Seen on the Street category archive
Some Boids 1
Some more pictures from my brother on Virginia’s Northern Neck (I can tell that his editing skills are improving).
“Frozen Bee’s Knees” 2
This bee seems to like the blue salvia. It leaves the red salvia alone.
I think it’s a bumbledy bee, but it seems a bit on the small side compared to the one that once chased me from the barn to the house when I was a kid.
It’s not a good idea to accidentally step on a bumbledy bee. Bumbledy bees have smooth stingers and can sting repeatedly with no harm to themselves.
And I do mean repeatedly.
There was indeed no place to hide.
“It’s Turtles All the Way Down” 0
We went to the Gardens yesterday, after breakfast at the club (it’s open to the public–breakfast was quite nice and the staff was very friendly).
Quite a little group of families on their way to a birthday garden party gathered to watch. One of the mothers told us that the turtles are red-eared sliders, which, frankly, sounds like something you could buy, but wouldn’t want to, at a White Castle.
Watch a short turtle video (AVI).
Nature Red in Tooth and Claw 0
If you get too close, the adults will lower their heads and charge you.
“Please Release Me, Let Me Go” 0
There’s birdies out there . . . .
Gardens by the Sea 0
As soon as we left the house, the sun disappeared. Nevertheless, I am going to inflict some of my pictures from yesterday’s outing to the Norfolk Botanical Garden on the inner webs.
Craig Mitchell Smith sets up one of his glass sculptures for this summer’s exhibit.
Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes 0
Seen in a nice restaurant during yesterday’s spring fever.
Sunset on the Northern Neck. 0
H/T to my brother for the pic.
Pick-Up Artist 0
It looks as if the house finch whose picture I posted a while ago has found a girlfriend.
Admittedly, it’s not a great shot–the morning sun was glaring on the glass, but I knew that, if I tried to open the door, it would startle them away.
But I think it’s a neat moment.
A Shadow of Mallards 0
These two lounged in the shade a few feet from my deck. As the shadow of the tree moved, they moved with it.
Welcome Spring 0
H/T to my brother for the pic.