proxy, they releasedesigner coiffed bait cowswith promise of glamourand…

dVerse — Q229 — August Ablaze

August Ablaze Field jabbered with color, texture of a thousand cups; workers transport pollen to hives, nests, nightly rests. Dark, juicy clusters wait along borders, on fences; opportunistic vines climb, others bellicose spreaders who exact blood tolls. August in Michigan,  ~ ~ ~ ablaze ~ ~ ~ with an unfiltered, purposeful sun. De is today’s…

The Numbers Game #85

  Judy Dykstra-Brown is the host of The Numbers Game.  Judy says: Today’s number is 207. To play along, go to your photos file folder and type that number into the search bar. Then post a selection of the photos you find that include that number.