tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post2181774332800990506..comments2023-10-09T09:06:42.157-07:00Comments on Take time to smell the flowers......: Ferns and little creatures.Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-56698611363845078502014-05-25T17:56:18.536-07:002014-05-25T17:56:18.536-07:00If I saw this beautiful creature here I would call...If I saw this beautiful creature here I would call it a dragonfly. The body and the way it holds it's wings. I can sometimes hear those angels calling to the plants to grow. A fabulous time of year.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-34880417996978606972014-05-22T06:39:51.943-07:002014-05-22T06:39:51.943-07:00Ha! Perhaps not Jo....but I am sure your Hosta w...Ha! Perhaps not Jo....but I am sure your Hosta will be fine. I think next year I may think along those lines :)<br /><br />It took quite a while to get those images.....I have learnt to be patient....I believe it comes with age :)Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-60932403505791587162014-05-22T04:14:35.388-07:002014-05-22T04:14:35.388-07:00What a fabulous photo, I'm never fast enough t...What a fabulous photo, I'm never fast enough to catch dragonflies and damselflies with my camera, you have to be a very patient photographer to capture wildlife. I grow a few hostas in pots and they're not often bothered by slugs and snails, though I shouldn't speak too soon really, should I?Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-87255489780571303742014-05-21T21:43:06.823-07:002014-05-21T21:43:06.823-07:00Ferns are so reliable.
Oh dear, poor neighbours/ ...Ferns are so reliable.<br />Oh dear, poor neighbours/ Deer I know can be a huge problem.<br />I love Hosta flowers......but I won't be adding to my collection.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-90191375724994842052014-05-21T15:57:57.978-07:002014-05-21T15:57:57.978-07:00Lovely. Our ferns have done very well this year, ...Lovely. Our ferns have done very well this year, too. We don't have to worry about little things on hosta, the deer eat them like candy. We don't have any but our neighbors love them and lose them every year.NCmountainwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615765649828716560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-21756960761258368552014-05-20T06:29:43.830-07:002014-05-20T06:29:43.830-07:00Yes Rose, they are a type of dragonfly. Frank t...Yes Rose, they are a type of dragonfly. Frank tells me it is a female Broad bodied chaser. Very beautiful.....I have been looking for the male today....he has a blue body. Guess what I found him.....have been trying to get an image all morning. Given up for today, will try again tomorrow.<br /><br />Elder 'Black Lace'...........I think it is gorgeous, so pretty. I will take some images when the flowers bloom.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-84882965773637664112014-05-20T05:39:55.396-07:002014-05-20T05:39:55.396-07:00What fantastic photos of the darter! Are they a t...What fantastic photos of the darter! Are they a type of dragonfly? I love the quote! Last year I visited a garden that had quite a few specimens of the elder...elderberry lace, is it? Such a gorgeous plant!Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-13566299557293257162014-05-19T23:25:24.901-07:002014-05-19T23:25:24.901-07:00Good Morning Elaine
I landscaped the woodland are...Good Morning Elaine<br /><br />I landscaped the woodland area first. As I child my parents would often take my brother and I for picnics in the wood. I loved these moments....I dreamt of a little piece of woodland. I have found in life that dreams often come true:)<br /><br />Elder black lace is beautiful. I have nine shrubs now.....those in the borders have become quite majestic. They seem to like my heavy clay soil.<br /><br />Yes it would appear the Chaser (tku Frank) is in fact smiling. Perhaps he knew the lady in the farmhouse is a lover of all creatures great and small :)<br /><br />Enjoy your day............Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-46951605285598768442014-05-19T14:31:39.785-07:002014-05-19T14:31:39.785-07:00Loving your woodland garden I can just picture the...Loving your woodland garden I can just picture the dappled shade and the plethora of ferns. I have never seen one of those insects before, not unlike a dragonfly, you caught it beautifully on camera - I even think it smiled for you. The black elder looks nothing like an elder really does it, but the foliage is stunning. Enjoy the rest of the week.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-10537438734480022752014-05-19T11:32:45.568-07:002014-05-19T11:32:45.568-07:00Thanks for that Frank. I always get confused wit...Thanks for that Frank. I always get confused with the markings on the wings.<br />I shall look for the male.....and hopefully get an image.<br />I will make a note of your Dam & Drag for future reference :)<br /><br />The Hosta look dreadful, I don't even want to think about them :(<br />I cannot believe the damage that has been done.<br />I have birds, frogs and a visiting hedgehog, how can there be so many slugs and snails.........Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-51828473907130171112014-05-19T11:23:58.713-07:002014-05-19T11:23:58.713-07:00The ferns are also growing well here Cheryl but I&...The ferns are also growing well here Cheryl but I've purposely not planted Hosta's for the reason you highlighted.<br /><br />Your delightful visitor was a female Broad-bodied Chaser (Libellula depressa).<br /><br />A regular around garden ponds so look out for the pale blue, broad flattened abdomen of the male. I have a picture of him and many others on my Damsels & Dragons page - http://fabearlybirder.blogspot.co.uk/p/damsels-dragons.htmlFABhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16185823702988992159noreply@blogger.com