Silent Sunday

Posted on June 19, 2021 by Eliza Waters
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Gardener, photographer, naturalist, writer
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77 Responses to Silent Sunday

  1. Dale's avatar Dale says:
    June 19, 2021 at 11:16 pm

    What a fabulous photo! And that beetle bug is stunning (hopefully not a destructive kind…)

  2. shoreacres's avatar shoreacres says:
    June 19, 2021 at 11:18 pm

    The metallic sheen of the insect is beautiful, as is the correspondence in color between it and the center of the flowers. I like the little ‘heart’ on its back.

  3. Anne's avatar Anne says:
    June 20, 2021 at 12:20 am

    Well spotted!

  5. Karen Lang's avatar Karen Lang says:
    June 20, 2021 at 1:34 am

    Love 👏👏🌻🌻🌻

  6. Peter Hillman's avatar Peter Hillman says:
    June 20, 2021 at 2:46 am

    What a beautiful combination, and composition, Eliza!

  8. A Curious Introvert's avatar A Curious Introvert says:
    June 20, 2021 at 6:20 am

    Love the photo and beautiful color coordination of nature!🙂

  9. Alice's avatar Alice says:
    June 20, 2021 at 6:41 am

    I, too, saw the 💛, and missing a back leg. There are so many diminutive pollinators on flowers, looking & taking photos of Gazanias, yesterday, there were several teeny ‘bees.’daisy Fleabane is pretty, but they had so many offspring coming up all over the yard…maybe I should dead-head them.

    • Eliza Waters's avatar Eliza Waters says:
      June 20, 2021 at 2:28 pm

      Looking closely has its rewards, that’s for sure. I love seeing those tiny pollinators. I know what you mean about fleabane– it a pretty native beloved by bees, looks great in arrangements, but boy, can it self-sow! I keep it out of the gardens (mostly) and let it populate the meadow edges, the same with violets.

  10. Barbara Rodgers's avatar Barbara Rodgers says:
    June 20, 2021 at 6:51 am

    I love how the bug’s coloring matches the center of the flower. Very summery scene and a beautiful capture!

  11. Laurie Graves's avatar Laurie Graves says:
    June 20, 2021 at 7:08 am

    Such pretty markings on the back of that bug.

  12. Cathy's avatar Cathy says:
    June 20, 2021 at 7:15 am

    An exquisite beetle. The markings on its back look like a heart. 💕

  13. maryjane678's avatar maryjane678 says:
    June 20, 2021 at 8:01 am

    Hi Eliza. How do you get your beetles to be colour coordinated with your flowers??
    MJ

  15. Tina's avatar Tina says:
    June 20, 2021 at 10:00 am

    I really like the composition of this photo in both color scheme and layout–well done!!

  16. Tranature - quiet moments in nature's avatar Tranature - quiet moments in nature says:
    June 20, 2021 at 10:46 am

    What a beautiful beetle Eliza, I love the heart on its back too 💛

  17. derrycats's avatar derrycats says:
    June 20, 2021 at 1:08 pm

    Lovely photo. Perfect composition.

  18. Debbie's avatar Debbie says:
    June 20, 2021 at 1:36 pm

    Am I the only one who shudders a bit when I see a bug atop such pretty flowers?!? I know bugs have to live, too, but these daisies probably could’ve spent their whole life quite happily without him getting ready to feast on them, ha!

    • Eliza Waters's avatar Eliza Waters says:
      June 20, 2021 at 2:13 pm

      It is a mindset, to be sure. But ecologically speaking, bugs co-exist with plants and without them, plants and we wouldn’t be here. A great book you might be interested in reading is Doug Tallamy’s ‘Nature’s Best Hope,’ which explores how insects are key species on this planet, how to understand and enhance the role they play in our own landscape. It changed my paradigm completely, highly recommended!

  19. Murtagh's Meadow's avatar Murtagh's Meadow says:
    June 20, 2021 at 3:12 pm

    Lovely shot Eliza

  20. Pepper's avatar Irene says:
    June 20, 2021 at 6:44 pm

    Amazing details in that little critter. 😊👍

  21. John's avatar John says:
    June 20, 2021 at 6:57 pm

    Lovely! 🌹

    • Eliza Waters's avatar Eliza Waters says:
      June 20, 2021 at 8:59 pm

      Thank you, John. How’s life in ‘the furnace?’ 😉 I hear it has been pretty brutal lately.

      • John's avatar John says:
        June 20, 2021 at 9:05 pm

        Your welcome! Well… It’s been a scorcher this summer so far as it was last summer. Last summer, this excess heat sustained much longer than usual. I hope this summer will ‘cool’ to the normal temps in the low 100s and upper 90s. Mojave Desert life!

  22. Ellen Shriner's avatar Ellen Shriner says:
    June 20, 2021 at 6:58 pm

    I love the color echo of the daisy centers and the golden bug.

  23. Kris P's avatar Kris P says:
    June 20, 2021 at 11:05 pm

    As bug’s go, that’s an attractive one. He looks like he’s wearing a cape with a golden heart on it.

  24. Steve Gingold's avatar Steve Gingold says:
    June 21, 2021 at 2:25 am

    Cute little Lygus bug adding some extra beauty to your Fleabane, Eliza. Just had one on mine here in the yard too.

  25. Reed Andariese's avatar Reed Andariese says:
    June 21, 2021 at 8:36 am

    Very Nice Eliza! Great Detail!

  26. gardeninacity's avatar gardeninacity says:
    June 21, 2021 at 1:36 pm

    Daisies and insects are equally important to the garden.

  27. Bay Photos By Donna's avatar bayphotosbydonna says:
    June 21, 2021 at 11:27 pm

    Love the little heart on its back!

  29. Joanne's avatar Joanne says:
    June 23, 2021 at 1:32 am

    Beautiful. ❤
    It must be like a breath of fresh air having flowers in your garden again after winter. 🙂

  30. naturebackin's avatar naturebackin says:
    June 23, 2021 at 4:32 pm

    An excellent pairing. You make an interesting mention of Doug Tallamy in a comment – I have only read about him but I have not actually seen any of his books. I must make an effort to see what I can get hold of.

  31. rajkkhoja's avatar rajkkhoja says:
    June 25, 2021 at 4:25 am

    Amazing photo.

  32. Jane Lurie's avatar Jane Lurie says:
    June 25, 2021 at 2:38 pm

    What an interesting looking bug! Love the markings. Such an appealing composition, Eliza. 💛

  33. Steve Schwartzman's avatar Steve Schwartzman says:
    June 26, 2021 at 9:23 pm

    We have a somewhat similar-looking fleabane daisy in Austin, Erigeron modestus. Do you know what species you have there?

    • Eliza Waters's avatar Eliza Waters says:
      June 27, 2021 at 12:56 pm

      E. annuus. It self-sows like crazy, but I love it (and so do the insects). 🙂

      • Steve Schwartzman's avatar Steve Schwartzman says:
        June 27, 2021 at 3:04 pm

        I presume that you said “but” in your role as a gardener, and that maybe your fleabane daisy encroaches on places where you’d rather not have it. I wish some of our local Erigeron modestus would volunteer itself in our yard, though it’s probably too shady. I’ve taken plenty of pictures of it in the wild in my part of Austin.

      • Eliza Waters's avatar Eliza Waters says:
        June 27, 2021 at 4:39 pm

        You guessed right, it is best grown in the wilder places in my yard– I’m forever weeding it out of the garden beds where it shows up willy-nilly.

      • Steve Schwartzman's avatar Steve Schwartzman says:
        June 27, 2021 at 7:01 pm

        I’d say I’m more on the side of willy, and you of nilly.

  34. Jet Eliot's avatar Jet Eliot says:
    June 27, 2021 at 9:04 am

    I so enjoyed this magnificent summer moment, Eliza. Absolutely delightful photo.

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