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| We are heading into the last full week of summer. Soon there will be beautiful leaves. It is that time, described by Sarah Helen Whitman, "when summer gathers up her robes of glory, and, like a dream, glides away." |
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| An autumn preview with mockingbird and persimmons. Click to enlarge. |
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| This week I planted this little clustered mountain mint bush in the sunniest spot in my yard. I often hover over mountain mint plants in parks because insects love them. While they collect pollen and nectar, I have a chance to photograph them up close. |
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| Like this male Ammophila, a thread-waisted wasp, who seems to give new meaning to the name. Note the little patch of orange on his abdomen. |
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| Or the lovely great golden digger wasp, so called for the golden hairs on its head and body. Click to enlarge. |
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| Here's hoping that my little plant will look like this in the future and attract many interesting wasps and other insects. |