Sunday, July 3, 2011

Afternoon Delight

I just popped outside to remind myself why I was inside.  It's bloody hot and humid out. ( Though this isn't keeping GG from digging out the maple tree stump.)

As I stood there for a minute I agreed it was too hot  for me ,but just as I was about to come inside I noticed a big commotion around the verbena bonariensis. Two finches were perched on a stem taking turns eating.  I ran inside to get my camera but they had flown off by the time I returned.

But all about me in the front yard,( and that verbena has insinuated itself where ever it pleased,) were butterflies and bumble bees and honey bees and little white moths, flitting from flower to flower.  Forgetting the heat ( and Noel Coward ) I ran around in the noonday sun, snapping picture after picture of them.

But they were far to clever and fast so I have nothing to show and just a memory to share.  But it was light and lovely and if you peer closely at this picture you just might see a butterfly and a bee.

Or you might think I have a slight case of heat stroke.  Both would be correct.






Posted by flwrjane at Sunday, July 03, 2011
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19 comments:

  1. bowstreetflowersJuly 3, 2011 at 2:26 PM

    Glad I stopped vacuuming to check out your new post. I found them!!!!
    I hope you're back inside with lemonade and a fan. Oddly not hot here, but humid. Going Vegan on Tuesday. Drinking iced coffee with Soy milk to ease myself in. Black coffee would be better I think! That GG! She's bionic.

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  2. UnknownJuly 3, 2011 at 2:52 PM

    ah, lovely. and oh GG, that most wonderful of women, she's bananas. wonderful and bananas. tell her to keep hydrated!

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  3. A Whole Lotta MagicJuly 3, 2011 at 3:05 PM

    You're losin' it.

    S
    xo

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  4. robynJuly 3, 2011 at 3:50 PM

    Jane~
    Happy 4th, loved this post.. have a fun 'partee' : ) Robyn

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  5. SuzJuly 3, 2011 at 4:09 PM

    It's hot here but not humid. I found the bee and the butterfly.

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  6. An Urban CottageJuly 3, 2011 at 4:40 PM

    What's she gonna do with the stump when she get's it out?

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  7. flwrjaneJuly 3, 2011 at 4:57 PM

    Shelley, vegan, really? Will have to rethink menu if you come to visit. GG is bionic, had to drag her away to go grocery shopping for tomorrow. She crazy.

    Katie, Bananas, correct. She'll be hydrated and sore!

    Sue, see you know:)

    Robyn, We will. Wish we were celebrating in the south of France in one of your pictures....

    Sizzle and Zoom, Yay, then you get the prize. It won't be the humidity.

    Steve, Hum, good question. Give it to the county, it's not attractive. We have a stump we dragged home from someone else's house. BTW, stumps are heavy.

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  8. MiseJuly 3, 2011 at 5:48 PM

    I'm very pleased with this post. I've been trying for ages to get to grips with GG's character, but till Katie mentioned it I didn't have the right word to describe her wonderful eccentricity and energy. Bananas it is.

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  9. webbJuly 3, 2011 at 6:34 PM

    perhaps you can use the stump as a garden sculpture? grow a pretty vine over it, while providing a bit of ground cover for the birds and critters. That should suit GG, don't you think. wonderful photo. happy weekend to you both. oxox

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  10. My Farmhouse KitchenJuly 3, 2011 at 7:35 PM

    stopping by to wish you a happy 4th of july, my friend

    kary and teddy

    xx

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  11. the fishermans cottageJuly 4, 2011 at 3:52 AM

    Were getting rather hot weather at the moment too, I have only one Verbena flower this year, althought I did spot a few newb seedlings so not all lost. Hope you and GG have a great 4th of July :) x

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  12. the fishermans cottageJuly 4, 2011 at 3:53 AM

    Oh dear my spelling..:) hopefully you are used to that now lol x

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  13. Robynne's NestJuly 4, 2011 at 4:37 AM

    It's o.k. you're not the only nutter that runs around the garden like that...I'm always dashing out to try to catch a photo of a Robin or a bumble bee..but I'm usually not quick enough either...I'm sure the lady across the road must think I'm perving at her...I'm really not...just keeping an eye on the wildlife..Robx

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  14. Miss PickeringJuly 4, 2011 at 10:07 AM

    I dont have any verbena.

    Is it too late to come to the party?
    xx

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  15. the fishermans cottageJuly 4, 2011 at 10:44 AM

    I am such a doof, I cannot tell how long I have been struggling with the old one.. :) oh well all good now... and yep you're right saw some in a book and copied..:) xx

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  16. AnonymousJuly 4, 2011 at 1:07 PM

    haha, funny post ;-)

    Happy Fourth July and thank you for all your sweet comments on my blog.

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  17. UrbanstemsJuly 4, 2011 at 6:38 PM

    Great post funny flowr lady! Love verbena and so do butterflies apparently (camera shy ones at that!). Happy 4th July. Sinead x

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  18. MarieJuly 4, 2011 at 11:03 PM

    Hope you're having a great party...

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  19. Semi ExpatJuly 5, 2011 at 12:09 AM

    Good for GG out in that sun.. hope she was ok and I love your photo of the verbena whatisname... one of my favourites - love how it grows so tall too. And your bee is cute. Hope you had a lovely 4th July! XX

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