One of the advantages to living in a relatively southern state is that summer lingers on for a bit longer and flowers continue to bloom. As long as there are flowers blooming, bees continue in their efforts to gather pollen,
I am not sure what flower this is, but it was blooming in the garden of one of my neighbors, Cindy Dyer, a fellow photographer and blogger. She plants her garden with an eye toward plants that will photograph well and when I have a few minutes to spare, I enjoy making a quick trip to her garden to see what is blooming.
When I first spotted it, I had this mental picture of the bee working in the center of the flower, surrounded by a protective little fence. I tried to frame the shot with that picture in mind and chose an angle that emphasized the “fence.”
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Mike, that’s a really beautiful shot, especially when viewed at higher resolution. What a great tribute to late summer–hot town, summer in the city…
…but at night it’s a different world… Thanks, Gary. As I recall, you were the one who suggested that I use a higher resolution image than the size that fits on the blog page, so folks can see greater details if they click on the photo.
I like your visual image of a fence. Well captured!
Thanks, Lyle. It’s strange how a first glance at something can generate a mental image or linkage to something completely different.
So true. Our brains are amazing.
Great shot, it was 93 in Columbus on Tuesday and 90 today,,its rediculous.:-)
Yikes. I enjoy nice weather, but that’s a bit too hot. Besides, fall is my favorite season and I enjoy a proper transition into the new season.
Love your bee. Is it an American bumble bee? You have different types than we have over here.
I think that it is the common type of American bumble bee. I will have to check on the internet to see what kind of bees there are in Europe.
The flower looks like a variety of coreopsis, but there are many different cultivars.
nice guy