tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post1425499664425293575..comments2024-03-12T14:02:09.820-04:00Comments on Riverdaze…: BAD IN BLUEGrizz…………http://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-16864775758783198852012-08-20T09:09:50.188-04:002012-08-20T09:09:50.188-04:00KGMom…
Yup, and the more I see and learn, the mor...KGMom…<br /><br />Yup, and the more I see and learn, the more amazed I am. Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-5907261016089684332012-08-20T08:15:36.741-04:002012-08-20T08:15:36.741-04:00Nature is just flat-out amazing. All the mechanis...Nature is just flat-out amazing. All the mechanisms that have developed.<br />One insect's meal is another one's demise.KGMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165941950953938943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-511474830847108392012-08-18T09:25:34.113-04:002012-08-18T09:25:34.113-04:00Scott…
Around here, this spring and summer have b...Scott…<br /><br />Around here, this spring and summer have been so messed up weather-wise that all sorts of things are out of whack. I was poking around an old field just up the road yesterday and saw both bergamot and milkweed in bloom. But I don't recall seeing any milkweed pods anywhere I've rambled lately that were to the point of splitting, though I might simply have missed them. We certainly had plenty of milkweed in full bloom at least a month and a half ago if not earlier. Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-79008214547400115052012-08-18T09:15:31.155-04:002012-08-18T09:15:31.155-04:00Rowan…
Growing up, I guess I thought all bees wor...Rowan…<br /><br />Growing up, I guess I thought all bees wore alternating bands of yellow and black—though I did know that besides stripes, wasps additionally came in black or reddish-brown. But once I really began to get into the various Hymenoptera, I found they're practically every color of the rainbow, singly or in combination and pattern. I especially like a few of the little sweat bees which appear to be sheathed in metallic chrome—either bright yellow-gold or an incredible green. I thought I'd posted a pix of one of a metallic green sweat bee last year, but in looking to add a link, I can't find it so maybe I didn't. Maybe a future post? <br /><br />BTW, thank you for asking…I am doing well, providing I discount creeping age and too many decades of bodily abuse. Giving that, however, I'm good—and certainly enjoying my days now that things have finally cooled off a bit and we've had some rain which greened things back up. Hope you're having a nice summer, too. Oh, I should tell you I'm on my last jar of your mincemeat recipe. Won't be long before it's time to do a fresh supply.Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-14330369746443347512012-08-18T08:23:13.219-04:002012-08-18T08:23:13.219-04:00Boy, our milkweed finished flowering weeks ago! I...Boy, our milkweed finished flowering weeks ago! In fact, some of the seed pods are already splitting open.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04443352705506509732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-51264181562561365792012-08-18T01:55:43.399-04:002012-08-18T01:55:43.399-04:00He's rather handsome but I'd never have pi...He's rather handsome but I'd never have picked him as a wasp. To me wasps are black and yellow striped things:) Hope you are doing well and enjoying life.Rowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13679130612798888266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-73332435181399989772012-08-17T23:10:45.889-04:002012-08-17T23:10:45.889-04:00Jayne…
It was that incredible electric blue color...Jayne…<br /><br />It was that incredible electric blue color that caught my eye—and, of course, makes the shot. Bees and wasps often seem to have these wild colors—sometimes on their bodies, occasionally on the wings. I really don't know much at all about most insects (except for those eaten by trout) but the more I look…and see…the more I'm amazed. It's fun trying to capture images to share. Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322683719539438825.post-88910718898796644672012-08-17T21:52:32.509-04:002012-08-17T21:52:32.509-04:00Just gorgeous, that guy! Love that you can really...Just gorgeous, that guy! Love that you can really see the blue in those wings. Great shot Grizz!Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14057094040409159429noreply@blogger.com