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I love this photo.
Back in September the bumble bees were just loving the Asters, the Sedum blooms, and my raspberries. I had a lot of great opportunities to capture the large flying bumbling insects as they visited my flowers.
This photo is one of a happy bumble bee visiting my New York Asters.
New York Asters are perennial asters. The plant grows to about three feet tall and at least two feet in diam. and from mid August into early September hundreds and hundreds of buds begin to form. When they do bloom the plant is covered in lovely delicate looking pale mauve flowers. I only wish they were scented.
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This really is an awesome picture. I like the way it brings back the recent past … Our ground froze this past week and I’m such a gardening addict that I’m already pining for high summer! Fall is beautiful because for all the reasons you mentioned.
OMG Great minds think alike!! I took a very similar photo in Guelph Ontario Canada around October 5, 2006….of a bumble bee on Asters…lol. How’s this for coiincidence? Esp? Karma? heheh!
Here’s mine http://flickr.com/photos/retro-girl66/267880119/in/set-72057594067037756/
Great shot!
Oh, lovely summer…. I love the sunlight on the bumblebee… *sigh*
Great shot – as usual 🙂
This is a great photo! Oh, how I miss bees….is it spring yet?
What a beautiful shot! And you got some bee action going on, too!
I love Asters. I see that yours are the same color as the ones I have. I’m assuming they come in a variety of colors but I do love this purply-blue shade very much ;~)
The sedum, oh my God, the bumble bees cover the sedum like a blanket. It kind of bothers me because it makes them look kind of yucky, like they have mold on them or something. But, I know that they are providing a needed service.