Wednesday’s Photos
Thimbleberry Plants, Ferns and Wild Raspberry Bushes
The thimbleberry plants with their beautiful white flowers are blooming in great abundance right now at the Arrow Lake. Their fruit is almost inedible, as it has too many seeds and too little flavour. On one of their leaves I captured a fascinating bug taking a nap in the hot afternoon sun. Ferns are everywhere in the woods and their leaves forever impress me with their forms and shapes. In my search for new aspects of nature I also came across a wild raspberry patch, which attracted dozens of bumblebees. Ignoring the more attractive flowers of the ubiquitous thimbleberry, they zeroed in on the humble raspberry flower. They were too quick for me to catch them with my camera. Enjoy.
The Peter and Gertrud Klopp Family 
That bug shot is amazing. Any idea what kind of insect that is? Lovely photos, Peter!
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Robert Parker said it is the blister beetle. Google it for some really interesting information on this insect, Amy.
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Thanks—will do!
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Great pictures, Peter! 🙂
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Nice photos, and my favorite is the slanted fern shot. Is it a blister beetle?
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I didn’t know until now. I google the name, and yes it is the blister beetle.
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Peter, so enjoy your photos and the perspective that they show. Thank you for sharing the beauty from the Arrow Lake area.
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Oh, I am really happy that you enjoyed the photos. Thank you!
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You are welcome!
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That bug i captured some time ago but forgot it’s name. 😉 Seems to be a “weichkäfer”.
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What a beautiful beetle, Peter!
The picture with the fern shows it from a very interesting angle, were you on your knees again? 😉
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Haha! On my knees? No I lay on my back for this particular shot.
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That’s why it looks so huge … 😀 😀
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beautiful!!!
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Lovely pictures, as usual Peter. It seems that you have beautiful sunny day there..
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We almost had too much sunshine. Today we welcome the rain, as it was getting too dry.
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The name thimbleberry seemed familiar. Sure enough, when I looked back at my visit to the Canadian Rockies in 2017, I confirmed that I’d photographed the fruit in late August:
https://portraitsofwildflowers.wordpress.com/2017/12/26/red-and-green-redux/
Living in that area, you’re fortunate to enjoy the pretty flowers earlier in the season, like the one in your first photograph.
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I clicked on the link and found the photo of the mature thimbleberry. Great shot, Steve!
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Thanks. I would’ve asked if you’ve enjoyed thimbleberry fruit except that in your text you say it’s almost inedible. Not so the fruit of the Rubus trivialis that grows abundantly in Texas, which is delicious.
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It must be a different variety. I definitely don’t like the taste of the thimbleberries that grow here in our area.
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Yes, it’s a different Rubus species.
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Thanks for the clarification, Steven!
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Looks like summer is almost here
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Beautiful. I particularly like the fern shot; it’s stunning.
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Thank you, Su!
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I am guessing you are now in the best part of the year. On the other side of the world, we are in the worst, with temperatures upto 47C (which is 116.6F). Waiting for the monsoon to break in the next three weeks.
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I consider 30C very hot, yet ,tolerable, but at 47 I would die. I hope you are getting some relief soon, Ankur.
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Thank you Peter. Relief normally arrives in the form of the monsoon towards the end of June, driving temperatures to under 40.
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Fabulous photos and I am now imagining bumblebees flying at great speed – some things are so tricky to capture with a camera 😊
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They are indeed hard to catch with your camera. They rarely sit still on a flower.
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Wonderful captures, Peter! Ferns are really fascinating – a very successful plant that hasn’t change much since it appeared first. 😊
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Yes, at one time they grew as tall as trees. Thank you for your kind comment, Sarah!
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Howcum your pics are so good? Help! 🙂
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Thank you! That was a great compliment.
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You’re welcome. It is well deserved.
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