It's not the ants....

Peony season is almost upon us. The ants are slurping up the sweet sticky nectar on the petals, which in turn allows the flowers to open. But it wasn't the ants that caught my eye...but the very shiny gold bug. So if the golden ticket was so special in "Willie Wonka"...I wonder what the Golden Bug may mean?????

It's a dilly....

This is very tiny bee on just one tiny flower on the dill head.

Dill is one of my favorite herbs... I love the way it smells, I like it on potatoes, in salads, and I make my own flavored vinegars with it. I love opening that "summerinajar" in the dead of winter and using it on a salad.

This morning the garden was damp (from all the rain yet again yesterday)...but oh the wonderful aroma that is there....dill, oregano, lemon balm, lavender, mint, and the damp earth. I can just stay there all morning!!! I love when you brush up against a plant and you suddenly get that good smell.

I love summer....

On Gossamer Wings

The pond light was on tonight and this fellow was just hanging out among the duckweed (the squiqqily lines are tiny water roots). He is just resting on top of the water.

Aren't the wings amazing???

One seriously UGLY bug...

A bug only it's mother could love! While it doesn't show up here, he has sort a metallic blue body. The part of the photograph I like is the lower reflection of his wings.

For a bug he's very pretty....

I was walking along our back sidewalk and happened to glance down at the now finished lilies of the valley. That is when I noticed this guy. For a bug he's beautiful. The spot on the back of his head was an iridescent copper. And the wings were lacy black. I kept thinking of the movie "Midnight Lace" with Doris Day and Rex Harrison...it's a good psychological thriller.