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[skimonkey]

Great looking flowers you have there, Dave! Such a brilliant color display!

 

[Czevski]

I miss spring in east TN so much! Thank you for those great photos.

 

[leelai]

Giradman......how beautiful your garden is with so many flowers!

It must be so lovely wandering around your garden and the scent must be just heaven!

 

[Richard Brown]

I noticed all the bees on your daisies, is the hive nearby?

There are some allotments less than half a mile away, as the bee flies. I expect there are some hives there. Also, we get loads of bumble bees in the garden, and they will nest anywhere.

The bumble bee is a species protected by law. This means that you cannot disturb their nests. Who would want to anyway, bumble bees do not sting or attack when threatened.

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[The OB]

Just a couple of more spring pics around the homestead - Dave

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What a marvelous place to live in Spring/Summer giradman, a beautiful riot of colour! Now I know what a dogwood tree can look like that time of year.
Andrew


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[Richard Brown]

Your garden is fabulous, Giradman. Your azaleas are stunning. Is your soil acidic, or do you have to mulch the beds with bark chippings to feed them?

Keep those photos coming. . Have you checked out the gardening thread yet?

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[giradman]

Thanks ALL for your comments - not really a 'garden' but shrubs, bushes, and trees around our property in the front, back, & sides. The azaleas prefer slightly acidic soil and need to be pruned - the blooming lasts about 3-4 weeks (wish the time was much longer!) - caring for all of these plants is to much for me @ my age (also have other things to do like traveling & woodworking to mention a few) - SO, we have a gardening service - the shrubs & bushes were just pruned a week or so ago. A couple more pics below of some azaleas in bloom & post-blooming - along our back deck & porch (remodeled a few years ago). Dave

 

[squib]

LOVE all the photos guys! I am especially fond of the bumblebee's as we rarely see them anymore in our local gardens. They all seem to be busy pollinating the crops for food. And all of the wonderful colors of the gardens in bloom, just beautiful . Thanks for posting everyone.

 

[Samana]

LOVE all the photos guys! I am especially fond of the bumblebee's as we rarely see them anymore in our local gardens. They all seem to be busy pollinating the crops for food. And all of the wonderful colors of the gardens in bloom, just beautiful . Thanks for posting everyone.

My family sees them all the time. My dad was going to check if there was a hive behind the backyard. He still hasn't done it...

 

[Samana]

It's a website with loads of amazing photos.

Thanks. Might check it out sometime.

 

[Iriana]

On research trip this Skate was found. It's a large bottom fish. I'm awed by it's face. This was near Ushagat island, Alaska.



This is what Skate looks like.

 

[Samana]

On research trip this Skate was found. It's a large bottom fish. I'm awed by it's face. This was near Ushagat island, Alaska.

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That's something you don't see everyday. Is it a rare type of fish?

 

[Iriana]

That's something you don't see everyday. Is it a rare type of fish?

No, you don't see them everyday. I don't know whether it's rare or not. I'd have to ask my husband but he's out on another research expedition, so I can't.

 

[AQ_OC]

It looks like a guy with a monster suit on....ick!

 

[Iriana]

This large porcupine is often seen to go underneath the our log cabin's porch. I don't mind having it around as it has not eaten any of my plants or trees. Live and let live...