Saturday, February 11, 2017

The Bees and The Flowers


The bees seem to love these tiny purple flowers.  They were all congregating around this plant at the Desert Botanical Garden when I was there last weekend.


Since the plant was hanging over the side of a wall, it put the flowers right at eye level so I could zoom in on these busy little creatures.


I hope they enjoy these blooms while they last.  If I remember correctly, this plant blooms early in the season and then is mostly green the rest of the year.

I love the way the garden has used the flowers around the edge of this 6 foot high planter.  It gave me a sort of sweeping view looking up at the tall cactus growing above me.
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11 comments:

  1. AndyFebruary 11, 2017 at 2:34 AM

    Excellent photos Sharon. I like the colours.

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  2. ChristineFebruary 11, 2017 at 2:53 AM

    For a moment I thought summer had come! Lovely busy bee shots on those purple blooms! The last shot is great!

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  3. Steve ReedFebruary 11, 2017 at 7:34 AM

    What is that plant? Do you know? It looks a little like wisteria, but not quite.

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  4. LowellFebruary 11, 2017 at 8:02 AM

    To bee or not to bee. You did good. My bee shots are usually a black and gold blur. Maybee sometime in the future I can do better?

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  5. JudyFebruary 11, 2017 at 8:10 AM

    Very pretty. No flowers here yet.

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  6. William KendallFebruary 11, 2017 at 9:47 AM

    A great shade of purple!

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  7. RedPatFebruary 11, 2017 at 12:11 PM

    It sure is good to see healthy bees, Sharon! And to see flowers!

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  8. BillFebruary 11, 2017 at 2:18 PM

    Flowers and bees, a great combination. Nice colour too!

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  9. CatalystFebruary 11, 2017 at 3:56 PM

    What? No birds? Oh, I guess that's something for another post. :>

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  10. PerthDailyPhotoFebruary 12, 2017 at 5:01 AM

    Beautiful shots Sharon, I recognise the purple plant, I seem to remember it was quite a voracious creeper, beautiful but it really needs to be kept under control.

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  11. JackFebruary 13, 2017 at 6:17 PM

    Lovely purple-flower-and-bee images. And look at that blue sky! You have occasionally complained about your winter. Nothing looks bad in this post!

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