Jackie set today’s theme by producing a quartet of bees on a sunflower.
Encouraged by these and, although I have not yet received confirmation of the completion of my WordPress images rescue from Peacock’s who are still working on the task,
I wandered round the garden to add a few – on sedums, zinnias, cosmos, and Japanese anemones. Many other flowers were graced with the presence of pollen gatherers on this warm, overcast, afternoon, but I thought it best not to push my luck without confirmation.
It looks as if new pictures are automatically resized, although older ones are not.
Shelly popped in with an Ellie present later, and was happy to hold her great-great-niece.
This evening we dined on wholesome Shepherd’s Pie; crunchy carrots; firm Brussel’s sprouts; piquant cauliflower cheese; tender cabbage; and tasty gravy. Jackie drank Hoegaarden; I drank more of the Shiraz; Flo and Dillon drank fruit cordial.
Pictures are lovely. Glad you are on the path to getting the picture issue under control.
Thank you very much, Pat
Gorgeous captures Derrick.
Thanks very much, Cindy
Lovely macro shots Derrick ?
Thanks very much, Val
Wonderful images of both the flowers and the pollinators!
Thank you very much, Maj
Wonderful photos , Derrick, both scientific and artistic . I have never studied so well a bumblebee and the wings organization( the second ailes are attached at the first ones )
In friendship
Michel
Thank you very much from us both, friend Michel
Love the bee pictures.
Thanks very much, Andy
You’re welcome.
The cauliflower sounds delicious. What do you put on it?
https://derrickjknight.com/2014/02/03/piquant-cauliflower-cheese/. Thanks for asking, Elizabeth
That looks wonderful. Thanks. Will try it next time the farm distribution hands us a cauliflower.
Some lovely photographs there, Derrick, especially “bee on a zinnia”.
Thank you very much, John
Beautiful images, Derrick and I’m glad you were able to upload a few.
Thanks very much, Sue
So many beautiful flowers, guys! I use Photscape X to resize my photos, the application also processes your images.
Thanks a lot, John
Welcome!
I can’t pick a favorite today–beautiful photos by you and Jackie–though perhaps the bee on sedum photos. I’m glad the photo resizing seems to be working. Does the plugin just automatically resize them?
Thanks very much from us both, Merril. I am hoping that will be the case. It seems they are not yet resizing automatically – more likely the on-going process of installation is freeing up space. I’ll learn when it is finished.
Gorgeous photos, Jackie and Derrick! 🙂 Always a joy to see the busy buzzy bees at work! And, ooh, I see one of my fave owls! 😉 🙂
(((HUGS))) to all…and especially to Miss Ellie ❤️
Thank you very much, Carolyn. This was part of your birthday week celebrations. X
Aw, thank you! 🙂
The Bees have been feasting on the sunflowers here too Derrick and Cosmos… Great captures my friend
Thank you very much, Sue
Stunning close-ups! Bee good.
Thank you very much, Mike
It is good to see so many bees at work.,
Thanks a lot, Tootlepedal. The most we’ve had this year
Your close-up photos are amazing!
Thank you very much, Rosaliene
I adore sunflowers. Better still when there are bees on them.
It’s when I post photos using “Gallery” that sizes are altered especially if I post in odd numbers. For example, if I post 3, the 2 above will be same size but the bottom one will be full size. Single photos posted as “Image” can be resized manually.
There’s always something to try us on WordPress.
Does my head in sometimes. Thanks very much, Chrissy
I adore Jackie’s sunflower photos, Derrick …
“That’s nice” says Jackie. Cheers from me too, Ivor
Perhaps all the many things to learn/remember is WordPress’s way of keeping us Senior users on our mental toes.
Your post title hit the alliteration jackpot this time.
Your garden doesn’t seem to be lacking in bees. I think we had more than ever this year.
We have had less until now, AnneMarie. Thank you very much
A lot of pollination taking place
Yes. Making up for lost time, I think. Thanks very much, Sheree
Beautifully bright and cheerful pictures – and news today 🙂
Thanks very much, Anne
Stunning photos from both of you!
Thanks very much from us both, Aletta
You’re welcome!
Such delightful photography Derrick! How nature gladdens the heart… Thank you. x
Much appreciated, Joy X
I’m glad there has been some progress on your photo issue. My favorites out of this group are the first of Jackie’s sunflowers for showing the bloom in context and the first of yours for its textural quality.
Thank you very much from each of us, Liz
You’re welcome, Derrick and Jackie!
Lovely pictures to remember summer as autumn creeps up on us.
Thank you very much, Charlotte
Wow! Stunning photos, Derrick and Jackie.
Thank you very much from us both, Eugi
You’re welcome.
The pictures are lovely. I am glad you’ve figured out how to resize. Done automatically? How does that work? I am working on my iPhone and little iPad here in Switzerland. Didn’t bring my Mac. So, I’m having difficulty trying to center, size, and generally format my posts.
I await details on automatic resizing – which isn’t happening yet. At the moment I don’t even know what I am talking about. Thanks very much, Jan
I use Microsoft Paint, it might be old but it still works. Upload a picture, edit it, save it and it reduces it to about 10% of the original size. Simples.
Thanks a lot, Andrew
I cannot imagine how, with all that is happening in your household, you are both able to take such gorgeous pictures. So glad we are able to see them!
Very much appreciated, Jodie
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Gorgeous photos.
Thanks very much, Leslie
Those photos are beautiful and very uplifting, Derrick and Jackie!
Thank you very much from us both, Lavinia
That is a bright news quite like the flowers captured in close up.
Thank you very much, Uma
What a beautiful collection! ??
Thank you very much, Ribana
Magnificent!
Thanks very much, Alys