Every evening,
I go out and watch my moonflowers open up.
Rosie leads a simple life
and she's easily amused.
I have my video set on time lapse to shoot every 30 seconds.
I picked one stubborn little bloom and waited,
watching a dozen other blooms open up elsewhere.
Hummingbird vine flower peeping out from behind leaf.
Moon plant.
Not the vine, but a large bush.
Water hyacinth.
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See the moth?
He'd been feeding on every bloom except the one I was shooting.
Finally he settled on my bloom.
Time lapse didn't get him.
Will try again tonight.
I believe this is some type of hawk moth.
Perhaps a hummingbird hawk moth.
Macroglossum stellatarum.
and she's easily amused.
I have my video set on time lapse to shoot every 30 seconds.
I picked one stubborn little bloom and waited,
watching a dozen other blooms open up elsewhere.
Hummingbird vine flower peeping out from behind leaf.
Moon plant.
Not the vine, but a large bush.
Water hyacinth.
See the moth?
He'd been feeding on every bloom except the one I was shooting.
Finally he settled on my bloom.
Time lapse didn't get him.
Will try again tonight.
I believe this is some type of hawk moth.
Perhaps a hummingbird hawk moth.
Macroglossum stellatarum.
10 comments:
Heh, I think that blossom and the camera were having a staring match. I wonder who won?
Blossom won.
Oh my! How beautiful! I would love to have that in my garden...it all reminds me of some enchanted garden.
Toodles,
Tammy<3
Tammy, I'd be more than happy to send you some moonflower seeds when I harvest them.
Oh Rosie how kind of you! :) I would love that.
I'm not sure if NY has the right climate for moonflowers?
Tammy, send me your address and I'll send you seeds. I soak them overnight then plant them in small pots to germinate and then transplant when they've got some growth to them.
I don't see why they wouldn't grown in NY. You'll never know if you don't try.
Thank you, Rosie! I have taken a note of your tips...in the meantime I've been reading up on the Moonflower.
I sent you an email, but I'm not sure if it went through...either way, let me know! :)
Hi Tammy. I did not get your email.
Please resend.
rosiehawthorne@aim.com
Thanks.
I just re-sent the email, I hope it goes through this time! :)
Toodles,
Tammy
P.S.
My email address is BakingGypsy@AOL.com. Perhaps it is going into your spam box.
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