Wildflowers

As I showed you a

few blog posts ago,

dandelions choked out the grass

 along our municipal walking path

last month

creating an ocean of yellow

that transformed into fluffy white.

Well, the puff balls blew away,

planting even MORE dandelions for next spring.

They are now replaced with stunning

WILDFLOWERS!

I think I get more exercise from running home

to grab my camera than I ever get

just walking that path.

I was truly enchanted by the

splotches of random color stretching

on and on...

While standing knee deep in weeds

and wildflowers

snapping photos...

This little bird landed on a tall weed.

He fluttered from stalk to stalk

 precariously plopping on plants.

Whenever I'm shooting in such

splendid nature...

I feel that sense of magic.

Just me and my goosebumps...

experiencing it

through my camera lens.

I stood frozen,

my camera by my face,

as he fluttered closer and closer...

Plop...

SNAP!

Magic!

Speaking of closer...

I spotted this monster!

I'm scared to death of these big, fat, hairy

bumblebees.

When I was a kid, I went to sit on a log by a

campfire.

Three big, fat, hairy, angry bumblebees

flew from the log

to attack the screaming me

and in unison globbed onto my

flailing index finger and jabbed their

stingers into my child flesh.

Ever since....they are my enemy!

I even had my husband remove the

pretty bushes by our front door

because they attracted bumblebees.

Yah!

These pics were taken with

a telephoto lens,

and I was poised to flee

if he turned on me.

A happier sight

was this thick patch of

daisies by a fence.

I think daisies are a happy flower.

So simple...

And smiley...

They remind me of sunshine.

I picture some pictures

of a five year old child

playing in the

WILDFLOWERS.

My friend Lisa

said I can borrow her five-year-old niece.

Plus, my cousin Jim

is visiting in a week

with his almost-five-year-old!!

So, I'll be back with the

wildflowers...

and, the magic...

So, don't go away!