Silent Sunday

Posted on September 20, 2015 by Eliza Waters

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Gardener, writer, photographer, naturalist
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37 Responses to Silent Sunday

  1. M E Cheshier says:
    September 20, 2015 at 12:50 am

    Wow, what a beautiful pic! I love everything about it!

  2. Indah Susanti says:
    September 20, 2015 at 1:53 am

    Lovely picture 🙂

  3. W.H. SIM says:
    September 20, 2015 at 2:23 am

    lovely shot, Eliza!

  4. wspines says:
    September 20, 2015 at 6:38 am

    I love this picture. Jewel weed is a delightful plant, so useful for lots of things.

  5. Maria F. says:
    September 20, 2015 at 7:32 am

    I like those droplets of morning dew, beautiful!

  6. ladygrace33 says:
    September 20, 2015 at 10:24 am

    Love how the orange stand out among the green.

  8. Walking My Path: Mindful Wanderings in Nature says:
    September 20, 2015 at 12:00 pm

    Ooooooooo! Good one! Beautiful!

  9. Robin says:
    September 20, 2015 at 2:12 pm

    Ooooo! Spotted jewelweed! It’s so appropriately named, especially with dew or rain drops to decorate it. Touch-me-not suits it too. Someone once asked me to send her some jewelweed seeds and those little pods kept exploding when I touched them. Doh!

    Beautiful image. 🙂

    • Eliza Waters says:
      September 20, 2015 at 8:31 pm

      LOL – I can imagine you trying to capture them while the boinged all over the place! I still find popping them just as entertaining as I did when I was a kid. Thanks for the chuckle, Robin!

  10. Robbie says:
    September 20, 2015 at 5:21 pm

    beautiful + I love a silent sunday:-)

  11. Healing Grief says:
    September 21, 2015 at 12:04 am

    So beautiful and fresh. It is appreciated in the silence. 🙂

  12. Kathy Sturr says:
    September 21, 2015 at 10:34 am

    A true “Jewel”! I read that Jewelweed is an important plant food for migrating hummingbirds. It does take over my garden but I have to say that the hummingbirds never pass up a jewel. This is a beauty of a shot.

    • Eliza Waters says:
      September 21, 2015 at 10:41 am

      Thank you, Kathy! I would expect that hummers depend on this ubiquitous native leading up to and during migration. From the moment they open in late summer, they are one of the most visited plants around here. Bumblebees love them, too.

  13. Celebrating Sunshine says:
    September 21, 2015 at 6:53 pm

    This is a breathtaking shot. What camera do you use?

  14. dorannrule says:
    September 21, 2015 at 8:37 pm

    Absolutely beautiful shot Eliza! I never heard of jewelweed but I wish I had some now. 🙂

    • Eliza Waters says:
      September 21, 2015 at 8:49 pm

      Thank you, Dor. Jewelweed is ubiquitous around here to the point where it can make a nuisance of itself in the garden. I yank it out by the fistful in spring. Yet still there are thousands in the wilder areas of my yard. A favorite of hummers and bumblebees! I’m surprised you don’t have it there as it is native throughout the US & Canada except in the SW and Rockies. There is a pale yellow (and nearly white variation) species that is quite lovely that I introduced from a spot 1/2 mile away and it has spread happily along with the orange. It is loved by children because the seeds pop when you touch them. We called them by their other common name as kids – touch-me-not.

  15. Val Boyko says:
    September 25, 2015 at 3:49 pm

    Beautifully captured!!

  16. woodlandgnome says:
    September 25, 2015 at 7:06 pm

    A beautiful capture of the raindrops, and the radiant coloring of the flower even on a wet, grey day! This one deserves to be on a note card 😉

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