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.

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.
Heh, I think that blossom and the camera were having a staring match. I wonder who won?
ReplyDeleteBlossom won.
ReplyDeleteOh my! How beautiful! I would love to have that in my garden...it all reminds me of some enchanted garden.
ReplyDeleteToodles,
Tammy<3
Tammy, I'd be more than happy to send you some moonflower seeds when I harvest them.
ReplyDeleteOh Rosie how kind of you! :) I would love that.
ReplyDeleteI'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.
ReplyDeleteI 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.
ReplyDeleteI 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.
DeletePlease resend.
rosiehawthorne@aim.com
Thanks.
I just re-sent the email, I hope it goes through this time! :)
ReplyDeleteToodles,
Tammy
P.S.
ReplyDeleteMy email address is BakingGypsy@AOL.com. Perhaps it is going into your spam box.