pollinators at work

[OT from cottage renovations]

this time of year the hibiscus and crepe myrtle seem to be the most showy of the many plants in bloom.  however pleasing they are to us while out for a walk around the Grove, their true purpose is to attract creatures to bring targeted mobility to their pollen.  here's some of it happening: 

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Chestnut Avenue

that tan background of the first image is the plywood of Castle McClelland. 

butterfly bush

Grove Road

hibiscus

Center Street

mimosa

lunaria revisited

[OT from cottage renovations]

in the summertime one expects reruns, right?  here's another look at the subject of this entry from 12 June. 

I don't get the impression that lunaria is highly prized in the Grove -- these specimens had been uprooted and tossed along Grove Road for yard waste pickup.  before the haulage contractor could get to them, though, I did, and brought them home to await suitable light and the more limiting condition of a clue as to what to do with them.  yesterday afternoon I got around to burning a bit of digichrome in their general direction. 

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lunaria