Saturday, April 18, 2015

Blooms & Bumble Bees

We have so many Azaleas blooming!  I've never had Azaleas in my yard until now and I'm so enjoying their beauty!   The Bumble Bees seem to be enjoying them as well.


“Nature is painting for us, day after day, pictures of infinite 
beauty if only we have the eyes to see them.” 

― John Ruskin

















18 comments:

Lisa @ Two Bears Farm said...

These are beautiful!

MadSnapper said...

they are gorgeous and it is good you captured the beauty because they don't bloom all that long but when they do WOW and I LOVE that number 4 shot of the bee in flight. excellent photos. i smiled because i have the azaleas from the rehab home on my desk top, same color pink as these.

Betsy Banks Adams said...

So glad you have Azaleas, Marie. I love them too.. Your RED is fabulous... We have several azaleas also --but some of our got damaged by our winter storms this year... I may have to cut them back. We do have a couple of gorgeous pink ones --which bloom late in spring....

LOVE your pictures.
Hugs,
Betsy

TexWisGirl said...

beautiful shots and beautiful blooms! luck you! i've never had azaleas, either. :)

JoJo said...

We're still aways off from having flowers as gorgeous as those. I had lovely azaleas in my yard out in Washington. I miss them.

betty said...

Such pretty flowers!! I can see why the bees would like them :)

betty

Ann said...

Your azaleas are so pretty. My dad had several large plants around his house and they were gorgeous. I've tried to plant them several times and they've never lasted more than 2 seasons.

Ann said...

Your azaleas are so pretty. My dad had several large plants around his house and they were gorgeous. I've tried to plant them several times and they've never lasted more than 2 seasons.

Ginny Hartzler said...

Your shots are amazingly glorious!!! We see both the beauty of the bee and the azaleas. I love the Ruskin quote! And you DO have the eyes!

Unknown said...

Beautiful pictures. Nature is beautiful isn't it? I love this time of year when all the beauty comes back again.
Hope you're fine and wishing you a lovely Sunday!

Chatty Crone said...

That is one nice thing about the south - the same here - did you have them in Florida?

Ms. A said...

Beautiful, beautiful, BEAUTIFUL!

Cheryl @ TFD said...

Beautiful blooms, Marie, and beautiful shots!

Lynn Proctor said...

Same here-huge bees around my pink ones -love that hot pink one of yours!

My Mind's Eye said...

What gorgeous photos Marie.
I hope your a/c has been repaired.

Yes the pictures for the post with Princess Leah were taken at J Crew in Crabtree Valley
Hugs Cecilia and Madi

DeniseinVA said...

Your azaleas are indeed beautiful Marie. Ours aren't blooming yet but I'm looking forward to a bit of color out front.

Deb @ Frugal Little Bungalow said...

Beautiful bushes and the bees enjoying them : )

Deb @ Frugal Little Bungalow said...

I came over to see your mallards...took me awhile but I found the post taking them to the water! :)