Citrus and Camelia Blooms
The weather will be getting cold this week, so I’ve harvested the remaining Meyer lemons and Moro Blood oranges from my potted trees. They’re covered now and hopefully they’ll stay
Photography
Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar Osmetria – Red Forked Tongue?
Swallowtail caterpillars have a bright orange/red fleshy organ called an osmetrium. It looks like a serpent tongue that they stick out when they are disturbed to scare off predators. Osmetria
Macro Monday: Butterfly and the Mexican Torch Flower
Mexican Sunflower (Tithonia rotundifolia) is now blooming and attracting butterflies. I planted these from seed. You can find them at Botanical Interests. The plants are about 4-5 feet tall now
P. Allen Smith’s Container Garden Contest
There is still time to enter the contest! Deadline for submissions is July 1, 2011 (Extented to) July 30, 2011. To enter, visit the P. Allen Smith’s Platinum collection page.
Macro Monday: The Art of the Waterlily
Tropical waterlies are in full bloom now in my stock tank water garden. Nymphaea ‘Lindsey Woods’ is smiling up at the Texas sun and basking in the heat. What a
Mama Sparrow Tends Her Nest with Gusto
Mama sparrow must be exhausted. She’s been feeding her two little ones every 10-15 mintues in this 95 degree heat. She’s good at her job! She finds foods and returns
Macro Monday: Strolling the Garden
Strolling around the garden with my camera. The fence on the west side of the garden is blooming with trumpet vines. I haven’t seen a lot of butterflies this spring
Macro Monday: Albert Greenberg Water Lily Blooms
Here is the first bloom of my Albert Greenberg water lily in the stock tank pond. Usually the first blooms are very vibrant and rich in color and this one