Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Living Spikes...

You cannot imagine how full of life these plants were - it was just humming and buzzing - bees, bumblebees, wasps, bugs, flies - all of them in perfect harmony without molesting each other, simply feeding on the nectar...

"Echinops ritro" (Asteraceae)
globe thistle, Blaue Kugeldistel
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10 comments:

  1. Kim31 July 2008 at 00:51

    these are wonderful photos Petra !!!
    and the bee makes a wonderful focal point....
    I love the contrast between the yellow and the purple :)

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  2. Unknown31 July 2008 at 10:22

    Oh thank you Kim - I am happy that you like those!!!

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  3. Azure Accessories31 July 2008 at 11:52

    First of all purple/blue are my favorite colors...and flowers rank high on my list of favorites as well...these are stunning photos...love the lushness of the flowers...they are beautiful...have to say you caught the bees, etc nicely as well

    Cheers

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  4. Unknown31 July 2008 at 14:27

    Beautiful photos! I couldn't pick a favorite! I really like the last one, but then the first one is very unique. Either blown up would be gorgeous!

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  5. Strider31 July 2008 at 15:47

    Those flowers are gorgeous Petra. Am sure they're nectars are very sweet too.

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  6. Unknown31 July 2008 at 20:57

    Hi angie, thank you for your comments!

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  7. Unknown31 July 2008 at 20:58

    strider - thank you for nice words!

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  8. Unknown31 July 2008 at 20:59

    Hi azure....geez you have a long name!!!LOL
    Although blue is not my favourite colour at all I love this in flowers of course.
    Thank you for your kind words!

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  9. Lynda Lehmann2 August 2008 at 14:17

    Wow, what wonderful and clear photography! Just gorgeous...

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  10. Unknown2 August 2008 at 18:37

    Hi Lynda - thanks again for your nice compliment - I try my best to get things right...

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