May 31, 2009

We are slowly seeing the bees return to the garden, especially as the flowers really start blooming.  The total domination of lupin is slowly giving way to yarrow, Russian sage, bearded iris and a host of perennial flowers.

May 27, 2009

While waiting for some images to be printed, I wondered over to the garden to see if I could find any bees for an upcoming display.  Beautiful lighting, awesome flowers...no bugs!  The ants were out and about, working the Peony...and I finally found a couple of scavenging yellow jackets.  The light was so amazing, that I shot outside the box and captured a couple of flowers as well.

May 24, 2009

As is typical in Colorado, the end of May greets us with rainy weather and loud thunderstorms.  I took advantage of a break in the weather to wonder out and see what representatives of our smaller population I could find along the canal near my house.  Situated behind a retirement community, the canal parallels an amazing and little known garden, lovingly tended by the residents.  The riot of flowers and plants encourages an amazing population of invertebrates, and is one of my favorite places to photograph during the spring and summer.