Hello Jim, gorgeous shot, and yes, I hope you did use a long lens! You have a lovely garden, how do you grow everything so well in clay? I look forward to seeing more! Karen
No long telephoto lens, I just walk up to the flower and shoot. I try to not caste a shadow. The bees and wasps seem more interested in the flower than me.
I never touched a plant till Pat and I moved to Cleveland from Chicago. Our house came with trees and trees and more trees. it also came with overgrown landscaping that hadn't been tended to for 15 years. Pat's always been the gardener. I love hanging out with Pat and I know how to use a shovel. Along the way I discovered a love of gardening. But first, We had to take 12 trees down and 40 dead bushes out. Hosta, ligularia, and sedum are my favorite plants.
Our yard is clay. Clay, clay and more clay. Clay all the way to the center of the earth. The people at the conservation district told us that " we're at the wrong end of the glacier". I nodded the nod of the intimidated and have repeated it ever since. We are true belivers in sweet peet and work in 15 yards every spring. Our back yard faces north and is a good 6 feet lower than the house. Most of the back yard is moist year round. Except for the north east corner, the yard is under shade or partial shade. The front yard is mainly sunny. We are in zone 5b.
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What a beautiful flower and a scary looking wasp....although I do appreciate his beauty...from a distance :-)
snazzy wasp
a beautiful scary wasp...over here in england we have had few wasps this year...
Great shot, Jim, but it makes me shiver...I'm very allergic.
Jim - incredible shot; hope it was taken with a VERY long telephoto lens?!!
Hello Jim, gorgeous shot, and yes, I hope you did use a long lens! You have a lovely garden, how do you grow everything so well in clay? I look forward to seeing more! Karen
No long telephoto lens, I just walk up to the flower and shoot. I try to not caste a shadow. The bees and wasps seem more interested in the flower than me.
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