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Lens-Artists #103: Surprise

July 3, 2020Posted in Flowers, Georgia, PhotographyTagged garden, Lens-Artists, Photo Challenge, Surprise15 Comments

This week our host Ann-Christine has challenged us to show anything that was a surprise.

I’ve had a few surprises in the garden this summer. When I found two unidentified plants growing in one of my small beds I left them alone to see what would happen. I was surprised when they turned out to be Black Eyed Susans that I planted about two years ago.

20200702-North-Beach-flower — Black Eyed Susan

I’ve seen plenty of cicada skins attached to things around the exterior of our house but I was surprised to find one hanging onto a zinnia while it was shedding its skin. A few days later, the skin was still there.

Cicada shedding it’s skin

Empty cicada skin

Another time a mama diamond back terrapin decided that underneath the salvia would be a perfect place to lay her eggs.

20200606-mama-turtle-(2) — Female Diamond Terrapin laying eggs in the garden

Thank you Ann-Christine for this weeks Lens-Artists Photo Challenge – Surprise

Lens-Artists #101: One Single Flower

June 15, 2020Posted in Flowers, PhotographyTagged Lens-Artists, one single flower, Photo Challenge, zinnias28 Comments

This week guest host Cee of Cee’s Photo Challenges has challenged us to show images of one single flower.

This is a fun challenge for me because I spend a lot of time in my butterfly garden and enjoy capturing images of the flowers.

This year the zinnias are growing like crazy. In addition to the seeds I planted there are volunteers coming up all over the place from the seeds spread naturally from last years flowers.

This gardenia is the only bloom from my three gardenia bushes in another flower bed.

Thank you to Cee for this weeks Lens-Artists Photo Challenge -One Single Flower

First Day of Spring 2020

March 19, 2020June 26, 2026Posted in Butterflies, Flowers, Georgia, NatureTagged Bee, First Day of Spring, Georgia garden, Monarch on Milkweed, Spring, Spring blooms, Spring Flowers26 Comments

These days we are social distancing by staying home except to go to the store for supplies.

I grabbed my camera today to go outside in my yard in the glorious warm, sunny weather and capture a few of our first spring blooms. Enjoy!

WordPress just reminded me that today is the 7th anniversary of the Wandering Dawgs blog. Thanks to all of you it’s been an amazing seven years.

I would not still be blogging if it wasn’t for you. I appreciate every one of you who follows the blog, reads the posts, likes a post, or leaves comments. You make it worth while to keep the blog going.

Thank you all! Happy First Day of Spring!

Lens-Artists #83: Future

February 11, 2020June 26, 2026Posted in Butterflies, Flowers, PhotographyTagged future, garden, Lens-Artists, Photo Challenge13 Comments

For this week’s challenge Ann-Christine has asked us to illustrate the Future.

To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow ~ Audrey Hepburn

A flower bud’s future is to become a flower.

20200204-Camellias-(13) — Bud on newly planted Bobbie Fain Variegated Camellia

20200208-Garden-(1) — First bloom on newly planting Camellia

The future of a caterpillar is to become a butterfly.

20200209-Caterpillar — Monarch Caterpillar munching on milkweed leaf

20191112-Monarch-Catterpillar-(25) — Monarch on milkweed

While I don’t know what my future will bring, I can enjoy watching my garden grow. The seeds I plant in March become summer flowers.

Many thanks to Ann-Christine for this weeks Lens-Artists Photo Challenge – Future

Camellias make me happy

February 5, 2020June 26, 2026Posted in Flowers, Georgia, NatureTagged Camellias, Coastal Georgia garden, garden, Gardening, Georgia garden, weekly smile, White Camellia, Winter Blooms12 Comments

I fell in love with Camellias last year when I saw them blooming during my Adventure in Bonaventure.

I have an old Camellia in my yard that my next door neighbor passed on to me many years ago. I didn’t know what I was doing and just stuck it in the ground and hoped for the best. For years I would only get a few flowers each year. A few years ago it was covered with the white blooms in January and February. Seeing those blooms always make me smile.

When the Camellia is blooming I like to have flowers all around the house.

I enjoy those winter blooms so much that I decided to plant some more Camellias. Last Friday I drove across town to visit a nursery that specializes in Camellias. I spent about an hour with the owner as he told me everything I needed to know about how to plant and care for them. He helped me select three bushes that should do well in my yard – a pink High Fragrance, a gorgeous white Sea Foam, and a red and white variegated Bobbie Fain.

It took me two days to decide exactly where I wanted to put them. Sunday afternoon before the Super Bowl I dug three holes and followed the instructions on how to plant my new plants. There are buds on each of them.