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An incredibly thoughtful early birthday gift from An incredibly thoughtful early birthday gift from Lisa.  A bee revival kit! ๐Ÿโ›‘๏ธ from @beevive_uk. The key ring contains a specifically formulated bee food syrup to help revive exhausted bees you may encounter on the ground. Pictured here on Lewisia cotyledon, aka Siskiyou lewisia and cliff maids. Native to southern Oregon and northern California, where it grows in rocky subalpine mountain habitat.ย #beerevivalkit #savethebees
Bumblebee on a blue planet bachelor's button (cent Bumblebee on a blue planet bachelor's button (centaurea cyanus) also commonly known as cornflower ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ Bees are particularly attracted to the color and they're a valuable source of nectar and pollen. #crownbeescontest @crown_bees
Siberian Iris "So Van Gogh." "Gorgeous blue-purple Siberian Iris "So Van Gogh." "Gorgeous blue-purple standards sit atop sunny yellow falls accented with purple veining. Though the flowers are small, they appear in clusters of up to five at a time." Fragrant and highly effective at attracting beneficial pollinators to the landscape. #sovangogh #siberianiris ๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’™
Siberian Iris "Black Joker." Fragrant, "velvety, d Siberian Iris "Black Joker." Fragrant, "velvety, deep purple falls trimmed in rich gold below lively lavender-blue standards highlighted with vivid yellow." ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿƒ#siberianiris #blackjoker
One-eyed Sphinx moth, Cerisy's sphinx moth or Will One-eyed Sphinx moth, Cerisy's sphinx moth or Willow sphinx (smerinthus cerisyi). My neighbor told me a huge moth was hanging in the netting on his patio. I went over and found this furry leaf-like ๐Ÿ‚ creature, and gently touched her wings to reveal the pretty pink blush underneath with blue eyespots and black pupils.๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ–ค๐ŸคŽ๐Ÿค

I knew that one of her host plants besides Willow was Quaking Aspen, so I took her across the street to my other neighbor's house where they have one planted. Aimee told me, "Oh yes, Jeff saw a huge one like this a couple days ago on the tree! It was so large he could see it from the kitchen." 

I thought it could possibly have been the male so I was excited to play faerie insect matchmaker ๐Ÿ’˜ Her daughter, Esme was thrilled to hold it before she took flight into the canopy. ๐Ÿฆ‹

#mothmagic #oneeyedsphinxmoth #pnwinsects
๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿ Honeybee enjoying the golden sunny beard ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿ Honeybee enjoying the golden sunny beard of the iris on this rainy Saturday ๐Ÿ’›๐ŸŒง๏ธ

Three main parts of the iris help pollinators. The inner, upright petals called standards, act as signal flags. The lower set of petals called the falls provide a landing pad for pollinating insects. The beard on a bearded iris gives pollinators a place to grab when they land and climb into the center of the flower. 

 #beardediris #honeybee #raindrops #crownbeescontest @crown_bees
Hello, June ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ“ #june #strawberries Hello, June ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ“ #june #strawberries
Honeywort (Cerinthe Major 'Purpurascens') ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’œ Honeywort (Cerinthe Major 'Purpurascens') ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’œ alien skinned beauty ๐Ÿ‘พ๐Ÿ‘ฝ๐Ÿ›ธ
Sandy Squirrel ๐Ÿฟ๏ธ Just enjoying some peanuts Sandy Squirrel ๐Ÿฟ๏ธ Just enjoying some peanuts ๐Ÿฅœ on our porch table #squirrelsofinstagram #squirrelfriend
Pink poppy coming in bigger than my hand โœ‹๐ŸŒบ # Pink poppy coming in bigger than my hand โœ‹๐ŸŒบ #giantpoppy #gardenmagic
Cloud watching at Lacamas Park on Round Lake. #clo Cloud watching at Lacamas Park on Round Lake. #cloudwatching #lacamaspark #roundlake
Camassia leichtlinii, the great camas or large cam Camassia leichtlinii, the great camas or large camas, in bloom in our garden. She's in the family Asparagaceae, and you can see why. Native herbaceous perennial to western North America in British Columbia, Canada and California, Nevada, Oregon and Washington. Common Camas or small camas (camassia quamash) was harvested by many tribes in the Northwest as a major first foods resource and trade item.๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’š #camas #camassialeichtlinii #firstfoods
New tulips in our window box ๐ŸŒท๐ŸŒท๐ŸŒท#tulips๐ŸŒท #springflowers
Rainbow Parrot Tulip ๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿฆœ๐ŸŒท#rainbowparrottul Rainbow Parrot Tulip ๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿฆœ๐ŸŒท#rainbowparrottulip
Took a neighborhood walk on Easter Sunday, stumble Took a neighborhood walk on Easter Sunday, stumbled into an impromptu Easter Egg hunt ๐Ÿฅš๐Ÿฅš๐Ÿฅš๐Ÿ‡๐ŸŒท๐Ÿฃ little prizes tucked into gardens and parking strips for blocks on end. So glad that subtle, accidental magic created by strangers still exists ๐Ÿช„โœจ๐Ÿ’ #easteregghunt #eastermagic #sundayvibes
Black Lenten Rose (hellebore) ๐Ÿ–ค of the HONEYMOO Black Lenten Rose (hellebore) ๐Ÿ–ค of the HONEYMOONยฎ Series from Walters Gardens hybridizer Hans Hansen. 'New York Night' bears 2ยฝ-3โ€, single flowers with shades of black that include deep grey-purple, jet black, and black-purple. #hellebore
#blackhellebore
#gothicspring
Mason Bee threesome ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ On nesting materi Mason Bee threesome ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ On nesting materials from @crown_bees #nativebees #crownbeescontest
So much snow and hail and rain this Spring, but he So much snow and hail and rain this Spring, but her red skin is still beautiful โค๏ธ #raindrops #tulips #springflowers
My neighbor who has a flock of chickens gave me th My neighbor who has a flock of chickens gave me this sweet little Easter gift. Two tiny fairy eggs ๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿฃ๐Ÿงš๐Ÿฅš๐Ÿฅš Also knows as wind eggs, witch eggs, or cock eggs (thought to be malformed and laid by roosters and therefore, by the olden days standards, "evil.") But no, it's mostly just an early blip in the cycle of young hens just getting the hang of ovulation or old hens starting up production after the winter laying hiatus. I will wash them and let them dry and perhaps color them for decoration. I've cozied them into one of my collected diminutive bird nests. ๐Ÿชบ #fairyegg #witchegg #chickenmagic #easterdecor
David brought back cut tulips from the @skagitvall David brought back cut tulips from the @skagitvalleytulipfestival ๐ŸŒท๐ŸŒทand Anthony bought me an Easter bouquet ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ‡ now our porch altar is replete with Spring offerings ๐Ÿ’– #easterflowers #springtulips
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