A pretty duo in the summer field.
© Sheila Creighton 2020
It’s the summer field that you remember in winter.
© Sheila Creighton 2020
A summer field view.
© Sheila Creighton 2019
A solo bloom attracts attention in the summer field.
© Sheila Creighton 2019
Contrary to popular belief, goldenrod is not an allergen but is a super popular flower with bees.
© Sheila Creighton 2017
Another image from the files of a very messy little bee!
© Sheila Creighton 2013
Collecting pollen, a bee lingers on a sweet pea - Lathyrus latifolia. Native to Europe, sweet peas are naturalized all over North America. You can see why the flower's structure is called papilionaceous - meaning like a butterfly.
© Sheila Creighton 2010
Tansy, Tanacetum vulgare, is a wildflower native to Europe. This bright perennial attracts bees and butterflies.
Seen in wild areas, it is considered noxious by many. Its name comes from the Greek for “immortality.”
© S. Creighton 2010
