24 May 2020 – Walking south through quiet residential local streets, as usual, and, again as usual, head-swivelling to check out each back alley as I pass. Because there might be something to explore.
And, oh, this time, there is.
A brightly painted bee-trail the length of the block.
It starts with that one bee, then leads you hippity-hop forward …
to a node with two bees, to keep you motivated …
and a final twist of hippity-hop …
to the three-bee finale.
And then the magic spell is broken.
Or perhaps intensified, depending on your attitude to cityscape.
I turn my head to the right, and take in the boarded-up old house, the beater-car in the yard — and what explodes all over the rest of the yard.
B is for buttercup.
Brett
/ 24 May 2020Cool images!
Lynette d'Arty-Cross
/ 24 May 2020Oh Penny, what a marvellous discovery. 🙂 Street art bees that lead to buttercups. There is so much to notice and enjoy. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
icelandpenny
/ 25 May 2020the street art obviously officially sponsored & caused to happen; the buttercups just thrown around by Mother Nature, without a by-your-leave…
bluebrightly
/ 4 June 2020The buttercups have been prolific, but that’s one fantastic mass of yellow! And the sidewalk is done so beautifully, I hope it stays there for a very long time. Charming. 🙂
icelandpenny
/ 7 June 2020lots of “weeds” are so beautiful…
bluebrightly
/ 8 June 2020For sure! Yesterday we wandered through a huge vacant lot (which hopefully won’t turn into a development) up on a ridge. It had thousands of daisies and hundreds of Foxgloves – all non-native, but SO pretty.
icelandpenny
/ 14 June 2020I’m becoming more worried about non-native species, given their tendency to wipe out native ones (oh dear, read that observation as broadly as you like…), but I join you in loving the sight of daisies and foxgloves.
bluebrightly
/ 15 June 2020You have me laughing with your invitation to read your comment as broadly as I’d like. And you know, that’s a reminder to go deeper on the question of non-natives. Plants & animals have been migrating for a long time, assisted or not, and it’s not always a bad thing. I do share your concern for native species not being able to compete though. Have you heard about this book?
https://www.npr.org/2020/06/02/867691497/migration-isnt-crisis-it-s-the-solution-science-writer-says