This afternoon I wandered around the garden seeking material for Denzil’s latest Nature Challenge.
Here is a random selection which I hope are accurate identifications, although I would be happy to be corrected by anyone who thinks they are not strictly seed heads. Each image bears a title in the gallery. Adventurous readers may wish to regard this as a quiz.
Because I am easily distracted I have added a hoverfly on a Japanese anemone and a wasp on a geranium Rozanne;
because I like a pun I have included a bee on a sedum;
because this year’s honesty pods appear to have been removed, I have resorted to the archives for these, including one through a fence from 1971.
This evening we all dined on meaty pork sausages; luscious Lyonnaise potatoes; firm broccoli and carrots; and further leftover vegetables from yesterday, with which Jackie drank more of the Sauvignon blanc and I finished the La Vieille Ferme rouge.
What a delightful collection!
Thank you very much, Anne
Good showing, and great meal!!
Thank you very much, GP
These are great photographs, Derrick.
Thank you very much, Robbie
Lovely photos, and 1971 was a wonderful year! Dinner sounds delish. ❤️????
Thanks very much, John
Lovey photos Derrick!
Thanks very much, Kim
This is a fun-tastic set of photos, Derrick.
Thank you very much, Dolly
You are very welcome, Derrick.
Looks like an entry for Denzil’s latest photo contest. Nicely done.
Thank you very much, Pat. It is one for Denzil
I love the sculptural qualty of seed heads, particularly Queen Anne’s Lace.
Thank you very much, Liz
You’re welcome, Derrick.
A good seedy collection.
Fabulous seed photos! You’ve ex-seed-ed my expectations! HA!
Seeds, seed pods and seed heads can be so otherworldly, so artistic, so fascinating! But I best not take the quiz…I’d flunk, indeed. HA! But I do recognize the bottle brush, the grass, the poppies and the thistle. My fave photos are of the Cordyline Australis seeds and the Honesty seed pods.
Good to see the busy buzzy bitey insects at work. 🙂
(((HUGS))) ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
PS…
Q:What did one cucumber seed say to the other?
A: We’re in a bit of a pickle!
Thank you very much, Carolyn 🙂 X
Inspiring and thought provoking. Seeds of nature and life!
You got it, Val. Thank you very much
Hopefully our planet’s seed heads will survive and thrive
Despite the world’s greed heads continually brushing them aside
Yes, indeed, Ivor
Fascinating detail! I especially like the allium, the bee, and the Welsh poppy and fennel seed heads.
Thank you very much, JoAnna
Wonderful Derrick, we are weeks away from any seeds forming
Thanks very much, Gary
A fine selection, Derrick! Some of those pods are very artistic in their form.
Thank you very much, Lavinia
Gorgeous photos Derrick!
Thank you very much, Ribana
Well, it looks like it may have arrived, perhaps a little early, that “Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun”………
Thanks very much, John
Your photos are wonderful, and I love your “pun” photo.
I’ll pass on both quiz and dinner. 😉
Thank you so much, Merril. I don’t go for quizzes, either 🙂
🙂
I am fascinated by seed pods and my camera lens often finds them (though I am rather nil when it comes to naming them). Lovely collection!
Thanks very much, Dale.
You’re welcome, Derrick.
These pictures certainly illustrate how going to seed can be very attractive.
Nice one, Laurie. Thanks very much
An interesting set of seedy photos!
Thanks very much, Jan
Fascinating photos of the seed heads. The detail is stunning.
Thank you so much, Eugi
You’re welcome, Derrick.
A feast for the eyes and the birds if you wished.
Thank you very much, Doug
I didn’t know the name honesty pods, but I have loved them all my life. Thanks for the photo.
Much appreciated, Elizabeth
Wonderful images of the seed heads, just a pity that some of them insist on spreading themselves around.
Indeed, Sue. Thank you very much
You have certainly captured the huge variety of shapes and textures Derrick.
Thank you very much, Denzil
lovely collection and i love the header photo! 🙂
Thank you very much, Wilma
Does Jackie make much use if the seeds?
Some of them, but mostly she uses cuttings or moves self-seeded plants. Thanks very much, Sheree
Good to know, thanks Derrick