A popular German legend tells that a medieval knight was walking with his beloved along the bank of a river. The lady, seeing the beauty of some small bright blue flowers, asked the gentleman to pick them for her. The knight, bending down next to the river to pick the flowers, fell into the water. The weight of the armor prevented him from floating, but before sinking, he shouts: “Don't forget me!”, and throws these flowers at his lover. #macrophotography#wildflowers#spring#legend#donotforgetme#nature
This is wild hyacinth or Camassia scilloides (according to the vender). It's an eastern US native. Planted it last fall & was excited to see it this spring. Must've assumed it was the size of a typical garden hyacinth cause I wasn't expecting it to get so large in the 1st yr. Love the subtle purplish grey petals combined w/ the bright yellow anthers. Going to have to grab more of these 👍.
(05/05/24)
A clutch of 7-Spot Ladybird eggs on a fence post at #WWTCastleEspie.
For scale, the hoop on the right is a standard “U”-nail, about 1.5cm across.
Shot on iPhone XR using Halide Camera app.
Went out to feed the birds this a.m. & saw something "mounted" to a back porch support beam. Closer inspection revealed it was a very large #moth. My ID app suggests Polyphemus moth (Antheraea polyphemus) with an average wingspan of 6". It was just chilling during the a.m. storms. I hoped it would open up but it just stayed motionless. It was quite dark so the pics aren't the best. Antennae are very cool!
(05/02/24)