Show and Tell

When I was a young girl, a song hit the charts written by Herb Newman called "The Birds and The Bees".  The lyrics ran (in part)

Let me tell you 'bout the birds and the bees
And the flowers and the trees
And the moon up above
And a thing called "Love"...

The tune is quite catchy, and before long we were all singing the chorus on the playground at school despite the fact our relative youth meant we had little real idea of what it was we were singing about.

Lately that song has been running nonstop through my head whenever I am out and about.

Does that ever happen to you?  Do you have ever have a soundtrack superimposed over your days?  It happens to me all the time.  I see beauty around me and the music is simply and suddenly there as well.

Today, rather than sing the song (you can thank me later) I thought I'd illustrate it for you. So, without further ado:

This young Eastern Screech Owl roosted temporarily on our front bench 

Ongoing stand off between competing male hummingbirds

Bees often get blown into the pool.  The lucky ones I fish out and they fly off apparently unharmed 

Polygonia interrogationis Question Mark Butterfly

Eumorpha vitis - Vine Sphinx moth

Garlic chive blooms dancing in August's heat over the Verbena

Oak leaf galls - the jewel tones are surprisingly pretty

July's second full moon for 2012

I love to watch the sky reflected on the water.  I think of this as the China cloud.

Here's hoping you and yours are having a lovely Labor Day Weekend.