"Aerodynamically the bumblebee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumblebee doesn't know that, so it goes on flying anyway." ~Mary Kay Ash
"Have you seen...." is an effort to discover the unusual beauty in things not usually appreciated for their beauty.
Come along in Red Canoe as she explores the quiet backwater of Ohio's State Parks and the scenic streams and rivers of the Midwest. Discover the beauty hidden beyond the water's edge, quietly waiting, past access points, often only inches deep!
Come browse my photography site, Nature Remains: nothing but a photograph, for full-page slide shows of my favorite images and opportunities to purchase them.
In Spring of 2008, I began the study of 2 vernal pools on my property as part of the Ohio Vernal Pool Partnership monitoring program.
My 2008 journal includes the first photos and findings, as I studied this fascinating wetland area just a few steps beyond my backdoor...
2009 photos and findings,
2010,... again!
Now, 4 years later, another season is just days away!
Travel beyond the Midwest has taken me to some beautiful places. Usually off the beaten track, these places are WILD!
Acadia National Park
New River Nature Festival
Olympic National Park
Pictured Rocks and the UP
Voyageurs National Park
(click on the text above each photo for a quick get-away)
A regularly appearing feature, "Have you seen..." takes a closer, more patient look at things usually not seen in a flattering light.
Take a look!
Each spring, as winter lessens its grip and days warm with the first fragrant breezes of a new season, we collect sap from our Sugar Maples and produce just enough syrup for ourselves for the coming year.
The progress of this year's backyard endeavor is illustrated here.
Summer 2008, the tiny jewel of the avian world, a Ruby-throated Hummingbird, nested just feet from my front door. Pictures of her nest and the changing lives within are collected in this journal.
From life the size of a pea....
Cats that come to stay
(click on the text above each photo for stories in these collections)
6 comments:
Nina--lovely photos. I like the close ups of the bumble bees. . .right? Those are bumble bees.
Hi Nina,
This post is great and photos. I agree with your comment on beauty that isn't usually appreciated. My first photos of bumble bees thrilled me. They are kind of heavy but make their way:
http://marys-view.blogspot.com/2007/03/simple-beauty-often-unnoticed.html
I never overlook a bumble bee :o)
Yes, bumblebees.
And although I usually steer clear of anything that stings, these fellows were so engrossed in their work, I was able to get reeeal close without any cares.
Mary even has one airborne!
Cool bumblebee pix. Those milkweed flowers must taste as sweet as they smell - at least to a bumblebee or butterfly.
I love these posts of yours!
Any milkweed patch is THE place to be - so much insect activity!
Bumblebees have character,as your beautiful pictures show.
I wonder if there isn't a little bumblebee in all of us --- we can do things we think we can not do.
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