Wednesday’s Photos
Sunflowers and Bumblebees
One of the least demanding flowers, thriving in poor soil and growing to incredible heights, is the sunflower. When a volunteer plant pushed through the loose gravel on the south side of our house, my wife felt inspired by this unexpected appearance of a Russian sunflower and transplanted a whole bunch of ornamental sunflowers from a barrel of dirt where she had started them from seeds. The result of her labours is today’s post on these marvellous flowers, which not only decorated the windowless wall, but also attracted bumblebees and other insects. Enjoy.
The Peter and Gertrud Klopp Family 
These are terrific shots! The flowers are beautiful, but I actually like the unopened one a lot. I know it’s a good thing, but whenever I see these bees, with pollen all over them, I always want to call them over, sit them down, and give them a good brushing. 🙂
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Many thanks for your insightful comment, Robert! As to the bees, I sometimes wonder if they are able to fly after wallowing knee deep in the pollen.
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Yes! They need a scale, like the airlines, to weigh up all this baggage before taking off!
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Good one, Robert!
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Lovely photos! Thanks for sharing.
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I am glad you liked the sunflower photos.
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I surely did. Ours look similar, but a bit more scruffy, I should say, haha. They grew every which way this year! Not very photogenic, but apparently tasty to the gold finches.
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So, so amazing Peter! Your photos are wonderful as always! Loved the sunflowers:)
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Thank you kindly, Rashmi!
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They are so beautiful, like miniature suns! I have one in the flower bed, self sown from the bird feeder. The multicoloured ones are amazing!
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That’s exactly what gave my wife the idea to put seeds in the ground. A seed had randomly been dropped on the ground and sprouted against all odds. Thank you for your kind words, Brigit!
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beautiful flowers, dear Peter. Have a nice day, regards Mitza
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Thanks! You too have a lovely day, Mitza!
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Oh my, Peter. What a gorgeous images you took. Just wow. Thank you for sharing with us
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You are very welcome, Luda. Thanks for the compliment!
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Those are amazing! So beautiful, and your photography captures that beauty perfectly.
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Thank you, Amy!
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Beautiful images, Peter. I love sunflowers since my childhood, they have such friendly faces and just give so much joy looking at them.
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Yes, the colour and shape almost lend human qualities to the sunflower. Thank you for the kind compliment, Cornelia!
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That is very true, Peter.
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Lovely images
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Thank you!
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Beautiful — flowers and your photos.
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Thank you, Su!
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Peter, the sunflower photography with the bees in it are inspiring. So beautiful with all the intricate detail. Thank you for sharing their beauty.
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You are most welcome. I am happy that you like the sunflower photography.
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Ganz wunderbar, Peter!
Das letzte Foto ist mein Lieblingsfoto dieser Serie, aber auch das erste ist ganz entzückend.
Danke für diese schönen Einsichten 🙂
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Vielen Dank, Marion, für das liebe Kompliment!
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My favourite is the last one. These are lovely blooms. Will this “happy” season last for another 3 months?
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I wish it would. Unfortunately, in another 3 months we will be seeing the first snow in the area where we live here in Canada.
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I guess the summer month doesn’t last more than 5 months
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Closer to 4 months, arv!
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The happy months?
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Happy? Yes! But I enjoy all four saisons.
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Great. 😊
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The third one is big!
I like geometry 🙂
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Yes, the third is also my favourite picture. Thank you, Gerhard!
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Beautiful flowers and shots, Peter. Not just insects are attracted. Me too 🌞🌞🌞
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Thank you, Nurul!
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Beautiful! Just beautiful! 😄
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Thank you, Sarah!
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