Busy bumblebees –
Winter mahonia blooms ~
Eight billion lives.
Populations
Tag: Flowers
Methodical bee –
Visits each of the flowers ~
Even damaged ones.
#363/365
Old Mahonia –
Yellow racemes catch my eye ~
Bumblebee’s also.
#330/365
Back garden patrol –
Feeling the cold in my bones ~
Last of the flowers.
#322/365
Dig up dahlias –
Preparing them for Winter ~
Some have turned to mush.
#319/365
Amaryllis bulb –
Suddenly sprouts a strong stem ~
Statement of intent.
#295/365
Temperature drop –
Last chance for the late bloomers ~
Oi! Canna lily!
#289/365
Chill Autumn morning –
Night’s rainfall has left its mark ~
Jewelled surprises.
#280/365
The last dahlias –
Some heads bent with their own weight ~
Hold mine high for them.
#267/365
Sunny and windy –
What we call ‘Odin weather’ ~
Sheltered nerines sway.
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