This Venus Flytrap may have caught a less than real fly...but it's a new enjoyment of one of my daughters-in-law!
I love honeysuckle, though it can certainly take over a place. My favorite summertime thing to do with it was to pick a nice white flower (the yellows are older) and pull out the stamen from the bottom, and then lick the drop of nectar from it. Sorry bees, I would take maybe 4-5 drops.
Bleeding Hearts, I've never grown.
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It may seem difficult at first, but everything is difficult at first. - Miyamoto Musashi
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ReplyDeleteLovely pictures and quotes. When I was a child, my walk to the school bus took me down an alleyway that had a profusion of honeysuckle cascading all down a fence - I can still recall the wonderful scent, like honey.
ReplyDeleteNow I wonder who wisely taught me about drinking the nectar of honeysuckle blooms. Who said, "let me show you something you'll like." And I know I've tried teaching a few children the miracle of being like a bee and enjoying it.
DeleteGood morning. Lilacs linger and forget-me-nots too, but they are in decline, so spring is almost done.
ReplyDeleteI am glad I don't only post one or two photos daily...and probably have more springtime beauties to share all summer long. Perhaps even a snowy photo will creep into my thoughts in high summer.
Delete...Barbara, you have assembled a beautiful collection today. "The Natural is the larger sacred community to which we belong," FOR SURE!
ReplyDeleteI had an interesting question at the "wellness checkup" at the doctor's yesterday. "What is most important to you?" I guess since Advent Health is religiously owned, they were searching for something to do with higher power. I had wanted to just say Nature, but compromised and said "Family and Nature."
DeleteI keep forgetting to try the honeysuckle. We have plenty locally. Maybe today. Make like a bee! They do have a lot of other options just now though.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your first true nectar experience. Whenever I hear that honey was the only sweetener available to early mankind/womankind, I beg to differ.
DeleteI love the smell of honeysuckle.
ReplyDeleteAnd I have a feeling it’s not used in expensive perfumes either!
DeleteWe used to do the same thing you do with the honeysuckle with a plant that grew in Roseland. Pull the stamen, lick that tiny, tiny droplet of sweetness.
ReplyDeleteOh that's neat to know...I wonder what those flowers were...
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