tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32813097651547546922024-03-19T01:48:16.230-07:00Victory Gardens for BeesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger887125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281309765154754692.post-84265473653178420122024-03-05T07:18:00.000-08:002024-03-05T07:18:24.376-08:00You're Invited!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEfz1SDVstB2tnzb9VfWIPNCF8DX9EaUWZJ7EqeIsQGEGrW0bjcCHcrqdoAhxZiuy34jRvUzPBG6ZomjeXvpV6rhpmHw-i50GOQvZcPgK__tI05T8c519zetyXpmVOJyyQG2ITylmyBfJtoSl9kCbwO49g85VQFExCfGh4GOWcgxzjE_85_D3Td0F_ihI/s2000/letterFinal%20NMF%20launch%20march%2023%20(3.5%20x%205%20in)%20(US%20Letter).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1545" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEfz1SDVstB2tnzb9VfWIPNCF8DX9EaUWZJ7EqeIsQGEGrW0bjcCHcrqdoAhxZiuy34jRvUzPBG6ZomjeXvpV6rhpmHw-i50GOQvZcPgK__tI05T8c519zetyXpmVOJyyQG2ITylmyBfJtoSl9kCbwO49g85VQFExCfGh4GOWcgxzjE_85_D3Td0F_ihI/w494-h640/letterFinal%20NMF%20launch%20march%2023%20(3.5%20x%205%20in)%20(US%20Letter).jpg" width="494" /></a></div>
<p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">Please join
us for the launch of our BC Native Bee ID trading cards with images created by </span><span lang="EN"><a href="https://www.cloudscapecomics.com/"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">Cloudscape Comics</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"> artists!</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">Saturday,
March 23, 2-5 pm</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">Outside in
front of the South Memorial Park’s field house at 5955 Ross Street, Vancouver
(Ross + 41st, located inside the park).</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">Featuring
cards designed by Madeline Berger, Haley Boros, Jordanna George, Olive Pinard,
Jess Pollard, and Matthew Nielsen.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">Drop by and
pick up a set of cards, some free native flower seeds and a seasonal guide to
plants for bees in the Lower Mainland. Take a close up and personal look at
some local bee specimens and learn about the amazing biodiversity of BC Native
Bees. We will provide materials for you to join in and draw your own funky bee
designs. Some of the artists will be in attendance along with Lori
Weidenhammer, aka Madame Beespeaker.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">Free! All
ages are welcome!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN">This event is brought to you by the Native Bee
Society of British Columbia supported by the Vancouver Board of Parks and
Recreation Neighbourhood Matching Fund.</span></p>
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I feel her artistic practice was born out of a spiritual and intellectual
connection to flowers, bees, and the people who studied them. She leaves behind
a body of work that is evidence of this elevated passion and rigorous study. It
is a gift to humanity, especially to those of us who share her passion.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p>
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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1333" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCod4spS7gIw7NYhE3WfB4ocMIwSxt71N6TulrEX4HU53A3qaSl9J8PoZnkbWMtzriVR7Zc_9xTazoMNmXN4kKp30uRI1RtMsPSBtKDH15Xnf0ttYYnH5rneXka_Ge387x9LGObkG83uB4XUSklcVxxhyphenhyphenBi_MDsse_6ihgD07bRqF8wj0yJ4CrzqwC0rg/w640-h360/title%20card.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Please join us tonight!<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The event will begin with a screening of <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="44042d29-0564-40a0-a499-a10e1d1c3fa5" href="https://www.surrey.ca/arts-culture/surrey-art-gallery/exhibitions/all-roses-sleep-inviolate-light" title="all roses sleep (inviolate light) ">all roses sleep (inviolate light)</a>,
followed by an artists talk with Alana Bartol and Bryce Krynski sharing
their research and filming processes. Local artist and educator Lori
Weidenhammer from Native Bee Society of British Columbia will also be
joining to educate on local native bee species and the important role
they play in maintaining a healthy ecosystem. The event will be
delivered on Zoom. Email artgallery@surrey.ca to register. </span><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281309765154754692.post-72469639109420938592023-07-28T10:08:00.003-07:002023-07-28T10:09:42.696-07:00Balkan Sage Study: Riley Park Community Garden <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv72RGxXfPyyi-gM24VtXpg8ibCjovs1nmAZM1R8FNQDnzaU-tafWBaIWXLBJYgmJn-lef7uU7HGKGW05wY7VICHybyavhacddeEuMO8qKS0ZJm4DZUllRJpCPPQFQtF4eyQTTK90Ux1WxbkeOFQEopx-tv1dYKkHt3dKs3J5VmTEgx8AdUGuKp8B0pO0/s2458/backlitbeautycrop.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1727" data-original-width="2458" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv72RGxXfPyyi-gM24VtXpg8ibCjovs1nmAZM1R8FNQDnzaU-tafWBaIWXLBJYgmJn-lef7uU7HGKGW05wY7VICHybyavhacddeEuMO8qKS0ZJm4DZUllRJpCPPQFQtF4eyQTTK90Ux1WxbkeOFQEopx-tv1dYKkHt3dKs3J5VmTEgx8AdUGuKp8B0pO0/w640-h450/backlitbeautycrop.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1947" data-original-width="1837" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWRx-UhsXURIc_EuxYJXq976d8Q27HThxXgpzUmIVkEJCH_M84z30z0qT12-ebUqx_uYlFi2suQ-VYWJ_YBsNixqQCcdGK8POzCHH3HFtrVedv8JoAg_Oth14q0qCZtvfbRxeBBzGYQWDKnhRpW7xRRUriODHNFOhja_wUFQrQ6Pp2dS2aYLt9mY44iD0/w604-h640/bmixbescropt.JPG" width="604" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Bombus mixtus</i> on Douglas Aster<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">When I started this project with hcma, a bee-centric delightful unburdening, it was the beginning of the foraging bee season on Vancouver Island and now we're coming to the end of the time when the bees are pollinating. It's the past the peak of summer, most of the fruit has been set and is starting to ripen, all thanks to the hardworking spring bees we saw in spring.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdFtaqVRruWl4dGX1y7NBfVkZPMoZ7_MFVeruxdKyA8HTRtyXeso-hM24-Qb7bmCqzW5CIMoH258JXP931c3SjOicgEjO1fC69GlVQfedX5tYyn-o7x1mlI396KU85vJFs_LwqjeqMlT1y4FScXBEb_ttM480y_Dxry7yU96yXFxf9JbE1HDrS7SlTX4g/s3388/hairryberriescrop.JPG" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3289" data-original-width="3388" height="622" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdFtaqVRruWl4dGX1y7NBfVkZPMoZ7_MFVeruxdKyA8HTRtyXeso-hM24-Qb7bmCqzW5CIMoH258JXP931c3SjOicgEjO1fC69GlVQfedX5tYyn-o7x1mlI396KU85vJFs_LwqjeqMlT1y4FScXBEb_ttM480y_Dxry7yU96yXFxf9JbE1HDrS7SlTX4g/w640-h622/hairryberriescrop.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The fuzzy fruit of hairy manzanita<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> We returned to the native plant garden at the Royal BC Museum to visit the plants and the bees one more time. It's amazing how many species of native plants the designers packed in this small space.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfy7_d6dIIwgctowkk2ezUuyQDL7dlSlLUC8hnTj19GUogOQfper7-gV7HINyaa17BxMq_HifKlhfnruxESlG3P_PmYPCsDe-080V_nj_t2PmUjgwssyXDIZwz_6-hwCeOCPnHk1Iv4VSl0MPc4OT1kGSy36-9Wenr4JE_BlSL-NJyt5PEXZOYYy46q-A/s4218/twinberrycrop.JPG" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2607" data-original-width="4218" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfy7_d6dIIwgctowkk2ezUuyQDL7dlSlLUC8hnTj19GUogOQfper7-gV7HINyaa17BxMq_HifKlhfnruxESlG3P_PmYPCsDe-080V_nj_t2PmUjgwssyXDIZwz_6-hwCeOCPnHk1Iv4VSl0MPc4OT1kGSy36-9Wenr4JE_BlSL-NJyt5PEXZOYYy46q-A/w640-h396/twinberrycrop.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The bracts of twinberry behind the tiny developing berries<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Many plants are going to fruit or seed but there are a few blooming plants left in the garden: hardhack, Douglas aster, pearly everlasting, potentilla and snowberry. The summer bees are draining the last precious drops of nectar and ferrying the remaining pollen grains back to their nests.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUkmPqV3fR1wiOVujDe7Dx3QHT7sSKC--TpAmwiUT64aKVoi-CTvAlefQGClkbc9uTA22X0M9ozREIJJzwkLOMwe7YF45qTF-soyieN4p9a6rr7xjbBa4eXbsrce4TJlwBtFPuOvIVGDUCYp_kYqUiqgaq-4Fxn3wm0jNEVjZxIV-toOMEEvwHet7gdLQ/s5184/beegreeneye.JPG" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUkmPqV3fR1wiOVujDe7Dx3QHT7sSKC--TpAmwiUT64aKVoi-CTvAlefQGClkbc9uTA22X0M9ozREIJJzwkLOMwe7YF45qTF-soyieN4p9a6rr7xjbBa4eXbsrce4TJlwBtFPuOvIVGDUCYp_kYqUiqgaq-4Fxn3wm0jNEVjZxIV-toOMEEvwHet7gdLQ/w640-h426/beegreeneye.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span>As I surveyed the garden to prepare for the tour, I spot some little male hairy belly bees blending in with the grey rocks.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdXEtMBTdSRC6KIqBICypmZAaIMI-7xBCgVtF1Jgke5aedZsSQt375dnpPuJtsgFhPXizpa-M0hRMmaWXUIWF_gGGXvOX4LE_Iqe8w2sqZq0OyvQhDqcLBgHiJ-ExL6eADsMml8EQ4sqn52lvcUq6o48Wp2S2gitaNzJDAQzzdDLGqcv0c12cZUQi8H1k/s726/beegreeneyecrop.JPG" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="726" data-original-width="671" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdXEtMBTdSRC6KIqBICypmZAaIMI-7xBCgVtF1Jgke5aedZsSQt375dnpPuJtsgFhPXizpa-M0hRMmaWXUIWF_gGGXvOX4LE_Iqe8w2sqZq0OyvQhDqcLBgHiJ-ExL6eADsMml8EQ4sqn52lvcUq6o48Wp2S2gitaNzJDAQzzdDLGqcv0c12cZUQi8H1k/w592-h640/beegreeneyecrop.JPG" width="592" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span>They are fast and don't perch for very long--just zooming around, drinking nectar and generally getting into trouble with the other insects in their hood.<br /></span></span><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj98-5CxduTi0JblH3vjSAJHZuJLff2KydzVNxY0OKeHcwdFHPq3rAKzxMNec6B5HDfDGjsZtxEA7MU16_9JRohAmYCI1Cv8w7_sM9I3qjsFmThKOmFEecovyefFHut91OP0QgaskJE3pjlUNPpvul22kXQvZxH3AiX65AnwagHFSXxK20Xn6To9bI0MRU/s1600/museum.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1068" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj98-5CxduTi0JblH3vjSAJHZuJLff2KydzVNxY0OKeHcwdFHPq3rAKzxMNec6B5HDfDGjsZtxEA7MU16_9JRohAmYCI1Cv8w7_sM9I3qjsFmThKOmFEecovyefFHut91OP0QgaskJE3pjlUNPpvul22kXQvZxH3AiX65AnwagHFSXxK20Xn6To9bI0MRU/w428-h640/museum.jpg" width="428" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo by Darren Kirby<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>A group of the hcma staff came and met me on their lunch break. I did a show and tell of my recent cyanotypes and talked about some of the late season bee plants.<br /></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiSf3ujmlVNF3zyy992NhfTe1e7j8z2kAGijHeQ7PiV3nTTyV8V_CfO2b5Og-mg-cCfbkhqkg4XT58J-KTxIv1fx9Zi01Mbfr1KHtGHRvQKcMe7m67qbw-2ePcXjMDANBHDVaPUpEhuBfq3VZKBERycUgtCUP8dgR35BLd3rd9KT6TnBFsjDjioyhxKoQ/s1600/nativeplantgarden.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1068" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiSf3ujmlVNF3zyy992NhfTe1e7j8z2kAGijHeQ7PiV3nTTyV8V_CfO2b5Og-mg-cCfbkhqkg4XT58J-KTxIv1fx9Zi01Mbfr1KHtGHRvQKcMe7m67qbw-2ePcXjMDANBHDVaPUpEhuBfq3VZKBERycUgtCUP8dgR35BLd3rd9KT6TnBFsjDjioyhxKoQ/w428-h640/nativeplantgarden.jpg" width="428" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo by Darren Kirby<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> I also challenged them to find a plant they have an affinity for--something that appeals to their senses, stimulates their memory and/or imagination and might want to explore more deeply. I talked about the resilience nature of arbutus and gumweed and how they inspire me.<br /></span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheQPtFkKh4sVnBglOr_v_QGBKkRMLRgXy8XYkVi18gBMqarRJMPOsKH-5qE_vew76Q_OUIXuLsHQkdEQu704PmldnOx_81Y2XOb2AGJcEiOYdLngNGP4rZG3Z9Q4g9nRRv0SrdcFG9SjiUIhNQsKLferoyn-sEAyrH123mqW3QaEEP01eJoCFQd0Z0Yo4/s1600/oregongrapefolks.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1068" data-original-width="1600" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheQPtFkKh4sVnBglOr_v_QGBKkRMLRgXy8XYkVi18gBMqarRJMPOsKH-5qE_vew76Q_OUIXuLsHQkdEQu704PmldnOx_81Y2XOb2AGJcEiOYdLngNGP4rZG3Z9Q4g9nRRv0SrdcFG9SjiUIhNQsKLferoyn-sEAyrH123mqW3QaEEP01eJoCFQd0Z0Yo4/w640-h428/oregongrapefolks.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Photo by Darren Kirby<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">We took a look at the fruiting and flowering plants, including this lovely Oregon grape which has stunning foliage and fruit that could be considered a local super food.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEishEjh5v92GWu7Sd0QRne7QpiHYnajZmttY3K8ysyeP1t9Sa4D1HY9hMiaJHbSAFtvMGLMqjciSGfoGYZwBqDFO1XPGh8ZYHfpG4VYfYoXxzSDYqdfisa8ixIZMA7OrAJ9dNQyT_ThNMMtmaYKNHGeEA7UwFYC5mErpDnK0WkuQER5xSatetqv1ZP68RM/s5184/oregongrapebest.JPG" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEishEjh5v92GWu7Sd0QRne7QpiHYnajZmttY3K8ysyeP1t9Sa4D1HY9hMiaJHbSAFtvMGLMqjciSGfoGYZwBqDFO1XPGh8ZYHfpG4VYfYoXxzSDYqdfisa8ixIZMA7OrAJ9dNQyT_ThNMMtmaYKNHGeEA7UwFYC5mErpDnK0WkuQER5xSatetqv1ZP68RM/w640-h426/oregongrapebest.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The berries are great muddled in a sangria!</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitqeUCpinq0l6vtOhmcLqmK42Me4vMvroKPntWmRb041x0BE464uhT9GTDuW34LgYvXZbjp_DsyEGU1l6kt_SpEHRAoqRRudDkGJ2XGdWoLmw_PiPmTdA4C2K0Wr9hXAbGgl3-5rk1KY4nu7uc45DsuPaloOBBQqg29pi-AUUh0M5od_lbknN0cEgABzE/s1424/snoweberrycrop.JPG" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1331" data-original-width="1424" height="598" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitqeUCpinq0l6vtOhmcLqmK42Me4vMvroKPntWmRb041x0BE464uhT9GTDuW34LgYvXZbjp_DsyEGU1l6kt_SpEHRAoqRRudDkGJ2XGdWoLmw_PiPmTdA4C2K0Wr9hXAbGgl3-5rk1KY4nu7uc45DsuPaloOBBQqg29pi-AUUh0M5od_lbknN0cEgABzE/w640-h598/snoweberrycrop.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">common snowberry<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> Some berries, however, are best left for the birds--including the white fruit of common snowberry. This is an example of a long-blooming shrub that fruits and produces flowers at the same time.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi6kwJI-WmbC5Hq4MyQj4RljqpIGNHpK5n3OEOrLbAYmEvB2s_azmdzZZv1Fptmv74JNym-JApUa0Xqz3kc19J2PIPT5wIuZ0tM7kj8EZ87bcbQvCQ6d45IX7DmJGwAQPxKqFLHCT52M6LYZQfDvT8sAZwycYkkZhFywGmhH6Ci51VSduqqlgRGcQTSIk/s3151/gallkbestcrop.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3019" data-original-width="3151" height="614" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi6kwJI-WmbC5Hq4MyQj4RljqpIGNHpK5n3OEOrLbAYmEvB2s_azmdzZZv1Fptmv74JNym-JApUa0Xqz3kc19J2PIPT5wIuZ0tM7kj8EZ87bcbQvCQ6d45IX7DmJGwAQPxKqFLHCT52M6LYZQfDvT8sAZwycYkkZhFywGmhH6Ci51VSduqqlgRGcQTSIk/w640-h614/gallkbestcrop.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> We saw galls on the kinnikinnik, containing the eggs of an insect--probably a wasp--that alters the tissues of the plant.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRGA37wVnhLDRimPXDx2jCOGVax2qq4pFQ5eXbXoc6AdWXwhKmvkZ0NH9JJbMnGf-A032v1zvRgTPLj0ngE79ppR-GFln3OQoHnGDArMLqNy_ArXPLDW4jHnL7tuu-rtvJKBws8krx-VqVanx5CEqL8CaliRKMDmStdH6whNTSm0sI3xkIyut7FlXY21w/s1760/kberrycrop.JPG" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1760" data-original-width="1727" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRGA37wVnhLDRimPXDx2jCOGVax2qq4pFQ5eXbXoc6AdWXwhKmvkZ0NH9JJbMnGf-A032v1zvRgTPLj0ngE79ppR-GFln3OQoHnGDArMLqNy_ArXPLDW4jHnL7tuu-rtvJKBws8krx-VqVanx5CEqL8CaliRKMDmStdH6whNTSm0sI3xkIyut7FlXY21w/w628-h640/kberrycrop.JPG" width="628" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />The fruit of kinnikinnik or bear berries (<i>Arctostaphylos urva-ursi</i>) was once mixed with Saskatoon berries and fat to make pemmican.<br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6q36afzONaAkPByxfJIZXL4OQuqro_fn6tVfJQJj7FzzbaPHEO1fsf7kcbx08KG9phil5CYCtGZ6zg7M-qs4meYOXiKMDB3wwRBkklhtXqwf50_PqzGHj-anV5uNVFXfDbZBBoHj16sRi7pHBjRzhryHr_PLB_uRK-uytDZa2u-s39zw-r8gFmkwebjY/s2827/rosegallcrop.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2827" data-original-width="2475" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6q36afzONaAkPByxfJIZXL4OQuqro_fn6tVfJQJj7FzzbaPHEO1fsf7kcbx08KG9phil5CYCtGZ6zg7M-qs4meYOXiKMDB3wwRBkklhtXqwf50_PqzGHj-anV5uNVFXfDbZBBoHj16sRi7pHBjRzhryHr_PLB_uRK-uytDZa2u-s39zw-r8gFmkwebjY/w560-h640/rosegallcrop.JPG" width="560" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Pincushion rose galls are made by a tiny wasp.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiip4GPlxiEDJ5inzd8BhqEneAWzw0zBy009FLBzCREcsO5zNbpuBd66kaC1aHgw0bfpsebjEoUjiIYelAYNzKl9JYhTRqa6yimPDdO2a-JhYsuTEKuPmywPRFcU-7oPgbjmcS_vb-y2uDtrXZvfnmcc1dhXxIvJipR3j817lbkrS9Ixg6lHYXP6-fhUK0/s2833/mockorangecrop.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2833" data-original-width="2662" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiip4GPlxiEDJ5inzd8BhqEneAWzw0zBy009FLBzCREcsO5zNbpuBd66kaC1aHgw0bfpsebjEoUjiIYelAYNzKl9JYhTRqa6yimPDdO2a-JhYsuTEKuPmywPRFcU-7oPgbjmcS_vb-y2uDtrXZvfnmcc1dhXxIvJipR3j817lbkrS9Ixg6lHYXP6-fhUK0/w602-h640/mockorangecrop.JPG" width="602" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> </span><p><span style="font-family: arial;">We saw the few remaining blooms of the intoxicating mock orange flowers. These are pollinated by Andrena mining bees and other insects.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6CCi0QqAJIiKWop7WVQJ93e5ldbyidVJnzUJhq98FB5Fke1vx_Z1VsZGB1kuNkDUsJ4wqhXFOhxlcf-dVyQipY-YPASoq8YlOIMczzVayuZFi0kWwM4Y4nPMRi5bP3HibYJwSKfuUIcXvmh48h_uynjJmaz6pb8yKu0zfMRz2l4ipGaCWh5NC01Gp38Y/s1600/divingin.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1068" data-original-width="1600" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6CCi0QqAJIiKWop7WVQJ93e5ldbyidVJnzUJhq98FB5Fke1vx_Z1VsZGB1kuNkDUsJ4wqhXFOhxlcf-dVyQipY-YPASoq8YlOIMczzVayuZFi0kWwM4Y4nPMRi5bP3HibYJwSKfuUIcXvmh48h_uynjJmaz6pb8yKu0zfMRz2l4ipGaCWh5NC01Gp38Y/w640-h428/divingin.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Photo by Darren Kiby<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span>The design of the garden is layered with ground cover, perennials, short shrubs, tall shrubs and trees. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU3kCp8sCA2yG0SOpGQuXEFSVJRYMMYSfuGirdKrO3OWfc96dTjgiE0TyFsvXs1U6DMlJ3avS4p9F3XBqkCmrvcZ0gO40G0EDVPzi8alIULbv150QAtXxdWAJwjT6qDD_e_5twATX68fYkHF4AXYvqh9onzDo891y9rqlFNdiMBYnjdXgZEh3qvdkFtLs/s3003/butteyecrop.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2895" data-original-width="3003" height="616" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU3kCp8sCA2yG0SOpGQuXEFSVJRYMMYSfuGirdKrO3OWfc96dTjgiE0TyFsvXs1U6DMlJ3avS4p9F3XBqkCmrvcZ0gO40G0EDVPzi8alIULbv150QAtXxdWAJwjT6qDD_e_5twATX68fYkHF4AXYvqh9onzDo891y9rqlFNdiMBYnjdXgZEh3qvdkFtLs/w640-h616/butteyecrop.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><br /></span></span><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx8ob22dG1kPzBI7h701vOA-PnksgguUd4tLt7iGvflHzGJRI8GEZ0jl4SkwaBgZpdEEXWOZTnfizwTfmyaolIcOIUC4Psf7KzgWWBDTFZa52Npws8pxvlPsClpUyyz8tmOXuGMM1Wer08q9HaprFkTsjZtp-Uipk_u-zcbx3Ny1a8IKSMTDyFaNyu9h8/s5184/spireacrop.JPG" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx8ob22dG1kPzBI7h701vOA-PnksgguUd4tLt7iGvflHzGJRI8GEZ0jl4SkwaBgZpdEEXWOZTnfizwTfmyaolIcOIUC4Psf7KzgWWBDTFZa52Npws8pxvlPsClpUyyz8tmOXuGMM1Wer08q9HaprFkTsjZtp-Uipk_u-zcbx3Ny1a8IKSMTDyFaNyu9h8/w426-h640/spireacrop.JPG" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The cotton candy for bees: hardhack</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPw-Yuwz4zmZDWTgyiTfxHh3JDVN6aTrnxFCBz-q74VfYmuoGURhny7J9vwE05yHN8lQVsJ6NznZ38zJkqVWhQezQleFUkpMRQqdfSHi3IlCcrBldFRpOdtdpF8Rd9xbveOp8wvOgL2XvfmMdwx5MS4qSkFWGfrXOG1gRTaKMMcuD2fPcHG97P3laj_PQ/s1600/jarwomen.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1068" data-original-width="1600" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPw-Yuwz4zmZDWTgyiTfxHh3JDVN6aTrnxFCBz-q74VfYmuoGURhny7J9vwE05yHN8lQVsJ6NznZ38zJkqVWhQezQleFUkpMRQqdfSHi3IlCcrBldFRpOdtdpF8Rd9xbveOp8wvOgL2XvfmMdwx5MS4qSkFWGfrXOG1gRTaKMMcuD2fPcHG97P3laj_PQ/w640-h428/jarwomen.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Photo by Darren Kirby<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I did manage to catch a female bumble bee on the hard hack, which we passed around for folks to have a closer look.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA8fjOmUQjvc2tM_CYzCt2eFnmNvDoFIHzjBEisySpodqWLTCwTU1OQ1BwacWqh3xcAYpAdaigfrV4bmgLJ-H2ymjCmaFCxlnULLKkXXP-z5Ea04aLnl3fXXi9HJvhPi97twZOWq1CeURKGfosbSerwbAwCCnip8bICy9EVO4Hwk242CkRdtJZaYWIZDs/s1600/jardudes.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1068" data-original-width="1600" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA8fjOmUQjvc2tM_CYzCt2eFnmNvDoFIHzjBEisySpodqWLTCwTU1OQ1BwacWqh3xcAYpAdaigfrV4bmgLJ-H2ymjCmaFCxlnULLKkXXP-z5Ea04aLnl3fXXi9HJvhPi97twZOWq1CeURKGfosbSerwbAwCCnip8bICy9EVO4Hwk242CkRdtJZaYWIZDs/w640-h428/jardudes.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Photo by Darren Kirby<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><br /></span></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfvTBD4Mco_v0CEDb2qIoC7VJSwQaeHKeFkWoPxKWuzM9lalyBCH5FNT-LF9RNcP0GrVb796aZqixNl7zCPbKNFBdbfpBfHZkf3mk-Wag8F9qq_s62jyMYTjs0zBWGx4ruzHrzoNNFyNFsRClkfWJ7BdUlb2PW4Wrn9pWoAMGCssitklCw5v9ZGDGfQ2I/s1600/potentillabee.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1068" data-original-width="1600" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfvTBD4Mco_v0CEDb2qIoC7VJSwQaeHKeFkWoPxKWuzM9lalyBCH5FNT-LF9RNcP0GrVb796aZqixNl7zCPbKNFBdbfpBfHZkf3mk-Wag8F9qq_s62jyMYTjs0zBWGx4ruzHrzoNNFyNFsRClkfWJ7BdUlb2PW4Wrn9pWoAMGCssitklCw5v9ZGDGfQ2I/w640-h428/potentillabee.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Photo by Darren Kirby<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span>Turns out the bee hot spot in the garden was in the potentilla. Most of the bees visiting this shrub were <i>Bombus vosnesenskii</i>.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSebMvRysdmQBUihWPK4wKQytUad8S-zvHKBGuqO9nBFIJpkP0MC41eXhuCvzlP7kbE5FiIHkiEQVVTU_i6pibX4twsKyPLPn5U50mfIe6CBA9lBwTkgohs0q5EpD7HqVMulrmM-AZbhkQnbo1sJEqklAbYHwhjLWwuZmS9ovcsZHmrzJqAtgei9-49HI/s1600/empress.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1068" data-original-width="1600" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSebMvRysdmQBUihWPK4wKQytUad8S-zvHKBGuqO9nBFIJpkP0MC41eXhuCvzlP7kbE5FiIHkiEQVVTU_i6pibX4twsKyPLPn5U50mfIe6CBA9lBwTkgohs0q5EpD7HqVMulrmM-AZbhkQnbo1sJEqklAbYHwhjLWwuZmS9ovcsZHmrzJqAtgei9-49HI/w640-h428/empress.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span>We wrapped up the tour by looking at the gardens at the Empress hotel. Apart from the brown-eyed Susans (which may have been "nativars" in this case), everything was exotic and there were a few good bee plants such as purple coneflowers, zinnia, and <i>Verbena bonariensis</i>.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZAiuBjSghBBHzHE20ThmuX4s_B1FpK2xYoov00emmOx59AXoGNszpBULWoDOFiXYciNaJY8ygpQvshSQ9a1yaeciPjnJKt_mgzDEz_EVe2vVLQ1o10gHG7e41i6fIjlcFCS0f339rDjFGtfgbh8V1N_gPcQRwPJz4zAWgdrfumTIaTk_EZEOs_YCzRM0/s5184/hangingbasket.JPG" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZAiuBjSghBBHzHE20ThmuX4s_B1FpK2xYoov00emmOx59AXoGNszpBULWoDOFiXYciNaJY8ygpQvshSQ9a1yaeciPjnJKt_mgzDEz_EVe2vVLQ1o10gHG7e41i6fIjlcFCS0f339rDjFGtfgbh8V1N_gPcQRwPJz4zAWgdrfumTIaTk_EZEOs_YCzRM0/w426-h640/hangingbasket.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>I also issued a hanging basket challenge: How can we create hanging baskets with plants that support bees and require less maintenance?</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span> Here's a roundup of some of the plants I discussed: I encourage you to get to know the late season bee plants in your local area.<br /></span></span></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Late season bee plants</b>: fireweed, gumweed, nodding
onion, aster, goldenrod, hard hack, yarrow, sneezeweed and pearly everlasting</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="font-family: arial;">Non-native Perennials:</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">Late season lavender, perennial sage, Russian sage, blanket
flowers, echinacea, oregano, mint, thyme, and asters</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Exotic annuals</b>: Zinnias, calendula and cosmos</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Weeds: </b>Clovers chicory<b>, </b>invasive Armenian (aka
Himalayan) blackberry, ragwort tansy, tansy, hairy cat’s ear, thistles and
ragweed.</span></p>
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{page:WordSection1;}</style><span><span>So I leave you with this question: How can your deepening connection to bees and native plants influence your design process? I hope it leads to your own delightful unburdening!<br /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>I recently discovered this video about design based on biophilia, which you may find interesting: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8G9E9CpR8xA&t=5s">Biophilia: Letting Nature Encroach on Us</a></span></span></p><h1 class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></h1><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281309765154754692.post-26424976498211953892023-07-14T08:37:00.008-07:002023-07-14T09:29:04.918-07:00Cyanotypes in Bastian Square: Part 2<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmz9SQzeR-5K9l-sE9iSkuwW6Oodx-wMuGXt6q0AtJAw6iqqozQUysZ0g8yQk94Z3IBG08qzIdJgbfgUHvawJToykUc9lJzxV9i56ttnLKrpHfb7THKYE1EgH_F5z39w6kznW1q1Gv6eIhth5fj7P8kXRTP9vjq9ilBZXUPqLCMv_wUKOaBqRrHs2giq4/s4608/flagbest.JPG" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmz9SQzeR-5K9l-sE9iSkuwW6Oodx-wMuGXt6q0AtJAw6iqqozQUysZ0g8yQk94Z3IBG08qzIdJgbfgUHvawJToykUc9lJzxV9i56ttnLKrpHfb7THKYE1EgH_F5z39w6kznW1q1Gv6eIhth5fj7P8kXRTP9vjq9ilBZXUPqLCMv_wUKOaBqRrHs2giq4/w480-h640/flagbest.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I was thrilled to see it was a glorious day to make cyanotype prints with folks from hcma in Victoria. It was so lovely to see the pride flags fluttering in the ocean breeze. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifL4yLaYYLUxgW_nig3eFFmVdzYt8EqDBEYNNdRWODX9n19OmARy7z83uJbq6Nd8qijhaq6r2yL3V04sVr2dRSeselt7MS_D0UbP-_4FQrkd8e8r5c3G8x9vg5-UPQp7kBptFU70h4zTD9ukyaUeoUX0YEZ7xhYmF2iDpnlgemCGwx9QW2QQh2lRN8aDY/s4608/heart.JPG" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifL4yLaYYLUxgW_nig3eFFmVdzYt8EqDBEYNNdRWODX9n19OmARy7z83uJbq6Nd8qijhaq6r2yL3V04sVr2dRSeselt7MS_D0UbP-_4FQrkd8e8r5c3G8x9vg5-UPQp7kBptFU70h4zTD9ukyaUeoUX0YEZ7xhYmF2iDpnlgemCGwx9QW2QQh2lRN8aDY/w640-h480/heart.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEui0qYvEwXo9gbbkusVRMbowgeWQIUmXANlxspacU2Av7_2JviYXfTK6QFdhfKWkY4E1NG4jS1B37Fead-TNWbcl700paGOXtkUzwELoBzVgFLkqJADYamRJCkGF2Otj6e-VfLPptjH8vO8ZJUNiqcd9JBPTiPUH6jV2Yokt036J3Aa2AAKzWtdt66nk/s4608/pouron.JPG" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEui0qYvEwXo9gbbkusVRMbowgeWQIUmXANlxspacU2Av7_2JviYXfTK6QFdhfKWkY4E1NG4jS1B37Fead-TNWbcl700paGOXtkUzwELoBzVgFLkqJADYamRJCkGF2Otj6e-VfLPptjH8vO8ZJUNiqcd9JBPTiPUH6jV2Yokt036J3Aa2AAKzWtdt66nk/w640-h480/pouron.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Although they irk me because they often omit bee friendly flowers, the hanging baskets do create a pleasing spectacle, especially en masse.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr4HSRwgEf-QI5hQSigJtqJMAmcNaGVI9X6cFqcF1bEFVafIqmn2GonmD6QfvY4sXv8R1N5QaR3kgWyR17rHgUidS26RT9awBmPk_5CQYULVww3Upvbigb35uV5cnIKfSCQhe2StNizdPEu9ABgBDQuNR0fyv7K2q7NgWKGrnWVoPgVaKwEbC7yQVoGm8/s4608/Thelocal.JPG" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr4HSRwgEf-QI5hQSigJtqJMAmcNaGVI9X6cFqcF1bEFVafIqmn2GonmD6QfvY4sXv8R1N5QaR3kgWyR17rHgUidS26RT9awBmPk_5CQYULVww3Upvbigb35uV5cnIKfSCQhe2StNizdPEu9ABgBDQuNR0fyv7K2q7NgWKGrnWVoPgVaKwEbC7yQVoGm8/w640-h480/Thelocal.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-tVyIdRMVdHAm27w_PnqkK7N62-gM87IhWFE1ZVf5tFRzYZoE7zYDZKrAkNQjICs393M4gpcHrLiv8MWRxmelmaHgVyMPMnrOd-obQiUFyshTohpCW0LvisuGjoGqPgKxoPSquN9eYZns3_biLeT8kN4u64f6eZ3H7GVR7TA21ab6Q0fSmPXtC0Em-Nk/s4608/cornergood.JPG" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-tVyIdRMVdHAm27w_PnqkK7N62-gM87IhWFE1ZVf5tFRzYZoE7zYDZKrAkNQjICs393M4gpcHrLiv8MWRxmelmaHgVyMPMnrOd-obQiUFyshTohpCW0LvisuGjoGqPgKxoPSquN9eYZns3_biLeT8kN4u64f6eZ3H7GVR7TA21ab6Q0fSmPXtC0Em-Nk/w640-h480/cornergood.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQgBWK8bmpFoCwVswkLx7SEk__4XrUeWg5kb9Vu-zWdAMT_HsJ_Cd5OUCPjfaAajH9-AmINoIHvDx6L3xZM1hEWrZkH1lAeld2UBdZuszv7yKNk4HuvvmdCLrPrdaPVyWCwmkGWnCEvxc84TODx3qEiMesrr8qEk7dGBC03ezgdgm6cKHnWeDwhoKPgl0/s4608/1glas.JPG" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQgBWK8bmpFoCwVswkLx7SEk__4XrUeWg5kb9Vu-zWdAMT_HsJ_Cd5OUCPjfaAajH9-AmINoIHvDx6L3xZM1hEWrZkH1lAeld2UBdZuszv7yKNk4HuvvmdCLrPrdaPVyWCwmkGWnCEvxc84TODx3qEiMesrr8qEk7dGBC03ezgdgm6cKHnWeDwhoKPgl0/w640-h480/1glas.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />I set up for the workshop outside the hcma office and did a few test prints to prepare. I had snipped a few asparagus fronds from my friend Rhona's garden to make a print. The flowers were dry and sparse, but I did get a few stragglers in the print.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiugKWe3gP60510kzj8923NgdsEI7MYexh9AuGJibKlJEWiGm05eVLSwhzzr1bVEhQGBY5VY9KNHjOKsA0t3Ga3OGG-LmiUQn8vGGm3IqL0xqAFhAlTt4AxFbXGVC713aONfzYeqW-VHOOmvEAJ7FQ0quK5Uef6_RXv_h-CvxRcKm4-Th8PwVaLQi_an8Q/s4608/3flass.JPG" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiugKWe3gP60510kzj8923NgdsEI7MYexh9AuGJibKlJEWiGm05eVLSwhzzr1bVEhQGBY5VY9KNHjOKsA0t3Ga3OGG-LmiUQn8vGGm3IqL0xqAFhAlTt4AxFbXGVC713aONfzYeqW-VHOOmvEAJ7FQ0quK5Uef6_RXv_h-CvxRcKm4-Th8PwVaLQi_an8Q/w640-h480/3flass.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Here's what the print looked like after 15 minutes, just before I washed it.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVb_lieffAgdtbpNpgzLqe9btSOECBMqCDzKsR6BNqpawJTw4OWCPJCiDbGv2HeHoNkDWtZnrHH75OnbGevtnZVD-rXJtP9Yfu-6pH5j0ehNSnwsfCeCiILOj293fPerwmwDDMeDyJk7cDX17-B156PAAOMYAlUSf9nBBPf5veg9Wza4PbiGXJjqwujd0/s4608/5wash.JPG" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVb_lieffAgdtbpNpgzLqe9btSOECBMqCDzKsR6BNqpawJTw4OWCPJCiDbGv2HeHoNkDWtZnrHH75OnbGevtnZVD-rXJtP9Yfu-6pH5j0ehNSnwsfCeCiILOj293fPerwmwDDMeDyJk7cDX17-B156PAAOMYAlUSf9nBBPf5veg9Wza4PbiGXJjqwujd0/w640-h480/5wash.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdG2JMk1ZFwU2pkjuSluF3AQG_9TsTefDCNCx3Rbv1wrSfPNU8O0agqBkhCthi_zUaVKqSk40UGpmsshXkJ4kfQJZ4NFscU5YFvrVyqg3JSo1k85mR3DyB2ah5MMaxKIWyD69TmspOriD4Sml3mJtqPI5VmHsAPMExu312zufrbuEni0nFKPker7CMesA/s4608/6final.JPG" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdG2JMk1ZFwU2pkjuSluF3AQG_9TsTefDCNCx3Rbv1wrSfPNU8O0agqBkhCthi_zUaVKqSk40UGpmsshXkJ4kfQJZ4NFscU5YFvrVyqg3JSo1k85mR3DyB2ah5MMaxKIWyD69TmspOriD4Sml3mJtqPI5VmHsAPMExu312zufrbuEni0nFKPker7CMesA/w480-h640/6final.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;">And here's the finished print. You can see the flowers pressed quite flat and they worked well for the process.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJaotdPWhWJ0kPU3i3UOAXSUQ_YypvXjvn6FwIeMMSy3kGcQInejXHg3eSRKnOHuTwaowjAbAy7MqLbPLV41zxrDTHXHuVrwvTpXZmr8byaqICMWHG55CEy7n5ZQ2omW7wlINPhMLXlOpLNUgSrvKOsnGV17zY0JZzA66Y8TlLHvkKU7Hvr-WTaAIapHg/s4608/cyanotypekit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJaotdPWhWJ0kPU3i3UOAXSUQ_YypvXjvn6FwIeMMSy3kGcQInejXHg3eSRKnOHuTwaowjAbAy7MqLbPLV41zxrDTHXHuVrwvTpXZmr8byaqICMWHG55CEy7n5ZQ2omW7wlINPhMLXlOpLNUgSrvKOsnGV17zY0JZzA66Y8TlLHvkKU7Hvr-WTaAIapHg/w640-h480/cyanotypekit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">This is the kit I used to prep the watercolour paper. It ships out of Longview, Alberta. You can find it at the camera store in Market Square in Victoria. The chemicals come as a powder. You add water to each jar and then mix the two chemicals just before you prepare the sheets. I prepared several sheets of heavy watercolour paper ahead of time in a darkened room, so it could soak into the paper and dry. I hand painted the chemicals onto different sizes of sheets, using two techniques--making a circle or oval in the centre, or covering the entire sheet. The participants chose their plants and then picked the papers to use.<br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigNj0NRdy3WuUqrWaJAS2mhBf63sUmcH_ORy2Sclnq11TOaFasOBodfCGKeQIqzcQkZx8MIefcBv4hXYvQqWiu2V2gL7Se0q9602vTrIUDE83oQYzMq4WM8rhGcSL6gEDNUCRjr1_Da-aRK0dZHDJNpJiCVqUWLlobXAgUZMYkPBNLmuXhBf-SZ8O3OgY/s4608/puffs.JPG" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigNj0NRdy3WuUqrWaJAS2mhBf63sUmcH_ORy2Sclnq11TOaFasOBodfCGKeQIqzcQkZx8MIefcBv4hXYvQqWiu2V2gL7Se0q9602vTrIUDE83oQYzMq4WM8rhGcSL6gEDNUCRjr1_Da-aRK0dZHDJNpJiCVqUWLlobXAgUZMYkPBNLmuXhBf-SZ8O3OgY/w640-h480/puffs.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-v1l568cIDHxaooFHx1EXhj4gN2uanDld_i6nSkl1bJD_2Z981-XKOgDP0AAjnsZb62ggKgqybwhlRTLRoL6HTes6BNM9P8CZnwmIo5tZ7HFYFde0UtJnZOrzorktrnTdK0SwnwgfmMqg_6Bd4roq7akP7b12mMU5xJDFGcHG_J8WA_7lKGrXbNCHFsw/s4608/RIMG0048.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-v1l568cIDHxaooFHx1EXhj4gN2uanDld_i6nSkl1bJD_2Z981-XKOgDP0AAjnsZb62ggKgqybwhlRTLRoL6HTes6BNM9P8CZnwmIo5tZ7HFYFde0UtJnZOrzorktrnTdK0SwnwgfmMqg_6Bd4roq7akP7b12mMU5xJDFGcHG_J8WA_7lKGrXbNCHFsw/w480-h640/RIMG0048.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">We were lucky there were some picnic tables outside the office we could use to make the prints. We put the plants on the prepared paper in the shade, then put the glass on top and exposed it to the light on the sunny table.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi997h0RLsqOuLpbCxeqwndsnHWQ0FdriZ0cobL1gObH63Yi4H8OE6VI6MY7GPVJjf2_0ePVM7l6NSAq3exw8Vgi0_6Gt7GwIFRJZZ4LqXiaJ1LhHueu4K00ZtRYk2PA7FvacRrUUc31pxu1sY73xDHeuTwfTJ-BMI7srS_RfyqqpAqHHn1aRoKCqdqKzU/s4608/glass.JPG" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi997h0RLsqOuLpbCxeqwndsnHWQ0FdriZ0cobL1gObH63Yi4H8OE6VI6MY7GPVJjf2_0ePVM7l6NSAq3exw8Vgi0_6Gt7GwIFRJZZ4LqXiaJ1LhHueu4K00ZtRYk2PA7FvacRrUUc31pxu1sY73xDHeuTwfTJ-BMI7srS_RfyqqpAqHHn1aRoKCqdqKzU/w640-h480/glass.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;">We experimented with the Methuselah's beard lichen. The long strands with horizontal fronds offers different possibilities for composition.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha5gPZ-Kr2baxSL-FIyflpeudBA6kYfoIpyxDtkRekWEQ2Mr69y9DMOxSzO7HPErBnA2YPcDkcbyiuS6EfP-kDBGYd17WShkvTzXubhQEJP1VkOBe4C-RouLLbC46rAoAibZdkVEoO4VOKDSC8CZfKEGwHHCvWnx8In7tzyz7DHKiCOPdMMXVPKKkfv0w/s4608/final.JPG" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha5gPZ-Kr2baxSL-FIyflpeudBA6kYfoIpyxDtkRekWEQ2Mr69y9DMOxSzO7HPErBnA2YPcDkcbyiuS6EfP-kDBGYd17WShkvTzXubhQEJP1VkOBe4C-RouLLbC46rAoAibZdkVEoO4VOKDSC8CZfKEGwHHCvWnx8In7tzyz7DHKiCOPdMMXVPKKkfv0w/w640-h480/final.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The details came out nice and clear.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioQgGcJsqd4wKxGPBSW2eijGBWnSkMsS9thNtpvZEEZ613HuUxTKKY0MI8aCKMfHUfnORGd6y8oVujb0BhjJutvGVzlcYDdLU0YikKpqZIszha634sSmtci_lsETHTguANXqYot8PrsViTZ8GdsZRmSwZR5xQG3_gTqYTl9QCEa-Kma7WYclfsPi5AmWM/s4608/mixprocess.JPG" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioQgGcJsqd4wKxGPBSW2eijGBWnSkMsS9thNtpvZEEZ613HuUxTKKY0MI8aCKMfHUfnORGd6y8oVujb0BhjJutvGVzlcYDdLU0YikKpqZIszha634sSmtci_lsETHTguANXqYot8PrsViTZ8GdsZRmSwZR5xQG3_gTqYTl9QCEa-Kma7WYclfsPi5AmWM/w640-h480/mixprocess.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />It was fun to get into the flow, helping folks choose plants, papers and getting them arranged for printing.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaOyOqUZSRMLdUckDXmwEDiWpMJ8hX3iofu0pprtRQyFTRN_FS0m0OQxxBTo0QRYUTbANi8yPnA9UMO5t0aRE7W_CyBfio0rBTujVliPPmVxIEL9ixfV8sfrwR8iB5_Fu5BDxcOwreIcDrqHHMZn8PUO58l7kSvXl43eznJKK0Y8DkEEspp-Z7hh_gX2I/s4608/groupbest.JPG" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaOyOqUZSRMLdUckDXmwEDiWpMJ8hX3iofu0pprtRQyFTRN_FS0m0OQxxBTo0QRYUTbANi8yPnA9UMO5t0aRE7W_CyBfio0rBTujVliPPmVxIEL9ixfV8sfrwR8iB5_Fu5BDxcOwreIcDrqHHMZn8PUO58l7kSvXl43eznJKK0Y8DkEEspp-Z7hh_gX2I/w640-h480/groupbest.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I was pleased with the results of our experiments! Thanks so much for this opportunity to share my new addiction!. <br /></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281309765154754692.post-87020017841535832422023-07-10T07:25:00.004-07:002023-07-10T07:25:15.431-07:00More Gumweedpalooza!: From Agapostemon to Vosnesensky<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhApMM7PRjN2YxvCdqZw8JqZ8kz7JkTuN79YoMKoJmcEOKomkMyaXolaJy4gaifm4HXXWXL6gATL-QE2ojXf2DxY9A6BDpT4iEldqHC1ciz8MFzcQO_fRilIJqg9FzAqc42kiEXxk_JCFcbWQoH8HMxc2NkSzWkPMheBIAN9XHpzX52c_xnQGuZDKp8Qsg/s1457/backflowersharpcrop.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1457" data-original-width="1397" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhApMM7PRjN2YxvCdqZw8JqZ8kz7JkTuN79YoMKoJmcEOKomkMyaXolaJy4gaifm4HXXWXL6gATL-QE2ojXf2DxY9A6BDpT4iEldqHC1ciz8MFzcQO_fRilIJqg9FzAqc42kiEXxk_JCFcbWQoH8HMxc2NkSzWkPMheBIAN9XHpzX52c_xnQGuZDKp8Qsg/w614-h640/backflowersharpcrop.JPG" width="614" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I headed down to the shore of the Gorge again and saw more bees in the gumweed. It was thrilling to find this <i>Agapostemon texanus</i> female hunkering down on the blossoms.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-9VWbbVaFADynT64E6zrm6eDMgJLcmnsugdChj992QZWsQ9_b2qupvCOFEia-6zso6OngfiW826-lFwb_WARCDZxDCF9T_wQAmZqgapV6Y0M-pwwot1rN57X1XTvXaCenfPaQlT7yffbV2fnXCOCLnk_zM-NjMZsYr_FgEE8_aooXmgfohOoJ2dTocxA/s2332/antennacelancucrop.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2101" data-original-width="2332" height="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-9VWbbVaFADynT64E6zrm6eDMgJLcmnsugdChj992QZWsQ9_b2qupvCOFEia-6zso6OngfiW826-lFwb_WARCDZxDCF9T_wQAmZqgapV6Y0M-pwwot1rN57X1XTvXaCenfPaQlT7yffbV2fnXCOCLnk_zM-NjMZsYr_FgEE8_aooXmgfohOoJ2dTocxA/w640-h576/antennacelancucrop.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> She's cleaning her antenna here. You can see the branched hairs on her legs she uses to collect pollen.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG4BWNfzeAjp6uVFNFKzXt9bML26jxLUdvEteQaI-rM73AB-TTY_xeRpdEvqy_t-oMjnBn7D_t5EQUqaEb5hdJi9_F0Jtq85l3vCbY-GwPtcAD6jioY3R5Dj31KfaLWfFBOmV_2AXYSV7meXZksAbXmonHRrHyFJueet7GH4gxEb6ikEaiKd5xZ3-wuWk/s1897/sidecrop.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1892" data-original-width="1897" height="638" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG4BWNfzeAjp6uVFNFKzXt9bML26jxLUdvEteQaI-rM73AB-TTY_xeRpdEvqy_t-oMjnBn7D_t5EQUqaEb5hdJi9_F0Jtq85l3vCbY-GwPtcAD6jioY3R5Dj31KfaLWfFBOmV_2AXYSV7meXZksAbXmonHRrHyFJueet7GH4gxEb6ikEaiKd5xZ3-wuWk/w640-h638/sidecrop.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Looks like she's mostly using the flower to fuel up on nectar at this point.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJnV5Maz3SFszU5r4QaUPS261Tki6jC5EUJbYm3J3aS0Mm9HOtGg-ucnyZYwDvnD51uCACguYVGTd-9Fr9IXjbi1yPEELmr7-ds18b3YYcG9S72GI0Fqklct8gyYMdeRspTmE-JtI7tYEr3kWr_yCf3D_S0u2SSb7i1pdg3NcQqXW-TdhjPiUG-3Gb0U8/s2310/legsabdomencrop.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2030" data-original-width="2310" height="562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJnV5Maz3SFszU5r4QaUPS261Tki6jC5EUJbYm3J3aS0Mm9HOtGg-ucnyZYwDvnD51uCACguYVGTd-9Fr9IXjbi1yPEELmr7-ds18b3YYcG9S72GI0Fqklct8gyYMdeRspTmE-JtI7tYEr3kWr_yCf3D_S0u2SSb7i1pdg3NcQqXW-TdhjPiUG-3Gb0U8/w640-h562/legsabdomencrop.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I also found this delightfully tiny shiny <i>Dialictus</i> sweet bee. She definitely has pollen on her minute pollen pantaloons.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTT-CDFTOb8l0eD3tWWO7cPZwFCK00-Z9any1bdCRscxd5iP88gjQsd8Zi1f68QefZIiiYVj-EnT2kAvikbmnUlRK6OgQcDtNAF06TRcgxbFw44P1NhZa7Q2KH_u5XZJtebbj0nb7RHqZgLCSTG4dhe9dKtBoep81yRLTIcJrifDQrPDnS70by__Nu6XA/s3102/peekcrop.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2898" data-original-width="3102" height="598" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTT-CDFTOb8l0eD3tWWO7cPZwFCK00-Z9any1bdCRscxd5iP88gjQsd8Zi1f68QefZIiiYVj-EnT2kAvikbmnUlRK6OgQcDtNAF06TRcgxbFw44P1NhZa7Q2KH_u5XZJtebbj0nb7RHqZgLCSTG4dhe9dKtBoep81yRLTIcJrifDQrPDnS70by__Nu6XA/w640-h598/peekcrop.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">It's amazing to see the size variation of the different bees foraging in the gumweed.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_9F3a4bo5t6kSDOGKbrSKz0nJhArbBjeo-iigWQ18Ocl-PJR7O-I4ZK1qcwWZUy0T2A4IuoQBOfWAlCZIYBxVCH0Y08BpzshnEz2W642TneqE7w3Pveu-gtyTfkuiQYlAWLgKYB3zGGmz6lRpg5NzRu0RXB-NImJ744iU6LlWpw0GXz5oegpuhpkgCLo/s4208/facesharpcrop.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3223" data-original-width="4208" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_9F3a4bo5t6kSDOGKbrSKz0nJhArbBjeo-iigWQ18Ocl-PJR7O-I4ZK1qcwWZUy0T2A4IuoQBOfWAlCZIYBxVCH0Y08BpzshnEz2W642TneqE7w3Pveu-gtyTfkuiQYlAWLgKYB3zGGmz6lRpg5NzRu0RXB-NImJ744iU6LlWpw0GXz5oegpuhpkgCLo/w640-h490/facesharpcrop.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Got mandibles?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-5IF_MeTJGHY9u072HVbCTmpH5dootKNITJ72J7uWlP1zjmvUn5tel472JQbrmqy9XnLU70RF35zmHguINsq2q7lxB8cTx7vsAMAzMr0DOaNYClW6iGZoWrQRgryBHUL8l4PihfPD8hXQHSYhcxZZzRr3k6MjomthM5j5WqJhxNp3sHrb-f6sAIRijT4/s1260/facesharpcropcrop.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1216" data-original-width="1260" height="618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-5IF_MeTJGHY9u072HVbCTmpH5dootKNITJ72J7uWlP1zjmvUn5tel472JQbrmqy9XnLU70RF35zmHguINsq2q7lxB8cTx7vsAMAzMr0DOaNYClW6iGZoWrQRgryBHUL8l4PihfPD8hXQHSYhcxZZzRr3k6MjomthM5j5WqJhxNp3sHrb-f6sAIRijT4/w640-h618/facesharpcropcrop.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Oh yeah!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVA_F66V5dz3Iw74T16-7b1dTjAaj60vIgWPYQhFiu210XxqZTORV9cvAbGT439qn9dRTjYRZgmGskLp-oi8hzJUNRTAvVcEh-JSMwdKXCfObvlTYBDmJ8YUGXPpaz9BAoC1XmmchKDHtMkaDXc30SAGHKK6KOAjD6_XZsK0wqfAm9bErmXSa7jfV6c6I/s2090/divegoodcrop.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1925" data-original-width="2090" height="590" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVA_F66V5dz3Iw74T16-7b1dTjAaj60vIgWPYQhFiu210XxqZTORV9cvAbGT439qn9dRTjYRZgmGskLp-oi8hzJUNRTAvVcEh-JSMwdKXCfObvlTYBDmJ8YUGXPpaz9BAoC1XmmchKDHtMkaDXc30SAGHKK6KOAjD6_XZsK0wqfAm9bErmXSa7jfV6c6I/w640-h590/divegoodcrop.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">A cuckoo bee does a deep dive for nectar. It doesn't collect pollen because it outsources its childcare to true bees.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_lPfMu6wDNRee75orUTjHqSztvbKgytWHqwiA-__VZWQ4vuPWctEQLq58l-PsHmMSQzuKofyyU7e5WwgiD4X6aUXIs7dYiwiuaMYF01Zbpi1g4KA_P5HkT8wn5FnGcSzLWWDrsdugpckzYYUaEdsBQYAW_9krbMkpp9SPHSYWc1VFbzBnvUq0KTyruN4/s2013/eyewingveincrop.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1985" data-original-width="2013" height="632" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_lPfMu6wDNRee75orUTjHqSztvbKgytWHqwiA-__VZWQ4vuPWctEQLq58l-PsHmMSQzuKofyyU7e5WwgiD4X6aUXIs7dYiwiuaMYF01Zbpi1g4KA_P5HkT8wn5FnGcSzLWWDrsdugpckzYYUaEdsBQYAW_9krbMkpp9SPHSYWc1VFbzBnvUq0KTyruN4/w640-h632/eyewingveincrop.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">You can see the "happy face" markings on its thorax.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWC0Hp8-0vpPg3IFlDcNuj8zUQb0XVjndlIDXwYVi_yEaG7dZaenw-k_W3AsxOQlgpv_6tOKN5ecQFctw6jAMUBiiyj6eGb8bGfQx47q-3YLFogiOARKZO8hitISB2EaBGux4g0wS4Sj4sulmNYxJeOBFFJxheEFQCmXb9U5zUW3RGcwruEG51N8v-LNE/s1260/buttcrpo.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1210" data-original-width="1260" height="614" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWC0Hp8-0vpPg3IFlDcNuj8zUQb0XVjndlIDXwYVi_yEaG7dZaenw-k_W3AsxOQlgpv_6tOKN5ecQFctw6jAMUBiiyj6eGb8bGfQx47q-3YLFogiOARKZO8hitISB2EaBGux4g0wS4Sj4sulmNYxJeOBFFJxheEFQCmXb9U5zUW3RGcwruEG51N8v-LNE/w640-h614/buttcrpo.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Finally, a sweet little <i>Bombus vosnesenskii </i>drinks his fill in the gumweed cups. It's wonderful to see so many bees on a busy beach where humans are swimming and kayaking and the bees are just going about their daily routines. Let it always bee so.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMuP-vYlciVQxj2YGCKQTT7E4vMK1fqXbylAOl3vPWnc3MJgSOIrHbUQ5A3xy5SpTvnSenVE3n2xmHQh6TcBufvhbJqGvj33_AfmBcMzGLl21q0Yg3Ay0Lbc_QiwG5i-nrGwMG77I3MD72WLQDfoAgwu9C0o_GVtn1-z5x54XJeRvyraAZxiVOOZNS_yk/s5184/side.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMuP-vYlciVQxj2YGCKQTT7E4vMK1fqXbylAOl3vPWnc3MJgSOIrHbUQ5A3xy5SpTvnSenVE3n2xmHQh6TcBufvhbJqGvj33_AfmBcMzGLl21q0Yg3Ay0Lbc_QiwG5i-nrGwMG77I3MD72WLQDfoAgwu9C0o_GVtn1-z5x54XJeRvyraAZxiVOOZNS_yk/w640-h426/side.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281309765154754692.post-62870620750594540942023-07-09T12:57:00.005-07:002023-07-11T07:03:38.221-07:00Sunday Afternoon Cyanotypes from Forest and Sea<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8smC9gbLCaMb7BjNmcEcguEchni8QYxfKe3jHlGKnESVfkV0YWZqtXwtGw3n01RlQUNruKlvWYQWlkQcdoB-53qJt3yy8UCleiJTrqWetvfPPq7l7qzMaJO6xnIwttsojssGJg2MidK1iHJzspASFueNTXaRPhhrIni5uovl1ie0HUJC14ZghTTloez0/s4608/cornprintbest.JPG" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8smC9gbLCaMb7BjNmcEcguEchni8QYxfKe3jHlGKnESVfkV0YWZqtXwtGw3n01RlQUNruKlvWYQWlkQcdoB-53qJt3yy8UCleiJTrqWetvfPPq7l7qzMaJO6xnIwttsojssGJg2MidK1iHJzspASFueNTXaRPhhrIni5uovl1ie0HUJC14ZghTTloez0/w640-h480/cornprintbest.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I brought back a few treasures from the forest and the beach on Malcolm Island to experiment making more cyanotypes. I thought this coral algae would make a good print.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4SzI6-N90_ra8PJNOypBdP-oUWn8dPjwah0nTUEc4iRu3Xp29IJomssigizyvYby8_h4Bn-dHj2Kce5AU58z5KDckaXttcU3k6O3JPLSiQZH-CvQ1PI5nQ7OpHn5HjQ5qbx0HrcQr9dNFgrGY4jHhoy6kzYtoZguuOY6w9NwxoQaFIB-wV2prXSQGEcw/s4608/coral2.JPG" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4SzI6-N90_ra8PJNOypBdP-oUWn8dPjwah0nTUEc4iRu3Xp29IJomssigizyvYby8_h4Bn-dHj2Kce5AU58z5KDckaXttcU3k6O3JPLSiQZH-CvQ1PI5nQ7OpHn5HjQ5qbx0HrcQr9dNFgrGY4jHhoy6kzYtoZguuOY6w9NwxoQaFIB-wV2prXSQGEcw/w640-h480/coral2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6zrjW24NWMLAmAQqC9Vk89m1m4J-AEDbJVHXO1VYAwvrNzpa6hczVgZ_lRoZoxSFaysjxmtUHo1ZzE--9tDfvsL2tTqzHdaJRgVC8Jx38nqynJSYXzZdFJUwgrFqlpas2LJrzUU7UmS06__JgYxFEcY6tDSuvoSg16zVwCrDYlX95woBO6xV3GaGEqRk/s4608/lichenprint.JPG" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6zrjW24NWMLAmAQqC9Vk89m1m4J-AEDbJVHXO1VYAwvrNzpa6hczVgZ_lRoZoxSFaysjxmtUHo1ZzE--9tDfvsL2tTqzHdaJRgVC8Jx38nqynJSYXzZdFJUwgrFqlpas2LJrzUU7UmS06__JgYxFEcY6tDSuvoSg16zVwCrDYlX95woBO6xV3GaGEqRk/w640-h480/lichenprint.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I was also fascinated by these long individual strands of <a href="https://www.centralcoastbiodiversity.org/methuselahs-beard-bull-usnea-longissima.html">Methuselah's beard lichen</a> on the forest floor. They got a little bit dehydrated in my backpack so I revived them by soaking them in water for a bit.<br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAg271aXP6fh9OSrNO1eL_VGGdVGOnwaAp1G5FZEaCe8Rx_Rgvktvis--RC01FLfamNEEcoI-BZJqoGDgF2VMVb8gUjO-14qPRQP3iOseX5kCXNiKPSGBiCtND7aIVYplql3y1tFwXKywrKnC1Hfsu9PdxWBjdkP2JGFnZBKOBiyQzZlZakqL2ujnLvK0/s4608/washing.JPG" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAg271aXP6fh9OSrNO1eL_VGGdVGOnwaAp1G5FZEaCe8Rx_Rgvktvis--RC01FLfamNEEcoI-BZJqoGDgF2VMVb8gUjO-14qPRQP3iOseX5kCXNiKPSGBiCtND7aIVYplql3y1tFwXKywrKnC1Hfsu9PdxWBjdkP2JGFnZBKOBiyQzZlZakqL2ujnLvK0/w640-h480/washing.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;">When rinsing the print I realized the giant garry oak in my friend's back yard was reflected in the water. Such a magnificent tree!<br /></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281309765154754692.post-26044345255962223552023-07-09T09:37:00.004-07:002023-07-09T09:41:37.019-07:00Gumweed Palooza!<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi4mX7xaHatj7xmrAdKqzin9QV-ISRmJle5Q2M0R-05BlAQOaFLy9AZQsiLabfx7H9RlfZEN1Iy4LCHDeaHx5Edvzzi7AcosBRVOQK1q0sR-WyrT3X8xB-kjeHho-zCk3vquyQD0tuPB5uOWqAVzXlkdKTNFydwNCLrzzuQ48kA-V2MZ9Wbm4GNZJrClY/s2992/peekcrop.JPG" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2961" data-original-width="2992" height="634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi4mX7xaHatj7xmrAdKqzin9QV-ISRmJle5Q2M0R-05BlAQOaFLy9AZQsiLabfx7H9RlfZEN1Iy4LCHDeaHx5Edvzzi7AcosBRVOQK1q0sR-WyrT3X8xB-kjeHho-zCk3vquyQD0tuPB5uOWqAVzXlkdKTNFydwNCLrzzuQ48kA-V2MZ9Wbm4GNZJrClY/w640-h634/peekcrop.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">It's that glorious time of the year when the gumweed is blooming in Vancouver Island. Who's hiding in the sticky stamens?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgObbWrvAA6R4DgUKuoe82cksUkuZY0O5LBIXsCr3SHJhKMubpyXFoFNgtoaKmRob1rGpkjt1UbXpfiFCLycNjhNkUYDCLCovKm9A2RDjaGrH9AhGqjNlFJMbBwqQG0FHbH7vAyaUKa1L42lNDKY-9427lpmgnRxOR4PwuHPYDdK1iITggMPjfsUwQRM08/s2986/eyelegcrop.JPG" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2986" data-original-width="2437" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgObbWrvAA6R4DgUKuoe82cksUkuZY0O5LBIXsCr3SHJhKMubpyXFoFNgtoaKmRob1rGpkjt1UbXpfiFCLycNjhNkUYDCLCovKm9A2RDjaGrH9AhGqjNlFJMbBwqQG0FHbH7vAyaUKa1L42lNDKY-9427lpmgnRxOR4PwuHPYDdK1iITggMPjfsUwQRM08/w522-h640/eyelegcrop.JPG" width="522" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Here's a blue-eyed beauty with exceptionally furry pollen pants: Ms. <i>Melissodes microsticta</i>! She's just taking a breather in between trips to drink her nectar powerade and collect pollen to provision her nest in the ground.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_glYXjjJgSED2IWA4LqDc1FORyEXDZvbWYxMfljYOOzX5ySuTlRuT3_pialNjmVpK87MVmV8RNqromdmBXiZlQsFJZxV-8RHiVXUO9t546sW8WIKlKT389Ing1Mnq-fKwO9Mc3buZzwbq93Ns_JBA63xvn7w_c7q2RMjmQyRGyFOVMQeDEhwTjswUh34/s2926/eyecucrop.JPG" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2926" data-original-width="2574" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_glYXjjJgSED2IWA4LqDc1FORyEXDZvbWYxMfljYOOzX5ySuTlRuT3_pialNjmVpK87MVmV8RNqromdmBXiZlQsFJZxV-8RHiVXUO9t546sW8WIKlKT389Ing1Mnq-fKwO9Mc3buZzwbq93Ns_JBA63xvn7w_c7q2RMjmQyRGyFOVMQeDEhwTjswUh34/w564-h640/eyecucrop.JPG" width="564" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />She deserves a break!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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These lovely black and white resin bees use the pollen and nectar from gumweed as food, and the resin as nesting material.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDJoRtziyYrYx6YNO0E-5olFqvD0YXlygfim9QWt0T2JYlnZsDn9CFywch3-ZgRgE61laG-mCq-MsLlTy1jfYRbLv8I5AA5a7aya7mBSyzox6jK5jlVjzBdbLONRM4onXSnUcb8LR32xZwcQ_YDnJPWuz2-V-COxMtmQh-ygFyevjXXTw9yz70fURmqY0/s1760/bellycrop.JPG" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1760" data-original-width="1612" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDJoRtziyYrYx6YNO0E-5olFqvD0YXlygfim9QWt0T2JYlnZsDn9CFywch3-ZgRgE61laG-mCq-MsLlTy1jfYRbLv8I5AA5a7aya7mBSyzox6jK5jlVjzBdbLONRM4onXSnUcb8LR32xZwcQ_YDnJPWuz2-V-COxMtmQh-ygFyevjXXTw9yz70fURmqY0/w586-h640/bellycrop.JPG" width="586" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;">After mating, this female goes right back to work. Note the pollen on her hairy belly.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeu0I7L8eSWpuA3Vso53Z1Mtgt1p_70c-_23D3Zqy7B3drzlK-FKisp8klzbvIu4lBedgMUWOuR9IuFARmqiwaV5CsLO1ewBd3tY_0dMtyE05wcM8aapPFn-xvGkmERCzt8JJuwTtXaAiIdAE6g0G-eZp6grHvcL-C9RGEgEx_NAYuj8GzyDlV5hyXeeY/s1293/leafcperch%20bettercrop.JPG" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1293" data-original-width="1111" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeu0I7L8eSWpuA3Vso53Z1Mtgt1p_70c-_23D3Zqy7B3drzlK-FKisp8klzbvIu4lBedgMUWOuR9IuFARmqiwaV5CsLO1ewBd3tY_0dMtyE05wcM8aapPFn-xvGkmERCzt8JJuwTtXaAiIdAE6g0G-eZp6grHvcL-C9RGEgEx_NAYuj8GzyDlV5hyXeeY/w550-h640/leafcperch%20bettercrop.JPG" width="550" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> The males like to perch in the grass on leaves and stems.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgHRwC4lho4rUX7qlwvEwNRWsxUZpdghGr1i-SQCVwwPZpAjfv1f8XWpBaXLTxsIWgADvNeIRgmmQQdfF3AjxRLQM6xXX0OCx3CWjaOpXuuHS3vj00oKiRlWtSnQpNskaRidVurkvG_-KZTB4YBl7mn5Hr68wWpcqcIU68KCUmIkSrVOMm2tiRhddgjT0/s1194/grassperchcrop.JPG" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1194" data-original-width="1122" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgHRwC4lho4rUX7qlwvEwNRWsxUZpdghGr1i-SQCVwwPZpAjfv1f8XWpBaXLTxsIWgADvNeIRgmmQQdfF3AjxRLQM6xXX0OCx3CWjaOpXuuHS3vj00oKiRlWtSnQpNskaRidVurkvG_-KZTB4YBl7mn5Hr68wWpcqcIU68KCUmIkSrVOMm2tiRhddgjT0/w602-h640/grassperchcrop.JPG" width="602" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWKUI4s6KD-_JRTZf3co9ftr1BCZHB8-bUmQOWicuJ_kvaRQkNKSWLq-ItKvmDmX9ThDZYuCxjsEPP0KEo3WILXYkaQgQKFXUt0xRY1B2gISWP2gFS3OuyZ9P2yxzNKOPoxdnz-0x83tWSoxs6cOVO45bxnMOG77afyGV7FWSljKFUMcv7tl_5LNOR7jw/s1447/sharpcrop.JPG" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1447" data-original-width="1381" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWKUI4s6KD-_JRTZf3co9ftr1BCZHB8-bUmQOWicuJ_kvaRQkNKSWLq-ItKvmDmX9ThDZYuCxjsEPP0KEo3WILXYkaQgQKFXUt0xRY1B2gISWP2gFS3OuyZ9P2yxzNKOPoxdnz-0x83tWSoxs6cOVO45bxnMOG77afyGV7FWSljKFUMcv7tl_5LNOR7jw/w610-h640/sharpcrop.JPG" width="610" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Mr. pebble bee is ready for his closeup.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHDGTGp59wj-Demml__CQefNpFZrOQ2YY7X2nxet1mLN1_QgfWFmcoHRjacbGV3Oue8oOc4tukK2jF9x0Z4RR-3YNnh7mdn92p5b0l8WlTj6nMJ1Gv106Eelx5hbQSYWuDEkGPnZsU8f9stJY7-Ssz_BjQW4f16Bv1U46QQIBNGcmRNjxkt6Vx5vTpaoQ/s1188/fingerscrop.JPG" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1188" data-original-width="1105" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHDGTGp59wj-Demml__CQefNpFZrOQ2YY7X2nxet1mLN1_QgfWFmcoHRjacbGV3Oue8oOc4tukK2jF9x0Z4RR-3YNnh7mdn92p5b0l8WlTj6nMJ1Gv106Eelx5hbQSYWuDEkGPnZsU8f9stJY7-Ssz_BjQW4f16Bv1U46QQIBNGcmRNjxkt6Vx5vTpaoQ/w596-h640/fingerscrop.JPG" width="596" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">There were a couple of other critters hanging around the gumweed patch, including this tiny shiny fly.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-m3iy_XwUEoWIBIP_zsC_dy78vteAjoum_9PGyLkLYyNUclbwQlwNanrVn26VUSDapn-O-1V62w-qAgOST-Xo5ncqoR0fojtPSuggVyUaY4cbzrddXKkhXerqJZcDjcwRX7T2gRgN66710Y5srveJ4vZbFyjfqoOArmkpFP6R7DOJUhc-Yrf2NyzEmio/s1392/eyescrop.JPG" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1381" data-original-width="1392" height="634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-m3iy_XwUEoWIBIP_zsC_dy78vteAjoum_9PGyLkLYyNUclbwQlwNanrVn26VUSDapn-O-1V62w-qAgOST-Xo5ncqoR0fojtPSuggVyUaY4cbzrddXKkhXerqJZcDjcwRX7T2gRgN66710Y5srveJ4vZbFyjfqoOArmkpFP6R7DOJUhc-Yrf2NyzEmio/w640-h634/eyescrop.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Sand wasps (<i>Bembix</i> spp.) also nest in the sand around the gumweed. Take the time to do your own gumweed bee safari and bee sure to post your findings on iNaturalist! These photos were taken in Victoria on the shore of the Gorge near the Craigflower Schoolhouse. If you are in Victoria on July 11-13, consider joining in the<a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/uplands-park-insect-bioblitz-2023"> Uplands Park Insect Bioblitz</a>. It's gonna bee a blast! Hope to see you there. <br /></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281309765154754692.post-17891472686298597502023-07-02T05:44:00.004-07:002023-07-02T05:47:34.247-07:00More Studies in Blue<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC6ytCZQhQjeP68mSOHdBQSwV6A5zbXSSfvdf2zZmIsOCDQCW-EXTc5ArM8tt9Q1JGjwLdo26IK4IhDjNkwi6DXFXIs_6m37Vrls9jI3apP8s78YE_wj_U0w9hdfgtNN5iuzypwWnqYEJQAm8yytU7qUNn7UsVOwLaKwqr9Ms46FMfvh-OJEQWTADdpDs/s4608/dicentrasharp.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC6ytCZQhQjeP68mSOHdBQSwV6A5zbXSSfvdf2zZmIsOCDQCW-EXTc5ArM8tt9Q1JGjwLdo26IK4IhDjNkwi6DXFXIs_6m37Vrls9jI3apP8s78YE_wj_U0w9hdfgtNN5iuzypwWnqYEJQAm8yytU7qUNn7UsVOwLaKwqr9Ms46FMfvh-OJEQWTADdpDs/w640-h480/dicentrasharp.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2lKLOXvC-VWkhZIV3v_RO5OdTSOorEXOaQtn10FCXQkb8lgfLsBMTXIDQqRuRYV7qnu55KzRUhq21qdte-vti4f3HxQRjrZ9vefL19Jwinb3O7Kk7umYAD1d51yMQW-8x9N_PQcOuhnl8ABSCA7tIFOuuK0BIwilv6IEXOB-ujdnczUXZdK8uIx0I0zE/w480-h640/heuchera.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">alumroot,<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAdX0ZKrXDQCwwBSHR5KU6D9Fl1Tv3Sg6cICHoqqfHrw2ijLk0z6Z9a9PkEJAV06VeRjVRarxEIDWlE8aNlzbgQvOeVjISKPPufVss4KIetxSRVMpgKEffQk2NaE06iyrmKGbWHa_hSORxNP3eXf5iJEYeStzfsxJ59f9k9HXaWAqN20AaPXIo5U6tH24/s4608/oceanspray.JPG" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAdX0ZKrXDQCwwBSHR5KU6D9Fl1Tv3Sg6cICHoqqfHrw2ijLk0z6Z9a9PkEJAV06VeRjVRarxEIDWlE8aNlzbgQvOeVjISKPPufVss4KIetxSRVMpgKEffQk2NaE06iyrmKGbWHa_hSORxNP3eXf5iJEYeStzfsxJ59f9k9HXaWAqN20AaPXIo5U6tH24/w640-h480/oceanspray.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">and oceanspray.<br /></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281309765154754692.post-29622088628763461492023-06-29T09:55:00.002-07:002023-06-29T09:55:44.531-07:00Forest Light<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP9NtU2XddJ-PktdpETwEprwhOMOn5h2pVDhMcMVQCBirLBwFE7wjjHEqoAFN2mkgaCnbO-EoH-B89Siz9VEIJs56PyDscJseEiFgDMxyrZ-JZDyMhlfcwHRxudkQnrVycGz1RxUpJHAS3r4Az0kezLHVhQv0M95_rHnRLbJr_FdR6__LD4SvLjjRNX1Q/s5184/budlight%20copy.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP9NtU2XddJ-PktdpETwEprwhOMOn5h2pVDhMcMVQCBirLBwFE7wjjHEqoAFN2mkgaCnbO-EoH-B89Siz9VEIJs56PyDscJseEiFgDMxyrZ-JZDyMhlfcwHRxudkQnrVycGz1RxUpJHAS3r4Az0kezLHVhQv0M95_rHnRLbJr_FdR6__LD4SvLjjRNX1Q/w426-h640/budlight%20copy.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Darren and I walked the forest paths, the birder and the beespeaker, listening for the songs of the creatures we love so much. We each have our own agendas, but they happily overlap.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbOrHVFs70HeEwRcAWc0t-c15Q4C_a8XzRWJDUpLauLtMuY-cXlJ68SSot7B3RTQoIlsL6-dROAf2L8bTZ30QxSyeINXunLR_Ry5-PI2erbVpzJq0NEslffM1S3wNEHbFOHlAQwyQQh6niGUR8JZu3LDIyqJOEoSvScjEqtbZXv-HSiBSlQ7j_QLg3LmA/s5184/spray%20copy.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbOrHVFs70HeEwRcAWc0t-c15Q4C_a8XzRWJDUpLauLtMuY-cXlJ68SSot7B3RTQoIlsL6-dROAf2L8bTZ30QxSyeINXunLR_Ry5-PI2erbVpzJq0NEslffM1S3wNEHbFOHlAQwyQQh6niGUR8JZu3LDIyqJOEoSvScjEqtbZXv-HSiBSlQ7j_QLg3LmA/w426-h640/spray%20copy.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Creating cyanotypes of plants has sharpened my eye for the details of
pattern, shape, and light. The forest edge is full of beautifully
complex relationships among the native and introduced plants there on
the sides of the path. I want to be fully present to appreciate and celebrate every stamen and petal, every leaf miner pattern and leaf edge.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsuIzljI6OdZUadcoMcqY_ejxA0XFp7naKenUd4SetO_OUuw7ti1RrmzIbdobsnT0uUg_qynDDSw6YQOGpHy6X6kiLkjXviQCecFk0vuXlAYAjRT0usq6az10mC1-xuZGNaUWmR7clSY_0otIIMf-zrNDMKWVGMnwpSAhjY7bVttaeS5MMD_9gjn7zioA/s5184/salmonberry%20copy.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsuIzljI6OdZUadcoMcqY_ejxA0XFp7naKenUd4SetO_OUuw7ti1RrmzIbdobsnT0uUg_qynDDSw6YQOGpHy6X6kiLkjXviQCecFk0vuXlAYAjRT0usq6az10mC1-xuZGNaUWmR7clSY_0otIIMf-zrNDMKWVGMnwpSAhjY7bVttaeS5MMD_9gjn7zioA/w640-h426/salmonberry%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I put him on a log for a chance for him to warm up and fly again.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281309765154754692.post-90293471627388165922023-06-28T17:07:00.007-07:002023-06-29T10:13:35.459-07:00Beach Pea Bees<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI4ucI5jFqIXi0pBkY0SoDeDFmox5P7QfkouJqW80cgimxu_5huiRfFFUr6gW1NzQioCH97g9ikcZZ9olTmvRG5ZZaudLmWX2B16xKJbiHzxtnbHgJU8yGC3jL4e7UbS3nf-jC1W3vLC1SPCisSlSRx5eWGV3ysudG-YtgUUvTJXGeNV2YA-O8-Pq1Wd4/s2546/deepcrinkveinscrop.JPG" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2546" data-original-width="2304" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI4ucI5jFqIXi0pBkY0SoDeDFmox5P7QfkouJqW80cgimxu_5huiRfFFUr6gW1NzQioCH97g9ikcZZ9olTmvRG5ZZaudLmWX2B16xKJbiHzxtnbHgJU8yGC3jL4e7UbS3nf-jC1W3vLC1SPCisSlSRx5eWGV3ysudG-YtgUUvTJXGeNV2YA-O8-Pq1Wd4/w580-h640/deepcrinkveinscrop.JPG" width="580" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Thanks to the <a href="http://comoxvalleyartgallery.com/">Comox Valley Art Gallery</a>, I am currently the artist in residence at the cottage in <a href="https://www.mcloughlingardens.org/">McLoughlin Gardens</a> near Merville, BC. I am doing a deep dive into local keystone plants for native bees using photography, writing and creating botanical cyanotypes. I'm also working on costumes inspired by insects such as leaf miners, caddis flies, lacewing larvae and bagworm moth caterpillars. Finally, as a board member of the <a href="http://bcnativebees.org/">BC Native Bee Society</a>, I am networking with other artists, naturalists and scientists who live in the area in order to create future events merging art, science, and the conservation and celebration of local native bees. My longtime dear friend and collaborator Lois Klassen is in the Comox Valley Artist residence in Courtenay and we are supporting each other with food, conversation, feedback, and inspiration. We are also here to see the<a href="https://www.comoxvalleyartgallery.com/exhibitions/together-apart/"> show in the gallery</a> with wonderful art by our colleagues from Winnipeg. I am also grateful by <a href="https://hcma.ca/tag/victoria/">hcma </a>in Victoria for financial support for this project as part of my residency with them.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Every day I have here at the cottage I have been searching the beach peas for bees.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7wp63O2c3mQqwuUfJ8ZO8J-uhUloPltXc24CUMRRHEOVUTbkIXGyROX3RUANt9MFGPln7v1k0-QoHgK2QSMvGkZ3Cjf_JVYH-fUQcz0NnwN5__vdT9x_uTtdio40UwL_juZp27P_CIxmAzaoW2iUK6Cy0aUuPvZv9ujkMwU8wOLl0lcirV5nMsn-fIfQ/s1760/deilcatedrinkercrop.JPG" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1760" data-original-width="1694" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7wp63O2c3mQqwuUfJ8ZO8J-uhUloPltXc24CUMRRHEOVUTbkIXGyROX3RUANt9MFGPln7v1k0-QoHgK2QSMvGkZ3Cjf_JVYH-fUQcz0NnwN5__vdT9x_uTtdio40UwL_juZp27P_CIxmAzaoW2iUK6Cy0aUuPvZv9ujkMwU8wOLl0lcirV5nMsn-fIfQ/w616-h640/deilcatedrinkercrop.JPG" width="616" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Most times I see <i>Bombus flavifrons</i> sucking back that nectar. She's got a long face, but she still goes face deep into each flower.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8RqK2YvkmzGLQjzLw51TUC-ec_Xc61cL4zIO0RqrmHDXZpZCOv24ls8h-7vKbPxbWUw6lD0cxoD99Bfs0YO9rR_c64HsaXWJkh-7iRyLqRnrDCz8wl11Ri-bTW9QhFtutNMju8hUYDOZM3C5JOFsa2itC5wSMZPizNs1F9gdzod8UFA4XMAzMpCPKVV0/s1892/drinkcutecropr.JPG" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1892" data-original-width="1766" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8RqK2YvkmzGLQjzLw51TUC-ec_Xc61cL4zIO0RqrmHDXZpZCOv24ls8h-7vKbPxbWUw6lD0cxoD99Bfs0YO9rR_c64HsaXWJkh-7iRyLqRnrDCz8wl11Ri-bTW9QhFtutNMju8hUYDOZM3C5JOFsa2itC5wSMZPizNs1F9gdzod8UFA4XMAzMpCPKVV0/w598-h640/drinkcutecropr.JPG" width="598" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;">You can see she's got a bit of pollen on her back legs.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYYZ9NE19oZ9pqIDw44OJHc8YNUcqxLgyj0litjEdIee0EMN61VuQ2FLiYT_YymTbHVaNtoauYycCWYXzheD5sRh1rXnv7ZB8ezenxo04nzPSjYO3ETDkt9ld8XAPwOzKAGR6Za6benW9iLSgPJAn0_GEYTjf2xmb-EbfgMyCQuYSh5TxLAyYgI31KcG0/s2552/flightgodcrop.JPG" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2552" data-original-width="2354" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYYZ9NE19oZ9pqIDw44OJHc8YNUcqxLgyj0litjEdIee0EMN61VuQ2FLiYT_YymTbHVaNtoauYycCWYXzheD5sRh1rXnv7ZB8ezenxo04nzPSjYO3ETDkt9ld8XAPwOzKAGR6Za6benW9iLSgPJAn0_GEYTjf2xmb-EbfgMyCQuYSh5TxLAyYgI31KcG0/w590-h640/flightgodcrop.JPG" width="590" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This shot shows her lovely colour morph. The<i> B. flavifrons</i> I see on the Japanese spirea here have a darker colour pattern on the lower part of their abdomen.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYg5N_p1zQr2loKtVqsUyGscc5PcgoFlIkkJXmlCSlBMLPc1i7o2S4_Tlmpc4pxm-ZsNBFFfSeKgv8rh8fxxDqimgBkKMkKCyIIFeszq94iHYMsL4tQfzYXuGBrZsOtF5zRAV8myvQBTywKBMNsBXnDlAkoTZIymi_HSlvjcgjO3dvccWyqOA6Gs5NNMM/s2888/groomcrop.JPG" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2843" data-original-width="2888" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYg5N_p1zQr2loKtVqsUyGscc5PcgoFlIkkJXmlCSlBMLPc1i7o2S4_Tlmpc4pxm-ZsNBFFfSeKgv8rh8fxxDqimgBkKMkKCyIIFeszq94iHYMsL4tQfzYXuGBrZsOtF5zRAV8myvQBTywKBMNsBXnDlAkoTZIymi_HSlvjcgjO3dvccWyqOA6Gs5NNMM/w640-h630/groomcrop.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">So cute to see them grooming as they drink.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS_rQQemcOZQ80_iMDWOq2yKT1Ob194J7q4QCd_oP1USYU2WMuG-lNlZSCjoUzkP-GAotcUGQY4-CzrQaXzU1OSd8pPZSu1T7PSKPuxn7gxRwhw536wpDgOgzr_yabKF0zOIiitgH8eRD2JMnhgXbvWLof2n-f2ucZo0oaaiCejbCCUlldjRUEBeT9tIw/s2623/holescrop.JPG" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2623" data-original-width="2536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS_rQQemcOZQ80_iMDWOq2yKT1Ob194J7q4QCd_oP1USYU2WMuG-lNlZSCjoUzkP-GAotcUGQY4-CzrQaXzU1OSd8pPZSu1T7PSKPuxn7gxRwhw536wpDgOgzr_yabKF0zOIiitgH8eRD2JMnhgXbvWLof2n-f2ucZo0oaaiCejbCCUlldjRUEBeT9tIw/w618-h640/holescrop.JPG" width="618" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">You can see little holes in the petals made by the tarsal claws as she clings to the flowers.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPecKdXTVfyBrDmONasGU8JoPazA_Iq_ItIlFPDUSndlKkFwmokLpztecYa9W9KyiKYiSgYbTF3nZNby303bG9pJgxTa7b6RcT18_NuPrpFcV4_eG68ZnRSON67J9I5yw4-YB-tuq0cuTeXSz0rpcgQcqJbr9wYxlb_P15sBt-PCpe0hO5P76OhX_rYy8/s2481/veinsbescropt.JPG" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2481" data-original-width="2249" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPecKdXTVfyBrDmONasGU8JoPazA_Iq_ItIlFPDUSndlKkFwmokLpztecYa9W9KyiKYiSgYbTF3nZNby303bG9pJgxTa7b6RcT18_NuPrpFcV4_eG68ZnRSON67J9I5yw4-YB-tuq0cuTeXSz0rpcgQcqJbr9wYxlb_P15sBt-PCpe0hO5P76OhX_rYy8/w580-h640/veinsbescropt.JPG" width="580" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I love how the veins in her wings echo the veins in the petals. There are three other key plants here that <i>Bombus flavifrons</i> are foraging in here: Japanese spirea, oceanspray, and snowberry. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjswxVlSvVqO2RHQcYOi8IXQU3MU2M2feoxHodsynrJnfYBNu05lZeWv4PrcrxUwaLVPlFW1EB3lGvxq2XAZIzQoE642X-4aGNxYHZ_UB2Xtg8lDCFdXK8jVIvn808-CL8VV0imIAYHEYr5pgn6ApIRTbxn0w2b3LK7-zCPmFb-dH1JvKWnqWKCvjy0Pg8/s2761/widesharpcrop.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2717" data-original-width="2761" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjswxVlSvVqO2RHQcYOi8IXQU3MU2M2feoxHodsynrJnfYBNu05lZeWv4PrcrxUwaLVPlFW1EB3lGvxq2XAZIzQoE642X-4aGNxYHZ_UB2Xtg8lDCFdXK8jVIvn808-CL8VV0imIAYHEYr5pgn6ApIRTbxn0w2b3LK7-zCPmFb-dH1JvKWnqWKCvjy0Pg8/w640-h630/widesharpcrop.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I thought the giant vetch had finished blooming, but found one patch that was still juicy and a B. flavifrons was face deep in these flowers too.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjtTcfTIFi_B1nF8wkJm4bb2m2wdIZ2uZJothXyonIJs27s4RCWvG05S9e5NF8oPy9D1L4FYmVIwn7a3-4qO7G_Iu8fMNBfjogUxtxvr4kjwPOKUoq96QQxiSO5hzShBEtMS4gBUgkBbAjIKy8-20HQUdABooCl9E6IRpRIy2Y8WOSY6JyueGDISz6P58/s1887/drinkcutestcrop.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1887" data-original-width="1749" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjtTcfTIFi_B1nF8wkJm4bb2m2wdIZ2uZJothXyonIJs27s4RCWvG05S9e5NF8oPy9D1L4FYmVIwn7a3-4qO7G_Iu8fMNBfjogUxtxvr4kjwPOKUoq96QQxiSO5hzShBEtMS4gBUgkBbAjIKy8-20HQUdABooCl9E6IRpRIy2Y8WOSY6JyueGDISz6P58/w594-h640/drinkcutestcrop.JPG" width="594" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Look how she clings to the flowers with her little tarsal claws!</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjuJjbrEB_SxiohPf6CrqpPMJDHtiewPkp2hgENmGPov4L1rMiDWJUXEdizgmd45873V_HcqW8_yqGFFCtwZERnOVQLbI0NxiGzU7sSdAtudbP-UWhUQNBuKZnDjbuG8SVtF2UBqAwAz_qo_SV3thFPfxsatEfIABM2Lon4gQYKIbyod9-H42DIcms-BE/s2266/sidebescropt.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2266" data-original-width="2024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjuJjbrEB_SxiohPf6CrqpPMJDHtiewPkp2hgENmGPov4L1rMiDWJUXEdizgmd45873V_HcqW8_yqGFFCtwZERnOVQLbI0NxiGzU7sSdAtudbP-UWhUQNBuKZnDjbuG8SVtF2UBqAwAz_qo_SV3thFPfxsatEfIABM2Lon4gQYKIbyod9-H42DIcms-BE/w572-h640/sidebescropt.JPG" width="572" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Love how the colour of her pollen load matches the petals. After finishing with all the giant vetch, she switched to the beach pea flowers nearby.<br /></span><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281309765154754692.post-64996774532655813722023-06-26T10:15:00.003-07:002023-06-26T10:20:34.896-07:00Images that Cling<p><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvjrjo3mQqW0qkY4dOzokOgR0SJJHcDYxZMCIjxL88_ESeR_aPm5dVsePtYW-iNnm8D2VRhFJ5yg9Gf9HFBG1yr3PPVsdNLDAG3LiA4Sa_f_ibvs78ox3l2fxiS2ZGAKDkMjVDr1_jsPF5YelEVB_Nq8ON22P3Vw9mmm_U2fxrZ5HMhK4y9XdJJcVzvqI/s3130/bedstrawcrop.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3130" height="608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvjrjo3mQqW0qkY4dOzokOgR0SJJHcDYxZMCIjxL88_ESeR_aPm5dVsePtYW-iNnm8D2VRhFJ5yg9Gf9HFBG1yr3PPVsdNLDAG3LiA4Sa_f_ibvs78ox3l2fxiS2ZGAKDkMjVDr1_jsPF5YelEVB_Nq8ON22P3Vw9mmm_U2fxrZ5HMhK4y9XdJJcVzvqI/w640-h608/bedstrawcrop.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">Lois and I walked down the forest path, talking of families,
family roots, aging and migration. I am focusing my current cyanotype production on
native plants, but the delicate leaves of bedstraw caught my eye. There is
some debate over whether the Gallium growing here is native, so I decided to pick some to press for a
cyanotype. I’ve never researched this plant, so the two things I knew about it
were that it sticks to clothing like Velcro and it was once used to stuff
mattresses. Some plants have learned to cling to us. They long to come on our
journeys. Their longing has grown them features that grip to mobile mammals: hairs,
burrs, stems that wrap around our ankles and hold one for dear life. They are
the needy weedy plants that nomads spread with their restless footsteps.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"> The small white flowers are pollinated by small bees, flies
and beetles and are described as “insignificant”. But that’s giant humans
talking about small things. They are not insignificant to the plant or the
insects that pollinate them. For humans, it’s the roots that make this plant
really interesting. Gallium species are in the coffee and madder family. The
seeds can be roasted to make a coffee-like beverage and the roots can be used
to curdle milk and make a red dye. Sheperds made sieves of the plant to pour milk through. Like many weedy plants, it has a history of
medicinal uses. The leaves contain vitamin C and reportedly help support the
lymphatic system, so making a tea might be a good idea as long as you don’t
drink too much of it because it has a laxative effect. It is edible as a cooked plant when young,
but the idea of eating it makes me feel like gagging as I imagine the
leaves stuck in my throat. This species, <i>Galium aparine</i>, is one of the hairiest of the three species in BC.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">The bed straw clung to my fingers as I place it on the prepared
watercolour paper to expose it to the morning sun. Nearby bumble bees gathered pollen
and nectar in the tiny (not insignicant) flowers of the oceanspray backlit by
the sun to the west. I exposed the plant on the paper to daylight for fifteen
minutes, and then washed off the chemicals in a plastic tub. My developed cyanotype of
bedstraw is on the mantel piece now, with its leaves spread and a spray of tiny
white flowers on thin stems. Bedstraw plants have clung to me many times on my journeys
looking for bees and now it finally has garnered my interest. Plants have a way
of getting our attention when we need them most. What is this plant trying to
tell me? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What is its significance?</span></p>
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It anchors the body memory in the seasons. It recalls the time when photography was invented as a wonder of chemistry.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4aI0RZSK8om_YrnpszfhPJy-ZBHlfzN6iwlqgW9zT_dnaP7kBp6VXFFjl2AMWHDgJBtoHTsuEjZVYT53Up_ujFY05pziSgn4ieCLN-eM8fI7tk30U5zr1Ankc937_OBsaFYPyFO4RWeK0VXx9Miqnw9WJiQho_RngRKFkfw4sMVGLlVokpaBhci_HUwE/s3278/peasebescropt.JPG" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2096" data-original-width="3278" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4aI0RZSK8om_YrnpszfhPJy-ZBHlfzN6iwlqgW9zT_dnaP7kBp6VXFFjl2AMWHDgJBtoHTsuEjZVYT53Up_ujFY05pziSgn4ieCLN-eM8fI7tk30U5zr1Ankc937_OBsaFYPyFO4RWeK0VXx9Miqnw9WJiQho_RngRKFkfw4sMVGLlVokpaBhci_HUwE/w640-h410/peasebescropt.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">There are two legumes growing here on the beach: beach peas (<i>Lathyrus japonicus</i>) and giant vetch (<i>Vicia nigricans</i>). The cyanotypes show the distinct contrast between the two species.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdCKF-q9h8dqMYXOBxwX9ez87yi55lVx-2u3ZUcri2Z6p6EPpnY5GF61D_h3b8rxWCSfVaNpiSVgusaH5KtbpdD8tV83UiKQS1z-fF8Sh3FjWJ9XDAKSSkJUhAa4hTEokmzFlwA2vx1iWZ4UDUKyIsztFnnuqeAZeAiHlQXAAKBVSAmjU-HqkfDjkczo0/s4608/beachpeas.JPG" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdCKF-q9h8dqMYXOBxwX9ez87yi55lVx-2u3ZUcri2Z6p6EPpnY5GF61D_h3b8rxWCSfVaNpiSVgusaH5KtbpdD8tV83UiKQS1z-fF8Sh3FjWJ9XDAKSSkJUhAa4hTEokmzFlwA2vx1iWZ4UDUKyIsztFnnuqeAZeAiHlQXAAKBVSAmjU-HqkfDjkczo0/w640-h480/beachpeas.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP07OdYWx1mpgU9bT_wP7MyXK1OHAWyhGmb6k8IKES1ANCWWC7bbwIf4p8rwFcmxEMAGvsfwLl3eVHD5nUTWkzY2b1PXUfFKGKlcP5rUVKBgv8qjWs7wWcwqM84ssZLxsP4tbdvi1w7-_vcdSBgxUD2L4foHB7KgIm4LbnbtBmZlaVFgVWAiVIRmz27UY/s4608/beachpeapods.JPG" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP07OdYWx1mpgU9bT_wP7MyXK1OHAWyhGmb6k8IKES1ANCWWC7bbwIf4p8rwFcmxEMAGvsfwLl3eVHD5nUTWkzY2b1PXUfFKGKlcP5rUVKBgv8qjWs7wWcwqM84ssZLxsP4tbdvi1w7-_vcdSBgxUD2L4foHB7KgIm4LbnbtBmZlaVFgVWAiVIRmz27UY/w480-h640/beachpeapods.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFQielKTffouJNxgZ4zKTNjZDAw9Fgxb8LIeN77v7E4ZwDs7kZ9wQkwN-xrXjq7z5O5KqC_c-TZsVsyTsQtZ4sMkcSHKT_NSE2pizApaVvoregFlTHgCVqsOqWSA8ulL66HpI--vfoybKuoemECGSMVAyZ9I3VchnVwazpJHfrYIUr3AL2_HHpXoPwxKA/s2712/oceanspraubestcrop.JPG" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2712" data-original-width="2508" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFQielKTffouJNxgZ4zKTNjZDAw9Fgxb8LIeN77v7E4ZwDs7kZ9wQkwN-xrXjq7z5O5KqC_c-TZsVsyTsQtZ4sMkcSHKT_NSE2pizApaVvoregFlTHgCVqsOqWSA8ulL66HpI--vfoybKuoemECGSMVAyZ9I3VchnVwazpJHfrYIUr3AL2_HHpXoPwxKA/w592-h640/oceanspraubestcrop.JPG" width="592" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The oceanspray (<i>Holodiscus discolor</i>) is in bloom and buzzing with bees, and the cyanotypes can catch even the details of the little stamens that protrude from the tiny cream-colored florets. I love the way the sun penetrates translucent elements and creates a sense of 3 dimensions.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-If2hEE2vMxlpVvws4b045_HVLxp4KUwL0ZbKZTYKF0JkhqbyEvd1n9z6XLuUM-O05sV45QJVSrjBGEqv3gVe_MYGO0XPpPnGipiVwv5hKRJ8kUU_K53eQ6YBJsvNncoV-NWvEwmDbprJ1_UpeB3cHtRs3wvmXGJ4gO3Czg0F9gIoT3Q0db0nBvk_vJo/s3971/oceantriobestcrop.JPG" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1771" data-original-width="3971" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-If2hEE2vMxlpVvws4b045_HVLxp4KUwL0ZbKZTYKF0JkhqbyEvd1n9z6XLuUM-O05sV45QJVSrjBGEqv3gVe_MYGO0XPpPnGipiVwv5hKRJ8kUU_K53eQ6YBJsvNncoV-NWvEwmDbprJ1_UpeB3cHtRs3wvmXGJ4gO3Czg0F9gIoT3Q0db0nBvk_vJo/w640-h286/oceantriobestcrop.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-g8XwqTtElcSbGRUc3FnwO8DTisge_cDO-jYVl_-pPfIy376ZBIcp62szV2vhEiGFPhpTT7qjFABrzZa1-EWr-G9-OJbzV5oiVP9KBvmKMiipCdIB0Wj62XH6kwk0M1jdji2I4z5Bnx0hYvLlcZbWUpmpvsN1drHj2fB187PoZ-xgl1zAwSBqPEB4IRA/s4608/fireplacegallery.JPG" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-g8XwqTtElcSbGRUc3FnwO8DTisge_cDO-jYVl_-pPfIy376ZBIcp62szV2vhEiGFPhpTT7qjFABrzZa1-EWr-G9-OJbzV5oiVP9KBvmKMiipCdIB0Wj62XH6kwk0M1jdji2I4z5Bnx0hYvLlcZbWUpmpvsN1drHj2fB187PoZ-xgl1zAwSBqPEB4IRA/w480-h640/fireplacegallery.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6X3NBCTCFvyOo-8O2RKr0SdCWuI_95iZhzaRAP1rELuy764eRsy1v6sSeJQkmYcsTszQ8YEjXNbEXiC_9XJULe2GXg6KoCQsj_rIo0nVlBqm6u-jApyuJd24PoTnPIWh22_ZlVNLLSl6bmQlCPYejGpdGP6j9BucQ7gFYUnQmsF3FbwJ1QuITnLj11N8/s3927/tiarellacrop.JPG" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3927" data-original-width="2453" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6X3NBCTCFvyOo-8O2RKr0SdCWuI_95iZhzaRAP1rELuy764eRsy1v6sSeJQkmYcsTszQ8YEjXNbEXiC_9XJULe2GXg6KoCQsj_rIo0nVlBqm6u-jApyuJd24PoTnPIWh22_ZlVNLLSl6bmQlCPYejGpdGP6j9BucQ7gFYUnQmsF3FbwJ1QuITnLj11N8/w400-h640/tiarellacrop.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I think this is my favourite creation of the day. The tiny flowers of <i>Tiarella trifoliata</i>, the slender stalk, the delicate leaves remind me of many hikes in the forest when the flowers are in bloom at the sides of the trails.<br /></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281309765154754692.post-72299143481213198862023-06-23T10:05:00.006-07:002023-06-25T09:57:16.728-07:00Stitching in Gratitude and Solitude<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Wh0V8eP-ONrD9izokg0Yd4Bkna0BON_WsEUFKWKxZd8SLAjVglsV4ncipLHsjn3d00FBIsjw5tD15a06Na9dHzDfpZSw3w6WK8vWiiMepM8JZIN4nICPWW544RuZh-kQtxSlU18bdv3yNK1LUVXZdvgSBU-_oyDMLYUI3QQ9mKlNyyoA2NqjYOpY4f4/s4608/leafcdrawing.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Wh0V8eP-ONrD9izokg0Yd4Bkna0BON_WsEUFKWKxZd8SLAjVglsV4ncipLHsjn3d00FBIsjw5tD15a06Na9dHzDfpZSw3w6WK8vWiiMepM8JZIN4nICPWW544RuZh-kQtxSlU18bdv3yNK1LUVXZdvgSBU-_oyDMLYUI3QQ9mKlNyyoA2NqjYOpY4f4/w640-h480/leafcdrawing.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">After a flurry of activity at bee school, I am now settled in a peaceful artist retreat on the east coast of Vancouver Island. I am using this period of solitude to make art from dawn to dusk. I am so grateful to have this time to look inward and go deeply into my practise on the unceded territory of the <b>K’ómoks First Nation.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b><br /></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizgEj32TAW6NFhvogoyGbwyvq2ewAECHV0UxBe0qe1_4-FgSpxpAO6OV1LSBG4x_U_vAnfui0LePQ9OOUMVvuxgjhlxr-phHAEsPsaBwW6cuqyoAUFwM99K4Z8VI5e5GiJVCtvw2sqKXJFw96lymn5O5wt4pRDR5cBKBtPfzIAbBxewSs52G7J-wTm9Wo/s4608/hand.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizgEj32TAW6NFhvogoyGbwyvq2ewAECHV0UxBe0qe1_4-FgSpxpAO6OV1LSBG4x_U_vAnfui0LePQ9OOUMVvuxgjhlxr-phHAEsPsaBwW6cuqyoAUFwM99K4Z8VI5e5GiJVCtvw2sqKXJFw96lymn5O5wt4pRDR5cBKBtPfzIAbBxewSs52G7J-wTm9Wo/w640-h480/hand.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">Looking at bees under the microscope and studying anatomical details is fascinating. It challenges the scientific capacity of my brain. Now it's time to use my hands and my intuition to create something from using the materials I have gathered and prepared for this process.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdHKj6aWFLx63f36gWxU966Vm4zdxqzfPgUPNqEYnP1zTkqEFppHEtVou8yGxydYC3MnrCBIMrknLZxh42CThheAEofm2aw8LzAg12gXR3tq46-LZRmh36k-nkpl-iizojgVZGkW2fGBxYn78QPsnCBuIbSjao5b6G0looBwgSJuunc8uBybImZfN2KgI/s4608/stichescu.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdHKj6aWFLx63f36gWxU966Vm4zdxqzfPgUPNqEYnP1zTkqEFppHEtVou8yGxydYC3MnrCBIMrknLZxh42CThheAEofm2aw8LzAg12gXR3tq46-LZRmh36k-nkpl-iizojgVZGkW2fGBxYn78QPsnCBuIbSjao5b6G0looBwgSJuunc8uBybImZfN2KgI/w640-h480/stichescu.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">The stitches here represent a map of my travels to be with the bees of Vancouver Island, Kamloops, and Penticton. Following the transition of spring to summer, I was able to see the species of bees associated with the blooming plants at this time of the year.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgfBYhcAs7IMYnZOcxmemCzy9rlmTrADC3qMXwurWxdndMRbop3vwcAzp_d6xkDbBsJ5rxwR6IEygT4hHPKE6Hu3U_X58t0iIewzzMpB8WgafN9x8Qn0bbUTS15GWXjE6YyAHtmLLJoj1w-TQc3ANgN5JslUoacyoiw0lFcSy_4gr-jc9wXoriwkVIyCU/s4608/collar.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgfBYhcAs7IMYnZOcxmemCzy9rlmTrADC3qMXwurWxdndMRbop3vwcAzp_d6xkDbBsJ5rxwR6IEygT4hHPKE6Hu3U_X58t0iIewzzMpB8WgafN9x8Qn0bbUTS15GWXjE6YyAHtmLLJoj1w-TQc3ANgN5JslUoacyoiw0lFcSy_4gr-jc9wXoriwkVIyCU/w480-h640/collar.JPG" width="480" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">I am both an introvert and an extrovert. I love the social aspect of bee school: bonding with old friends and meeting new friends with a passion for studying native bees. But I also need time on my own in a quiet place to focus on making, dreaming, and writing. The sound of the ocean and the birds around the cottage sooth me and create a a gentle and healing atmosphere. I have the time and space to fit the small, fragile pieces of my work into something I've imagined might be possible. Solitude helps me focus and make creative connections. I can hear myself think. I can reflect on possibilities. It's a luxury, but also a necessity.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiutVY3UU6rrOIk8QmqmjMNv_-iKiEF4sJ04H0A8Xb8Kf1QUWOOLqQ4MZzCKICaQ97kqvXy-yAjO42Z3dqL3X42G2xyufXupv8DXa2tXt-7MthCzqu97XzJ7E_MJe3w2dXi2l3_xyFQaFglP8vIgHVc0BjuIZ3sG0f3aAaLwVEaNTd7wa-NLPc0LRVlnoI/s4608/sunrise2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiutVY3UU6rrOIk8QmqmjMNv_-iKiEF4sJ04H0A8Xb8Kf1QUWOOLqQ4MZzCKICaQ97kqvXy-yAjO42Z3dqL3X42G2xyufXupv8DXa2tXt-7MthCzqu97XzJ7E_MJe3w2dXi2l3_xyFQaFglP8vIgHVc0BjuIZ3sG0f3aAaLwVEaNTd7wa-NLPc0LRVlnoI/w640-h480/sunrise2.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">I am grateful for all the people that have helped me get to this place. I am dependent on the kindness of the people I love, the wonderful folks who created this sanctuary (Brian and Sarah McLoughlin), as well as the staff at the <a href="https://www.comoxvalleyartgallery.com/">Comox Valley Art Gallery</a> who gifted me this opportunity, and<a href="https://hcma.ca/tag/victoria/"> hcma Victoria</a> for providing me with the means to buy the materials and take the time to work on this piece.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><br /></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281309765154754692.post-13155243136199679862023-06-17T06:30:00.003-07:002023-06-17T06:33:46.583-07:00Milkweed Meditation<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ItxIXsERiZPirxnAQLPJEtMzWlQJNNJL7rsKaZwCN3YTSOGvk9NWrAyXddi31X0VmEubWnH_wHSGSxOaqxM_Aliq_D11wixe3cx8QrTJY-tqRmlj8KxQCI32JQ5_3OPNtwz2K7eFaJLO-uYs1XjnJtJE7x4D_0H19Ig0TBBTEDShLIKqGNG3MAri/s5184/ball%20light%20better.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ItxIXsERiZPirxnAQLPJEtMzWlQJNNJL7rsKaZwCN3YTSOGvk9NWrAyXddi31X0VmEubWnH_wHSGSxOaqxM_Aliq_D11wixe3cx8QrTJY-tqRmlj8KxQCI32JQ5_3OPNtwz2K7eFaJLO-uYs1XjnJtJE7x4D_0H19Ig0TBBTEDShLIKqGNG3MAri/w640-h426/ball%20light%20better.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>It's been a privilege to spend some time with showy milkweed in the Okanagan. The morphology of the flowers is stunning and the scent is intoxicating. We know it as a plant that is important for monarch butterflies, but it is also a nectar plant for some native bees. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP-lZ7stOelKuidM70h-KmelYkzaiw8B_vV_jdXj9PJkmi7ebWylu62RGiAJ6npaX5CVzq1auCcjebFtOgqRY2ksq0Fz-Ul_-jxZ-yZ0xHIpU0aEIgpHwxVN3ffAnMtlmPh0l2waQSBnxuG97--B4EfnQ42NwfJvDXSI7lemBc1bwEoxfQkEf9OKyW/s5184/closestar.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP-lZ7stOelKuidM70h-KmelYkzaiw8B_vV_jdXj9PJkmi7ebWylu62RGiAJ6npaX5CVzq1auCcjebFtOgqRY2ksq0Fz-Ul_-jxZ-yZ0xHIpU0aEIgpHwxVN3ffAnMtlmPh0l2waQSBnxuG97--B4EfnQ42NwfJvDXSI7lemBc1bwEoxfQkEf9OKyW/w640-h426/closestar.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpcf2pKCxEQNyGeOIDlcnmdGFWz1FuukSUeB0vvI5SzyvFipboA8sGNybXqMhtM3nE9McjkSmhR8OKDd7FL1d_PBoDHaHxqfykC0jHsYEVCyUOE1B3dpejhcRXmsLj2jO5MMqu6NBK8NP-c4F1onwhzBR28kij7T7a3oyfrREvhH3DnYc1SvNmrVYN/s5184/closer.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpcf2pKCxEQNyGeOIDlcnmdGFWz1FuukSUeB0vvI5SzyvFipboA8sGNybXqMhtM3nE9McjkSmhR8OKDd7FL1d_PBoDHaHxqfykC0jHsYEVCyUOE1B3dpejhcRXmsLj2jO5MMqu6NBK8NP-c4F1onwhzBR28kij7T7a3oyfrREvhH3DnYc1SvNmrVYN/w640-h426/closer.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>A male leafcutter bee has been patrolling the patch near the door of the PE building on the Okanagan College campus. He's been knocking the honey bees right out of the flowers. Occasionally he stops for a rest. It took me two days of stalking him with my camera to finally get a few photos of "his nibs".<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji2GEz7VaL1NOzm45RBGKuXUvtV-awNmeJUPKSN9Ndql_ycN7rsJVrKvt3VNo8YzbNFgnOJwFQfa2G6bKdaagIpXgJaO9vbl8fCwsx4WnEHhosx4ppcC_Cv49sHklB3RAPeQBrQuOIpFjApy6x2CF2V-eC9b0zgtYvKD_slvD3YFaFbsp88ugDUIIF/s2541/dreamboiteethcrop.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2541" data-original-width="2447" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji2GEz7VaL1NOzm45RBGKuXUvtV-awNmeJUPKSN9Ndql_ycN7rsJVrKvt3VNo8YzbNFgnOJwFQfa2G6bKdaagIpXgJaO9vbl8fCwsx4WnEHhosx4ppcC_Cv49sHklB3RAPeQBrQuOIpFjApy6x2CF2V-eC9b0zgtYvKD_slvD3YFaFbsp88ugDUIIF/w616-h640/dreamboiteethcrop.JPG" width="616" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhO2nbtpHlRucRAMFW5cQStgUzmj_iTBMzKGNNLpyXg83W2erc7yE7CnYUTflWPLFggxHXWNBvjZ-0sQVqnl9t0AZhNZHtDvYB36fkbRl29dCr-aNzVXMuhvftAHs2LjhRZShJ20olYeE86Sl0HLJ2gSpozIWntctbnfyqfBAv_X26zN7bMvumcnkI/s5184/dreamsideye.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhO2nbtpHlRucRAMFW5cQStgUzmj_iTBMzKGNNLpyXg83W2erc7yE7CnYUTflWPLFggxHXWNBvjZ-0sQVqnl9t0AZhNZHtDvYB36fkbRl29dCr-aNzVXMuhvftAHs2LjhRZShJ20olYeE86Sl0HLJ2gSpozIWntctbnfyqfBAv_X26zN7bMvumcnkI/w640-h426/dreamsideye.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p> The female of this same species has been nectaring on these plants. She's got such beautiful orange scopa on the underside of her abdomen.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE1L_TKm6m07XT9vSYwVkbgvcPZBs_AhQ1AFfQNsv8z5LYOr07UHimOVeZco1m5ugKqg139wtuosYBxDNo8FDt9LLssTkejhMe__igYsow14TNrUZIfxBeANTaNWlO47W8ad16P2-xq6IJ3eQVO61v_45fufPRVD-4ADHHGs2lQlExxh8RkEZQIb1O/s1798/sideeyecutecrop.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1733" data-original-width="1798" height="616" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE1L_TKm6m07XT9vSYwVkbgvcPZBs_AhQ1AFfQNsv8z5LYOr07UHimOVeZco1m5ugKqg139wtuosYBxDNo8FDt9LLssTkejhMe__igYsow14TNrUZIfxBeANTaNWlO47W8ad16P2-xq6IJ3eQVO61v_45fufPRVD-4ADHHGs2lQlExxh8RkEZQIb1O/w640-h616/sideeyecutecrop.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNLH9tu9us46zycvuBy0GCfV-SWegTGSOeM_-cGy2Rd8fRo1LKVkNVdbmOpFOfUAEWwOr5ezGmIQw-F6iu5HpY2Ojdew78urz-lmLcXffe7KUw4-ZkuyR4R0iiTGIGLvbkV2KlqRrP6_xzqtmTZTB50Pq7wxVIJOgBE39aUJzGTrVf65byjsg5H8eL/s1843/peekcutecrop.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1843" data-original-width="1667" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNLH9tu9us46zycvuBy0GCfV-SWegTGSOeM_-cGy2Rd8fRo1LKVkNVdbmOpFOfUAEWwOr5ezGmIQw-F6iu5HpY2Ojdew78urz-lmLcXffe7KUw4-ZkuyR4R0iiTGIGLvbkV2KlqRrP6_xzqtmTZTB50Pq7wxVIJOgBE39aUJzGTrVf65byjsg5H8eL/w578-h640/peekcutecrop.JPG" width="578" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIh4KM1xSNM-uRCU28-fvWGj69ESZbbfdWenVVMhjTwbzcY36j1nFykPpsLIrvDyCzDWpEmRi9CtoiU3v1DTwUfCElZBw4WDoIsb8LHfNMyZOeyDc-bie2ts0B1r3Df6Sf3nRSwPPQcvQ94Pl1ajYGmxHHztba3XnvSF7Upt00SHV2kfChZiViE61M/s2706/ingfemcutterbestbestcrop.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2706" data-original-width="2684" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIh4KM1xSNM-uRCU28-fvWGj69ESZbbfdWenVVMhjTwbzcY36j1nFykPpsLIrvDyCzDWpEmRi9CtoiU3v1DTwUfCElZBw4WDoIsb8LHfNMyZOeyDc-bie2ts0B1r3Df6Sf3nRSwPPQcvQ94Pl1ajYGmxHHztba3XnvSF7Upt00SHV2kfChZiViE61M/w634-h640/ingfemcutterbestbestcrop.JPG" width="634" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmjpNUTVRjku_C-vLkNbkqyz6Lsoxgj3rz3fh_q2NaO7kIqSK3uNAccWhoQHTK8ve_z1Ju7Y9PCKsEFJCykHtmK2idswGK5hHBLaZFKK1TYux3yuLOkj7utG_TElHtMoD4qDPQgO7pH0vTvUHNBkH52ybrRdjImTxgEx8AaA1CoFpsJBlzSU3WUlQO/s1716/belly%20haircrop.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1474" data-original-width="1716" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmjpNUTVRjku_C-vLkNbkqyz6Lsoxgj3rz3fh_q2NaO7kIqSK3uNAccWhoQHTK8ve_z1Ju7Y9PCKsEFJCykHtmK2idswGK5hHBLaZFKK1TYux3yuLOkj7utG_TElHtMoD4qDPQgO7pH0vTvUHNBkH52ybrRdjImTxgEx8AaA1CoFpsJBlzSU3WUlQO/w640-h550/belly%20haircrop.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO-8B36OOb1Z3CUdIav8wKj_OnqYAzvdqDfcAS_W5IAdZp2FvHT6P7DSgm_dpYsrcyfRya2ayyvigZcx-IbbITcrY0QA-EjWAbwVEQc0ytZJKpjJcMfXtqH3UCu7mK3ko4Jsr-4eMe2JSsU3Ntb3cQa9rFBCyHk2VnKDRGTof_PYhJBK2NXSXoHJBi/s1969/imglecdrinkbescropt.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1930" data-original-width="1969" height="628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO-8B36OOb1Z3CUdIav8wKj_OnqYAzvdqDfcAS_W5IAdZp2FvHT6P7DSgm_dpYsrcyfRya2ayyvigZcx-IbbITcrY0QA-EjWAbwVEQc0ytZJKpjJcMfXtqH3UCu7mK3ko4Jsr-4eMe2JSsU3Ntb3cQa9rFBCyHk2VnKDRGTof_PYhJBK2NXSXoHJBi/w640-h628/imglecdrinkbescropt.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBR3NrW4VJLJfdI9jEDhX8lqqsM9dmcc2OnBJ23mjahm1nc5402bNRQ7zKcdP__n9Cm4IpfMoUEQh0FmQ_eVLfPEYgffl5zmVau-dGqfra93kH_WinnJfDE2-c0JGvdglo5_OWzwtjHAIfdTPJLljvL2oLKI8jftZilJCrdUFVjW2RK0SzwOjSLwwL/s5184/imgfembestdelicate.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBR3NrW4VJLJfdI9jEDhX8lqqsM9dmcc2OnBJ23mjahm1nc5402bNRQ7zKcdP__n9Cm4IpfMoUEQh0FmQ_eVLfPEYgffl5zmVau-dGqfra93kH_WinnJfDE2-c0JGvdglo5_OWzwtjHAIfdTPJLljvL2oLKI8jftZilJCrdUFVjW2RK0SzwOjSLwwL/w640-h426/imgfembestdelicate.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>The swallowtail butterflies are attracted to the nectar, and will take their time refuelling on the blossoms. I happened to capture photos of one with bright red pollen on its wings and body. My friend Amy suggested it may be horse chestnut pollen.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCk0LDbI18cJt7FH3xS4aTbuiRGAlOYmY42iNzfzILP_KIkrtQQSbxu4CG8xml7uTGdc8a93DOEFWX-5nuqJYaO9xGGA1ADYy300Uaj1GyELkURRxaO5XxYDMmDqEjoBZwiTrMKDyQkpK6Dv4WvwOK0cq8Fa90ZujYppwJ-u45NWdVbpWZ1_nEzuVx/s2800/polllencrop.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2667" data-original-width="2800" height="610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCk0LDbI18cJt7FH3xS4aTbuiRGAlOYmY42iNzfzILP_KIkrtQQSbxu4CG8xml7uTGdc8a93DOEFWX-5nuqJYaO9xGGA1ADYy300Uaj1GyELkURRxaO5XxYDMmDqEjoBZwiTrMKDyQkpK6Dv4WvwOK0cq8Fa90ZujYppwJ-u45NWdVbpWZ1_nEzuVx/w640-h610/polllencrop.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdafJwQg_Z3RUtk0--me6KOKRztOPOnlWc0q0Jc80Z38feSjccbPExiWnS_UdUM1k3YSzCT8HGAWFL623kDQKkYd2dYgAo7Kkw64zCZOVNq9bRzL-g7t9M0hu2Li5O0rGAVzRm9VHTlbEkWNdPZ9sx0PC7yEbtKTPa8Yc51Zy1MO3stS273URb4-Wo/s5184/undergood.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdafJwQg_Z3RUtk0--me6KOKRztOPOnlWc0q0Jc80Z38feSjccbPExiWnS_UdUM1k3YSzCT8HGAWFL623kDQKkYd2dYgAo7Kkw64zCZOVNq9bRzL-g7t9M0hu2Li5O0rGAVzRm9VHTlbEkWNdPZ9sx0PC7yEbtKTPa8Yc51Zy1MO3stS273URb4-Wo/w640-h426/undergood.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQpRWZVqYJnKrpn0yfGp7ekQfCQiltIYngBiM38dfMS_lH_mU95_sbaMEOh3d8rnTCBk4d_tqrcuO-U_5JrUicslhk1hpXbahcOgXWDZ9lbHNJHV3qU-dQ4TORSDAmsIWdfsmeAijV6QaoQi07rcN2oKeFqMp-J7moMs5XzhebzmrIRSe97rOXz8E8/s5184/underwing.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQpRWZVqYJnKrpn0yfGp7ekQfCQiltIYngBiM38dfMS_lH_mU95_sbaMEOh3d8rnTCBk4d_tqrcuO-U_5JrUicslhk1hpXbahcOgXWDZ9lbHNJHV3qU-dQ4TORSDAmsIWdfsmeAijV6QaoQi07rcN2oKeFqMp-J7moMs5XzhebzmrIRSe97rOXz8E8/w640-h426/underwing.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>There are also tiny Heriades resin bees accessing the nectar. Although the flowers are open access for nectar, only certain insects, such as long-horned bees, can actually move the pollinia by getting them hooked on their legs.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ean1vr9suPSSuC4XYFSvAcgbZ3so9nkp9Kn_n7lndO6sfu7_T6t0sEFX3N58_nMINsmbvM9ZsklocrmLpgl37cfc4xYxzQ0q_NhzNn6iL0WTO4cDdU06Q-FepNE4IPSfYgbX1aSoDwxvf9mSeMZ4x0CwQqRgr2iktrcU6uZazEzZzLN8_8YxMmYi/s2398/herbescropt.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2216" data-original-width="2398" height="592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ean1vr9suPSSuC4XYFSvAcgbZ3so9nkp9Kn_n7lndO6sfu7_T6t0sEFX3N58_nMINsmbvM9ZsklocrmLpgl37cfc4xYxzQ0q_NhzNn6iL0WTO4cDdU06Q-FepNE4IPSfYgbX1aSoDwxvf9mSeMZ4x0CwQqRgr2iktrcU6uZazEzZzLN8_8YxMmYi/w640-h592/herbescropt.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>To my delight, a monarch butterfly appeared on the milkweed plants in the native plant garden on campus. It was a short visit, and I didn't get too many photos but I hope she laid some eggs!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiADbrd4KDnIph59zpkU646PdNTH902y_y4vQD0UdO0npAv3eFvWHdRjxGkoIqvfRhEVl4mKa1SxuMdgxWqOI02UzlXAgZnuZoVPANsVrvubk6ozcqWS9unAVxXSrg78fOJzMTrPukFrE-o3VlSemzjoe1n-h0eTJZinCWJRHPYdjElLgkTpgmKnUFi/s1216/monmilkweedcrop.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1216" data-original-width="1122" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiADbrd4KDnIph59zpkU646PdNTH902y_y4vQD0UdO0npAv3eFvWHdRjxGkoIqvfRhEVl4mKa1SxuMdgxWqOI02UzlXAgZnuZoVPANsVrvubk6ozcqWS9unAVxXSrg78fOJzMTrPukFrE-o3VlSemzjoe1n-h0eTJZinCWJRHPYdjElLgkTpgmKnUFi/w590-h640/monmilkweedcrop.JPG" width="590" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV-fQ8FMCNtFx4-VJW_AezQCz75BDcxkiJBIbD4YSuGIfaNfZ8Wls5CrrXa7j0Nd7r0HcO0KDiywcDqn1L8aycO4w2nPUuzz-m9aAseVlRK9FpD5i63iH7BPULm8D9227HCcXtnm5cka4xf3rqkFIQa5Qjd57tQuVYzDOuK9CY-PESC8dmAuz7RPb0/s825/monarchsidecrop.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="770" data-original-width="825" height="598" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV-fQ8FMCNtFx4-VJW_AezQCz75BDcxkiJBIbD4YSuGIfaNfZ8Wls5CrrXa7j0Nd7r0HcO0KDiywcDqn1L8aycO4w2nPUuzz-m9aAseVlRK9FpD5i63iH7BPULm8D9227HCcXtnm5cka4xf3rqkFIQa5Qjd57tQuVYzDOuK9CY-PESC8dmAuz7RPb0/w640-h598/monarchsidecrop.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>There's a lot of woolly lamb's ear planted in the garden around the PE building. The female leafcutter has also been nectaring on that plant and the lavender, both non native plants.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX3r2po_bH7vGRPLDYXuUEUhjdwLTUdmmUX862rCZUeWgxN86H4TSJcX9Kh-493yUaJIgT9VjcuVS84dA58LcaHv1RNcpwBh5FW_jnxooI62gJEMl7NzTiJSZo-DS4o5taBlB1BeUvots-_pnNvAnZQbthdPcR6ZJCHt_77JPQMRTNT7eR_sa2XIuA/s1303/eyelambbestscrop.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1303" data-original-width="1050" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX3r2po_bH7vGRPLDYXuUEUhjdwLTUdmmUX862rCZUeWgxN86H4TSJcX9Kh-493yUaJIgT9VjcuVS84dA58LcaHv1RNcpwBh5FW_jnxooI62gJEMl7NzTiJSZo-DS4o5taBlB1BeUvots-_pnNvAnZQbthdPcR6ZJCHt_77JPQMRTNT7eR_sa2XIuA/w516-h640/eyelambbestscrop.JPG" width="516" /></a></div><p>The lamb's ear has attracted a number of non native wool carder bees that have been entertaining us with their antics, particularly the males patrolling flowers and being bee thugs. The milkweed has more value here as a native plant that supports many native bees and butterflies. I'm excited about trying to do some cyanotype photos made from negatives of some of these milkweed images.<br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281309765154754692.post-67022208576251598332023-06-04T13:45:00.003-07:002023-06-04T13:46:33.194-07:00Pressing Matters<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlS8DwOyl0BgMqzbJZ89YYjpb152XBMX-WKUqjPX3FlKyzTuyA65LVnG17EQ4UznFZjpmeRY5Gcqw9FWoRofCwlOeeHH-JZhNu98qaUQtF6z2e2-i9QmY5iqVk8Xu1pTT4gwmRJ63ysYudlZCCLWpA0OvlwRDVAgUFnkieyIW8DmkNdyquQHltkXKX/s4608/lavenderthyme.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlS8DwOyl0BgMqzbJZ89YYjpb152XBMX-WKUqjPX3FlKyzTuyA65LVnG17EQ4UznFZjpmeRY5Gcqw9FWoRofCwlOeeHH-JZhNu98qaUQtF6z2e2-i9QmY5iqVk8Xu1pTT4gwmRJ63ysYudlZCCLWpA0OvlwRDVAgUFnkieyIW8DmkNdyquQHltkXKX/w640-h480/lavenderthyme.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>I'm getting some plants ready for a cyanotype workshop with the folks at hcma Architecture and Design in Victoria. First I'm pressing them between sheets of paper towel to get some of the moisture out, then I'm putting them between pages of magazines to squeeze them flat. This is Stoechas lavender and thyme.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5pQWoU40pHwiMgWROGbXAKav8c9aqo3WTbRO3bhhoHMcsJLQyDgUwrz9yJSL5vFM3s6UOnu1CsJgnD0S-7GSSRzvAVz09LY6qzGb5BqIkrXcT5O14Q6iSsYIjRKHRpmzLz4QZmY1rWOGf73TkeOpEknwPeRTg2zLap6BCXQZtGVM7hfiFnQavcDsB/s4608/plantsforbees.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5pQWoU40pHwiMgWROGbXAKav8c9aqo3WTbRO3bhhoHMcsJLQyDgUwrz9yJSL5vFM3s6UOnu1CsJgnD0S-7GSSRzvAVz09LY6qzGb5BqIkrXcT5O14Q6iSsYIjRKHRpmzLz4QZmY1rWOGf73TkeOpEknwPeRTg2zLap6BCXQZtGVM7hfiFnQavcDsB/w480-h640/plantsforbees.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br />It's good to have some heavy books around to add weight to the squeeze.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZjig04nUuTNUZgGWQAQII-ieM2Hu1B91sIp0YDp8TAcx7vM1WyyfljmBBvcGTCydqeqPlqWqE_HAxK0TaqbUhpiXZVf8RqCFqPgvvJ20dJQFINdmMAfy33wO_S1DilNtoG1Kk0-Rd1tkzeowUGHRL_Dr6zMkpMCdTEhXfVNHenvlwtJcvbKoi07qq/s4608/calipoppy.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZjig04nUuTNUZgGWQAQII-ieM2Hu1B91sIp0YDp8TAcx7vM1WyyfljmBBvcGTCydqeqPlqWqE_HAxK0TaqbUhpiXZVf8RqCFqPgvvJ20dJQFINdmMAfy33wO_S1DilNtoG1Kk0-Rd1tkzeowUGHRL_Dr6zMkpMCdTEhXfVNHenvlwtJcvbKoi07qq/w640-h480/calipoppy.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Cyanotypes works so well with plant details, especially translucent materials like petals. However, it's best to press the plants flat first so the outline with be sharp. You can also lay a piece of plexi or glass on top to help it stay flat, especially if there is a slight breeze.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIAb7yzjzru-B9pRAV4tJXbpDoVM0YDzX95lYIO4oEpgbimkH3qSyCbs-myI3SISw6XpNypMKKYua2EO56ZXd9S3irO0SLnCgzWCindp8i-gbzEh1lQUrU2OrFhTRbmUSiRycNf7RzhtzS-NI10SaKOeR3Lm-JZj3yTDrosIZuOS8cjCtHJ-yxQ7j-/s4608/nativepolliantors.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIAb7yzjzru-B9pRAV4tJXbpDoVM0YDzX95lYIO4oEpgbimkH3qSyCbs-myI3SISw6XpNypMKKYua2EO56ZXd9S3irO0SLnCgzWCindp8i-gbzEh1lQUrU2OrFhTRbmUSiRycNf7RzhtzS-NI10SaKOeR3Lm-JZj3yTDrosIZuOS8cjCtHJ-yxQ7j-/w480-h640/nativepolliantors.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyvnicZ_n8o3OQK8e6BPv-Dpew-p1P9kCGZEno4oDSESE2mgG4WDUHdKuSYeX3kiK9lsDk9K0ME72663-XuvUlZtiyLYPri1l2ETgNKhUrtC17Bsh7v2AJtswxQR7XWKC1yAMlqnblpR1X1HLGC5mEZYw9-hH-TBegq3NEH0wJrWN2YdkgYcPpfe49/s4608/lupin.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyvnicZ_n8o3OQK8e6BPv-Dpew-p1P9kCGZEno4oDSESE2mgG4WDUHdKuSYeX3kiK9lsDk9K0ME72663-XuvUlZtiyLYPri1l2ETgNKhUrtC17Bsh7v2AJtswxQR7XWKC1yAMlqnblpR1X1HLGC5mEZYw9-hH-TBegq3NEH0wJrWN2YdkgYcPpfe49/w480-h640/lupin.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>After you've done an initial pressing you can check the leaves to make sure they are laying the way you want to present them.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkTq-XjusXaZJhRgIlf9i1X2xGrxzpCiP-WFDIhrZLtAft4ZLGMw-zhAfnu_tu_GKZd9Ma3KjlN96dK2AGz9EIJM1OpkEpTUeolrbbXYTrLbuL7jJ46eHrGjpVKYnw0YrwHFkOa5mvLaw_Wjg9SIVQkw7UaGEacYM5OwAWad_FgDB6Zx30iqBjvWmY/s4608/organizationabehaior.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkTq-XjusXaZJhRgIlf9i1X2xGrxzpCiP-WFDIhrZLtAft4ZLGMw-zhAfnu_tu_GKZd9Ma3KjlN96dK2AGz9EIJM1OpkEpTUeolrbbXYTrLbuL7jJ46eHrGjpVKYnw0YrwHFkOa5mvLaw_Wjg9SIVQkw7UaGEacYM5OwAWad_FgDB6Zx30iqBjvWmY/w480-h640/organizationabehaior.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsWwP4gf4XPQ6S9W30zrt8FQxUtQAYvHx4uvJ-yaVPktMREMvzLduOT3-Yqgwug0wm7hmxRjA86LnfCZuTplBSWhK8Rg39tYtYcFT6fFZeOaeU-Ci5NMV_Z427NRHGVj8ZLbevHKz1SbxYFIQLZ1H5i6jq8hBXRUmVdBHS7xYYuYoRdh0TvGr3-GIf/s4608/clover.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsWwP4gf4XPQ6S9W30zrt8FQxUtQAYvHx4uvJ-yaVPktMREMvzLduOT3-Yqgwug0wm7hmxRjA86LnfCZuTplBSWhK8Rg39tYtYcFT6fFZeOaeU-Ci5NMV_Z427NRHGVj8ZLbevHKz1SbxYFIQLZ1H5i6jq8hBXRUmVdBHS7xYYuYoRdh0TvGr3-GIf/w640-h480/clover.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>The history of cyanotypes is quite fascinating. One of the first uses of the process was to document types of seaweed by <a href="https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/anna-atkins-cyanotypes-the-first-book-of-photographs.html">Anna Atkins. </a></p><p>If you are on Pinterest, I have been collecting images of different ways they can be used: <a href="https://www.pinterest.ca/beespeaker/cyanotype/">https://www.pinterest.ca/beespeaker/cyanotype/</a></p><p>I've very excited to have to space and time to create some fabrics with cyanotype prints that can be made into costumes. Stay tuned!<br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281309765154754692.post-27747172712280933332023-06-04T07:45:00.005-07:002023-06-04T07:49:15.311-07:00Hungry Eagles and Bees<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrsJLqt6q_8qdtEsJRB-k5IVhPz7zhBeM0_iUWeWq0gQJTgIPCi71k6_rr9h1hknovtgpYVLOG1IFAz1hkGlPXSNQfYt3cU4Yc51IWXlFqz-uJEpN0-7MdkmzgipzTuLXRJt3EQBk2XMhZ_VzEDopDnqT42cCrT3WLk3Ij9MFRVnOsCrS-wfM_n5Ym/s1446/divecrop.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1446" data-original-width="1375" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrsJLqt6q_8qdtEsJRB-k5IVhPz7zhBeM0_iUWeWq0gQJTgIPCi71k6_rr9h1hknovtgpYVLOG1IFAz1hkGlPXSNQfYt3cU4Yc51IWXlFqz-uJEpN0-7MdkmzgipzTuLXRJt3EQBk2XMhZ_VzEDopDnqT42cCrT3WLk3Ij9MFRVnOsCrS-wfM_n5Ym/w608-h640/divecrop.JPG" width="608" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The invasive Himalayan blackberries are blooming, which means it's time
to look for bees carrying that taupe coloured pollen they provide. When
you remove invasive plants, it's important to replace them with a collection of the native plants they have likely displaced. So at this time
of the year that means hairy honeysuckle, trailing blackberry, oceanspray, sedum and snowberry. At
Jack's Point in Nanaimo, these plants will be in full bloom in a few
days and there will be a crazy amount of bees on them. There are many worker bumble bees out on Vancouver Island now and a few male bumble bees are also starting to appear. We also witnessed herons and eagles feeding in the bay at low tide.<br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTRd2MSizvsajGnnhIE2tmcNqTELvv4SScQLFu99VMP24uXlgXhFdrQgtFAHudHAHkQp9lGGuXFKu-WPsjiHLIh9DomVxcr6EtQiF2ByJ38nsPlK1KcmEzfzvZEz9qOj_T9YfGFYg0MKhvv2EBenM68LHrauOZb_bU-G6wQFS8lfG20babmoj1oPU3/s1485/flightcrop.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1380" data-original-width="1485" height="594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTRd2MSizvsajGnnhIE2tmcNqTELvv4SScQLFu99VMP24uXlgXhFdrQgtFAHudHAHkQp9lGGuXFKu-WPsjiHLIh9DomVxcr6EtQiF2ByJ38nsPlK1KcmEzfzvZEz9qOj_T9YfGFYg0MKhvv2EBenM68LHrauOZb_bU-G6wQFS8lfG20babmoj1oPU3/w640-h594/flightcrop.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTGuqMdTOWK5MxdbPisnuDIzuTn2WkohZl1sfuLzWE0au9tSuTGQn2aCL9rIbs4sEx-5E4Nvi1OiTHbrOcT51Pf-aHNJDYX7x7snC7gWkz2ZhrC3gKLxvwDv0904P-NjNAt-3WrzqjL7DoIpJmDATVA6YDAhEToGj8AzGtdmrqYyu9z2Dt9eMgytSO/s1743/sidebettecropr.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxrBaj2VHxfI54wHav2_amESI_RonHB_qTheNvN7HEWQvYfUY6l112c9HBP38QyMc4yI9ew5-MQjH7fumbG97eAMhLTo35vcyWxudd4PUpeeI5-hn-dFXyykSaBqqac41qzPD7uF2keursZUrH9sTb-A4bywKpjZ2P9LK30neDA-lyU9GCFXpLP-t-/s2783/sidecrop.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2783" data-original-width="2629" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxrBaj2VHxfI54wHav2_amESI_RonHB_qTheNvN7HEWQvYfUY6l112c9HBP38QyMc4yI9ew5-MQjH7fumbG97eAMhLTo35vcyWxudd4PUpeeI5-hn-dFXyykSaBqqac41qzPD7uF2keursZUrH9sTb-A4bywKpjZ2P9LK30neDA-lyU9GCFXpLP-t-/w604-h640/sidecrop.JPG" width="604" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The oceanspray buds and blossoms are frothy and delicate and when fully opened they attract numerous species of native bees. <i>Andrena</i> mining bees seem to love them.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2629" data-original-width="3333" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnMX7zL68tvrrg89AmGLkG_srTbZWemo-1FguRJ0kDGGdMjl8abnQFWVEa6jJZ-qcr2g5wgPd1ptbm_9bzMPOy_pFT_wabeAvrfKBixN5FPilaa8g4GAAks-Z6qVlq1tsg1Q8RQm7lji0XscGJSxeDu5aSIQ-WV5wzMSRWdeWE_BMK28UcMUdHlNBu/w640-h504/prettycrop.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I was happy to see that hairy honeysuckle has an affinity for climbing arbutus trees. This relationship is beautiful to witness. Long-tonged bees, butterflies and moths love suck the nectar from these tubular flowers. Short tongued bees cheat and bite holes in the corollas. I was also excited to see <i>Sedum spathulifolium</i> blooming at the base of some arbutus trees. It makes a fabulous drought tolerant ground cover and bees love the bright yellow flowers.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> <br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8VlRgfTOnCYOVHDMvCvI0mFo1x3dbr645bJbR4ylZRrIB2MMX1IM41pHG3isnb16PI43wMq50vbqLANOt8wuhzx5V7v7ts6w9CN-LK95RIS3EZ3TYne4hr3oz7UjdIylFrMBNS7yUEamZ7gwQr4cz4fnk-UdYJAxphvFz4FJ9KLbNC0NBGLydgPnb/s1843/sidetonguecrop.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1831" data-original-width="1843" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8VlRgfTOnCYOVHDMvCvI0mFo1x3dbr645bJbR4ylZRrIB2MMX1IM41pHG3isnb16PI43wMq50vbqLANOt8wuhzx5V7v7ts6w9CN-LK95RIS3EZ3TYne4hr3oz7UjdIylFrMBNS7yUEamZ7gwQr4cz4fnk-UdYJAxphvFz4FJ9KLbNC0NBGLydgPnb/w640-h636/sidetonguecrop.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It's difficult to see, but it was carrying another insect as its prey.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLe3uNfolleY0yepghMWQPUCyG2JL-VGkHNDoAi66Sw-rbQHnirgn-h2KOeHIF0VacPo_Qbw25ncMMp8bviyVte3oWekw60j2TLLioIjPfPrcL5PNaDgdHz6_LN9dp7C4ycTO9QVrbZQ1JiUeesjOl7zGFu57nPEvqGIAFzDpE-aevC4IfmuHXMrin/s1996/bescropt.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1386" data-original-width="1996" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLe3uNfolleY0yepghMWQPUCyG2JL-VGkHNDoAi66Sw-rbQHnirgn-h2KOeHIF0VacPo_Qbw25ncMMp8bviyVte3oWekw60j2TLLioIjPfPrcL5PNaDgdHz6_LN9dp7C4ycTO9QVrbZQ1JiUeesjOl7zGFu57nPEvqGIAFzDpE-aevC4IfmuHXMrin/w640-h444/bescropt.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">We were really lucky to witness an eagle munching on a large crab. I can attest it was a messy eater! Bits of crab fell onto the forest floor to feed scavengers and add compost to the rich soil.</span><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyko1kB8OlURGVfm5no18oVT4mSlpy1dfOWCJ3sU5sJ0x7k_bnGDc-qw2-vIW-BxLj0yGZ76a0hZ74A6XcgApTsfSLcBT_LFJ6ph7UjollAuJIZiUV3i74nGPy4lA3VAfK9woeUEehIyZYMsZUo9wMDhs1Qyy5PJNVRK5pTgDQaNU3F0rUeF9IcNO9/s5184/heronview.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyko1kB8OlURGVfm5no18oVT4mSlpy1dfOWCJ3sU5sJ0x7k_bnGDc-qw2-vIW-BxLj0yGZ76a0hZ74A6XcgApTsfSLcBT_LFJ6ph7UjollAuJIZiUV3i74nGPy4lA3VAfK9woeUEehIyZYMsZUo9wMDhs1Qyy5PJNVRK5pTgDQaNU3F0rUeF9IcNO9/w640-h426/heronview.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">Darren counted 25 herons feeding in the bay at low tide. It was such a beautiful day to go bee and bird watching at Jack Point. I feel so much gratitude to witness such spectacular beauty.</span><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281309765154754692.post-59761726152252335392023-06-01T09:14:00.005-07:002023-06-01T09:58:34.691-07:00Contemplating the Spirea<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8DE_hE1Re87oeG4g6FmyoTrG7LGJGZr_TZNcr17_OBoxWKfc3_XWWYhiWZjoyKsRBdEea4i5IHXZKRPUWLwpXvBCELtwQeNxA8E6K2UyUV4Xk8mr42AeVjAAtLXV7n64Gp896BrizhlHgC4cfGpCe2ZH8i4fMNySC0OffzayAjRvsoKl8LBd60ozU/s4608/ceanothus%20cu.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8DE_hE1Re87oeG4g6FmyoTrG7LGJGZr_TZNcr17_OBoxWKfc3_XWWYhiWZjoyKsRBdEea4i5IHXZKRPUWLwpXvBCELtwQeNxA8E6K2UyUV4Xk8mr42AeVjAAtLXV7n64Gp896BrizhlHgC4cfGpCe2ZH8i4fMNySC0OffzayAjRvsoKl8LBd60ozU/w640-h480/ceanothus%20cu.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">What a pleasure it was to meet some of the staff at hcma in Victoria and take them on a tour of the native plant garden at the Royal BC Museum. There are an incredible number of plants here that are great for supporting native bees, including this lovely spirea, which is covered with stamens that the bees love to scramble over to collect pollen.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Here are some resources to learn more about how the garden is structured, and some of the plants it contains. This is an example of how landscape architecture can be regenerative and restorative, putting back some of the plants that were removed when the city was developed. Many of these plants are culturally significant to local First Nations.</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://staff.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/2021/04/21/royal-bc-museum-native-plant-garden/" style="font-family: arial;">https://staff.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/2021/04/21/royal-bc-museum-native-plant-garden/</a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/sites/default/files/sites/default/files/images/FINAL_Native_Plant_Garden_Brochure.pdf" style="font-family: arial;">https://royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/sites/default/files/sites/default/files/images/FINAL_Native_Plant_Garden_Brochure.pdf</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">For more info on native plants that are edible for humans and bees, The Galiano Island Conservancy has created a fabulous set of resources, including a <a href="https://galianoconservancy.ca/nutsamaat-forage-forest/">N'uts'a'maat ' foraging guide</a> you can download from their web site.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUvgeO8xDiJkiQ3wD_qf9L747pjV1trtxEb0FFVVUj8eylA9Wb5GEidEMB5HepgGklSvqz7IImhxsklM3TNHKQVsM0J1eJCOBmQHLopi70DrXoWSfQJS1oNwsyR48EyC10wBRn_sk1N8USrhZuzXouf35Tf4RVS4ZZNAh8BFq6S5vuyv0Yk8Ma6WQg/s4608/ceanothus.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUvgeO8xDiJkiQ3wD_qf9L747pjV1trtxEb0FFVVUj8eylA9Wb5GEidEMB5HepgGklSvqz7IImhxsklM3TNHKQVsM0J1eJCOBmQHLopi70DrXoWSfQJS1oNwsyR48EyC10wBRn_sk1N8USrhZuzXouf35Tf4RVS4ZZNAh8BFq6S5vuyv0Yk8Ma6WQg/w640-h480/ceanothus.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"> Getting outside and watching the bees together was wonderful. I really wish we had more time to do this!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSo1l6betzlC_iLzIXn4gcIsbSBcR9C14BhTjGr-dwPVMow8kapT16qz3p4ZsXBIq4-QbE5fyfDKQi3QBE7V_vQytCfn-7DzpaCoaDTjv4OnlWTogUSWIuQq2sUptlaJfac9t6ac2SouK3T6WEErKNmxPIqPja-dA4YKCcweZGjV2enTvNecvR-vYu/s4608/sewing%20better.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSo1l6betzlC_iLzIXn4gcIsbSBcR9C14BhTjGr-dwPVMow8kapT16qz3p4ZsXBIq4-QbE5fyfDKQi3QBE7V_vQytCfn-7DzpaCoaDTjv4OnlWTogUSWIuQq2sUptlaJfac9t6ac2SouK3T6WEErKNmxPIqPja-dA4YKCcweZGjV2enTvNecvR-vYu/w480-h640/sewing%20better.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span><span style="font-family: arial;">I also assembled a "menditation
station" at the hcma office in Bastian Square. The idea is that staff
can use these resources to copy the process I am doing with the arbutus
leaves made of cloth, or create their own contemplative rituals to deal
with climate change anxiety. They can use a quiet corner of the office,
or take some materials home.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguuVTjmNkaL5EguW-WUq5mcB12Is0q4oeo9TjikoNdghFcKKea5K6jgV97pd2GkIJtmCs5-i3-PH-hGicBV172IvQ4dZAfHdBQ2nnEJYTRhVzjwFn7torpUZuWHpagjYaG2_9c5FOuIymaOrjfQi5fcMJfxQCw4aEz7-0M2hyL9tcZAT3CRbC2zXDi/s4608/seedscu.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguuVTjmNkaL5EguW-WUq5mcB12Is0q4oeo9TjikoNdghFcKKea5K6jgV97pd2GkIJtmCs5-i3-PH-hGicBV172IvQ4dZAfHdBQ2nnEJYTRhVzjwFn7torpUZuWHpagjYaG2_9c5FOuIymaOrjfQi5fcMJfxQCw4aEz7-0M2hyL9tcZAT3CRbC2zXDi/w640-h480/seedscu.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">I also provided some seeds for folks who wanted to grow flowers for bees and some resources on learning more about BC native bees.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbcF5kiZ51-QDotCP5Vm3x4EPaNvPk4m4mY17bxUL4g_o9Uq_LNmOBlcpKOF6P4Gd5WtYamrKbOlaUMYCEphXqpFdHk7KbTfulrZP-2DxDvT5q2r792JRuZkogE73vntaicbwCDpNfUZGOIKKrDXiph3aJhIr01H0L5l8b7RDW_oPOc2GpxNuGE5lw/s4608/bee%20cards.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbcF5kiZ51-QDotCP5Vm3x4EPaNvPk4m4mY17bxUL4g_o9Uq_LNmOBlcpKOF6P4Gd5WtYamrKbOlaUMYCEphXqpFdHk7KbTfulrZP-2DxDvT5q2r792JRuZkogE73vntaicbwCDpNfUZGOIKKrDXiph3aJhIr01H0L5l8b7RDW_oPOc2GpxNuGE5lw/w640-h480/bee%20cards.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhry1IzM4LjMhDkR3pZHDiL8-MCyB-Ad4C-uRmdIFFDbyB85-ysc7IhfAXxZp6I3BP9QOqlguEZ38sK_eMsiYEI6yXsXhQdjek7zyPuDwzoocVE3yWdmnS5_PDMgNu66564lU4IdY9Bgg0lJO7y2QpRq6JHgk834lwR43jNXgcbGV-tdPgbHF8OXvrP/s4608/klimt.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhry1IzM4LjMhDkR3pZHDiL8-MCyB-Ad4C-uRmdIFFDbyB85-ysc7IhfAXxZp6I3BP9QOqlguEZ38sK_eMsiYEI6yXsXhQdjek7zyPuDwzoocVE3yWdmnS5_PDMgNu66564lU4IdY9Bgg0lJO7y2QpRq6JHgk834lwR43jNXgcbGV-tdPgbHF8OXvrP/w640-h480/klimt.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I bought some fabric at thrift stores that people can use, or they can bring their own fabrics and even make leaf-shaped patches to mend their own clothes.<br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx0JDw0eEzfuU1v6LrSbqtfNsGtVtmekx2PXwVIv2RfaaYKw_QOsd4VlmakGux1cD8r0ubysFjNabEmkD4S_WxWH3wC6Gu_kCZVegrzrQ6xS-hzTA7hnn1Jw0I6ITKmUIIeI7tn2lp3ucWFZjIG3DGA47rvhCROKgcsYASqzu3NrF1OT63LMMo9Yuv/s4608/what%20needs%20healing.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx0JDw0eEzfuU1v6LrSbqtfNsGtVtmekx2PXwVIv2RfaaYKw_QOsd4VlmakGux1cD8r0ubysFjNabEmkD4S_WxWH3wC6Gu_kCZVegrzrQ6xS-hzTA7hnn1Jw0I6ITKmUIIeI7tn2lp3ucWFZjIG3DGA47rvhCROKgcsYASqzu3NrF1OT63LMMo9Yuv/w640-h480/what%20needs%20healing.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">There are also art materials you can use to explore the questions: What do you see that needs mending/restoring in your life? What are some steps you can take to heal and mend these things? This is meant to be a playful meditative space to doodle, write, draw, and become grounded in the ideas of restorative design and architecture. Why not create your own "menditation station at home?" Have fun!<br /></span></p>
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{page:WordSection1;}</style></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281309765154754692.post-35910656367124958192023-05-30T09:27:00.002-07:002023-05-30T09:40:52.393-07:00Worrying About Salal<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt8YFWB9PmD-ycky2jwDRJMe7w1NZ3NbjAiON2APN8gK9mTTK1ppTTFW67X3Fu5JqdkjwgkaP0gPcqF7-4hjHvnIouiyKcUjNZ2p7Cp2IDgU5f1LkepAgCp_BFwfuQbBkJhFH8MNi0BC1XNlMuqNdQ5NtP4GHi0zJRw00i6olHJT05Yu94xTSCdqtU/s5184/pile2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt8YFWB9PmD-ycky2jwDRJMe7w1NZ3NbjAiON2APN8gK9mTTK1ppTTFW67X3Fu5JqdkjwgkaP0gPcqF7-4hjHvnIouiyKcUjNZ2p7Cp2IDgU5f1LkepAgCp_BFwfuQbBkJhFH8MNi0BC1XNlMuqNdQ5NtP4GHi0zJRw00i6olHJT05Yu94xTSCdqtU/w640-h426/pile2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<p></p><p class="MsoNormal">I have been stitching my way through May and now it’s almost
June! As I sew these meandering patterns on silk organza leaves, I work
through my worries and my fears. I read <a href="https://hakaimagazine.com/article-short/salals-worrisome-die-off/">an article</a> in Hakai magazine that was written a few years
back about the die-off of salal and it really triggered me because I have just
seen the bees in the salal on Galiano Island. Some of us who were participants of the
<a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/galiano-bioblitz-2023">2023 Bioblitz</a> were staying at the Galiano Island Conservancy property. When I emerged from the tent in the morning to
take the bleary-eyed journey to the outhouse, I passed clumps of salal
criss-crossed with trailing blackberry. These places were buzzing with industrious
worker bumble bees collecting pollen for their sisters back at the nest. Losing
salal would be catastrophic for west coast bees, especially bumble bees.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJSCNx53cMgM1hSmNeLyBOEJ2J7Jp1OVfIs7JFiWSyxzaiCG5CHsKYof8b7QVda6GAa2uwt0JzfUGvBUIVIWil1qmqBYpN03jmSD39BH0XbnC2kfrg7KREzoybVtNyGSk6gg0TtVzUmkyP83DA_eO5Mu8vQDslvrWo6hm7Lmio1Z7U5GqY5y_S2-DN/s5184/pattern2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJSCNx53cMgM1hSmNeLyBOEJ2J7Jp1OVfIs7JFiWSyxzaiCG5CHsKYof8b7QVda6GAa2uwt0JzfUGvBUIVIWil1qmqBYpN03jmSD39BH0XbnC2kfrg7KREzoybVtNyGSk6gg0TtVzUmkyP83DA_eO5Mu8vQDslvrWo6hm7Lmio1Z7U5GqY5y_S2-DN/w640-h426/pattern2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I think, worry, fret, and stitch. Then I tie a knot in the
end of the thread and leave those concerns behind like a ghost trail of
thoughts. I like to start and end the day with meditative stitching. I even
found that I could embroider on the bus. (I mean, since you’re sitting on your
butt you might as well do something productive, right?!)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As I create a collection of these translucent
leaves I also start imagining what item of clothing I can make with
them---perhaps a cape and a hat. Maybe I can make a corset and skirt that
looks like the bark of an arbutus tree. I was also thinking of stitching fine
wires into some of the leaves so I can bend and shape them and give them some
body. That way they can be adjusted and look slightly different every time it is worn.<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTRPMZt1X-_fTnahFDrE4Bgz4rhwa3tK9gUEOCFhxyEEZeLtYdohar7lBEYGndE4QKs0woPQsJtoL0hjgAfkxvPepwxx9m1Mk19woLiarixY1x1tiaeqTHtRObjsK3Y1D-0fa9ii0wXYK_FkWyyw0LEeDtD0t4VhYHUshuN0_DLBi9D8nAN2BfkO5f/s5184/pattern.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTRPMZt1X-_fTnahFDrE4Bgz4rhwa3tK9gUEOCFhxyEEZeLtYdohar7lBEYGndE4QKs0woPQsJtoL0hjgAfkxvPepwxx9m1Mk19woLiarixY1x1tiaeqTHtRObjsK3Y1D-0fa9ii0wXYK_FkWyyw0LEeDtD0t4VhYHUshuN0_DLBi9D8nAN2BfkO5f/w640-h426/pattern.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>
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depth. The most common way I’ve heard it used is a path that is the shortest
point between two distances, often created by foot traffic off the main trail.
But that’s a human-centred definition. What about the desire paths of bees,
butterflies, caterpillars, beetles, and larvae? There are human-defined roads,
paths, and trails, and then there are the ones that nature makes without us.
How can we pay attention to the paths of the creatures that were here before
us? How can we accommodate them?<p></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAcM6HcW9h705hSahU9LPOgf4oEZpyPJyCXDMwibEWMkDYCuUrQVMdL3IlqlvTJ1Q7WPpElmbbngYk4GQIp23qFzTSDcEtkZGTmSv-D97nkglRcyi25kBqXZeEYZGNuFRfufis_vmNC8Z0gUI34v1eZBPbCoBMBRNdTmhw2LIJfAMY7zdu5wXTkzhZ/s4608/process.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAcM6HcW9h705hSahU9LPOgf4oEZpyPJyCXDMwibEWMkDYCuUrQVMdL3IlqlvTJ1Q7WPpElmbbngYk4GQIp23qFzTSDcEtkZGTmSv-D97nkglRcyi25kBqXZeEYZGNuFRfufis_vmNC8Z0gUI34v1eZBPbCoBMBRNdTmhw2LIJfAMY7zdu5wXTkzhZ/w640-h480/process.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I want to explore the concept of “menditation” that Lois Klassen
and I first explored in our <a href="https://beespeakersaijiki.blogspot.com/2019/10/a-stich-and-time-slofemists-at-dunlop.html">Slofemist projects</a>. I am inviting you to make your
own arbutus leaves out of fabric and stitch your meditative desire trails on
the leaves. These can be used to mend an item of clothing or a table cloth, or
just used as decorative patches. I found this lovely square of quilting
material that is inspired by city maps. It’s fun to contrast the squiggles of a
leaf miner over its man-made patterns depicting roads.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJoo9V4FAQ3b3cJryZtRy-Bx1WhQM6wi-Wn1uh8IT8hSlxaEeiTXhy2cYpNPtpx3jgjz543DvfhtXSVDqsE9Ex0J9NWML6QXrZSvxG6w7WOjAX6PX3rgJJenNmvwdbuWmD5wV0hTpBKWX7PMozYno966624ASt0XKjKNV5jq_3LetUikyDnRfZ5p9n/s4608/pin%20cushion.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJoo9V4FAQ3b3cJryZtRy-Bx1WhQM6wi-Wn1uh8IT8hSlxaEeiTXhy2cYpNPtpx3jgjz543DvfhtXSVDqsE9Ex0J9NWML6QXrZSvxG6w7WOjAX6PX3rgJJenNmvwdbuWmD5wV0hTpBKWX7PMozYno966624ASt0XKjKNV5jq_3LetUikyDnRfZ5p9n/w640-h480/pin%20cushion.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhACNT3GMjPI7nW0FdG6TpwOF0GJQuvIe0OAB13kUh6xcJsgcgAPDvXBzEvxGgXeyq5lz9SUHzT6x-0n3stfOBlH9Vmb169H10IlnBd-uGzDMjnhCot57GQIVwcSgkPE6m4KD1aaNCJXFN6rg4Gwizx6mGjYXs92GTTH4GRpUoIeXXW466-sKSpVKnR/s4608/lewis.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhACNT3GMjPI7nW0FdG6TpwOF0GJQuvIe0OAB13kUh6xcJsgcgAPDvXBzEvxGgXeyq5lz9SUHzT6x-0n3stfOBlH9Vmb169H10IlnBd-uGzDMjnhCot57GQIVwcSgkPE6m4KD1aaNCJXFN6rg4Gwizx6mGjYXs92GTTH4GRpUoIeXXW466-sKSpVKnR/w640-h480/lewis.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p>There are also desire paths through time. I encourage you to listen to this interview from <a href="https://emergencemagazine.org/interview/another-kind-of-time/">Emergence Magazine with writer Jenny Odell.</a><br /></p><p></p>
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find it disturbing that almost all the young arbutus, or pacific madrone trees show signs of a kind
of black spot fungus that <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/149382955">Brian Starzomski</a> has identified as <i><span class="splittaxon"><a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1021219" target="_self">Phacidiopycnis washingtonensis</a></span></i>. Sadly, there are many human-caused factors, including fire
suppression, habitat disturbance and climate change that are causing arbutus trees to
fail.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://realgardensgrownatives.com/?page_id=34">Eileen M. Stark</a> has written an
excellent article detailing these factors and also giving you tips on how to
grow an arbutus tree if they are native to your area. </span>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;">Arbutus trees are an exceptional wildlife tree for bees.
Honey bees collect nectar from the urn-shaped creamy blossoms, so you can be
sure many native bees also rely on them for nectar, including bumble bees.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m very excited to go to Galiano this week for
the bioblitz to visit a spot near Montague Harbor where there is an arbutus
tree with blossoms low enough to the ground to observe the bees. And where
there’s nectar, you’ll also find butterflies and hummingbirds, which also feed
from the blossoms. At least two butterfly caterpillars also feed on the leaves:
the echo blue and brown azure butterflies. Birds also nest in the trees, eat
the caterpillars and feed on the berries which give the tree its name “madrone”
or “strawberry tree”.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;">I’m working on a diaphanous cape of arbutus leaf-shaped
pieces of silk organza. My plan is to create a series of costume pieces I can
wear as I talk to people about the importance of protecting and propagating
this key bee tree.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj23YZV8Uf9Pjw-39umWf7UxKLUP7ivBaVOeWLu-kvyVpHBA3lC-qRA1P5VRKhmvx4p5QLE-3bXl84fLSU7R9TXCR9NGGKL6ynojAn7qw0-yZOWwz-kIOmRrRgwtBsurcfPwxMz0IoNOWXcHrJHTOd9PKtW2J_l2BYSRrHvWfxPsyKEPRmsqQI2YaWt/s5184/leafminer.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj23YZV8Uf9Pjw-39umWf7UxKLUP7ivBaVOeWLu-kvyVpHBA3lC-qRA1P5VRKhmvx4p5QLE-3bXl84fLSU7R9TXCR9NGGKL6ynojAn7qw0-yZOWwz-kIOmRrRgwtBsurcfPwxMz0IoNOWXcHrJHTOd9PKtW2J_l2BYSRrHvWfxPsyKEPRmsqQI2YaWt/w640-h426/leafminer.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /> </span>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;">You can help researchers by documenting the bees, birds, and
other insects you see in arbutus trees and posting them on iNaturalist. Next
time you see a pacific madrone tree, spend some time with it, send it your gratitude.
Have a conversation. Give the tree your blessing. And be sure to inhale the
scent of the fragrant healing blossoms. Read what <a href="https://thetyee.ca/News/2020/12/31/Tree-Scientist-Seeks-Nature-Well-Being-Pandemic/">Diana Beresford Kroeger</a> has
to say about its antiviral and antibiotic properties.</span></p>
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Examine it from different angles in the light. We all need these touchstones in our environment to keep us calm and grounded. Is there a place in your home and/or workspace that you keep a collection of natural objects that help you connect to your place of strength and hope? When you are out in nature, do you take the time to really appreciate some of the finer details of the beautiful plants, rocks, shells, and patterns around you? Remember to slow down to a snail's pace and contemplate these things fully with your senses.</p><p></p><p>I particularly love the colour palette of this shell--the pinks, browns and powder blues. I like the way the flesh tones come out against the skin on my hand. I appreciate the textured whorls and ridges I can feel with my fingertips. I like the scale of it in my hand. 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<p class="MsoNormal">Marriage, birth or burying,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">News across the seas,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">All your sad or marrying,</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As an advocate for native bees, I have always sought to be
positive and convince people they can help the plight of pollinators by the
actions they take in their gardens. But lately, the grief of insect losses and
other environmental catastrophes has almost paralyzed me with depression and
fear. I am seeking ways I can deal with this burden of grief through a series
of creative rituals inspired by natural beauty.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcJBc8QVZRP1zfHpUW5eXhGfgT_ZJbotHqsSCH9t_DIh1TPQ-WrsTYPmUihqdhUBLHbNG0ecrxG9xdnSTTkmEThJmxCwdo2j505B2Pb4QGx6YTWZqQLulNh0_ICayMq2-5eWLNkWBJHg1xgMfQMygM0vVOY3MKx4oURG0amXtOCldstqcjg6cnOBbs/s5184/stitches.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcJBc8QVZRP1zfHpUW5eXhGfgT_ZJbotHqsSCH9t_DIh1TPQ-WrsTYPmUihqdhUBLHbNG0ecrxG9xdnSTTkmEThJmxCwdo2j505B2Pb4QGx6YTWZqQLulNh0_ICayMq2-5eWLNkWBJHg1xgMfQMygM0vVOY3MKx4oURG0amXtOCldstqcjg6cnOBbs/w640-h426/stitches.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p class="MsoNormal"> I am excited to announce that I am currently artist in residence for this project at the <a href="https://hcma.ca/">hcma Architecture and Design</a> studio in Victoria BC!!!! I'll be doing a deep dive into the native bees and native bee plants of Victoria and Vancouver Island. The theme for this residency is "Delightful Unburdening," and we'll be exploring rituals that lift the burden of climate grief and anxiety.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Wo9MT5gB_U9cEdhZo8FCDb26Ic92rEd5Cj8VCLi3utliaBi_YYYL6O9mJ3LJ8opdMLY2RnMhpUqbrkPyNfVyHSqJivMaHXm1pJt-9uiMZKREulPpaT0lrBwIlxndtOqPSHxpGGmHrbvbPrxtgxyQlkQEaiSIU1P0LJjAcDhHyLRGs0qy5mg3tSuV/s5184/light.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Wo9MT5gB_U9cEdhZo8FCDb26Ic92rEd5Cj8VCLi3utliaBi_YYYL6O9mJ3LJ8opdMLY2RnMhpUqbrkPyNfVyHSqJivMaHXm1pJt-9uiMZKREulPpaT0lrBwIlxndtOqPSHxpGGmHrbvbPrxtgxyQlkQEaiSIU1P0LJjAcDhHyLRGs0qy5mg3tSuV/w640-h426/light.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">I'm starting a work in progress by creating arbutus leaves with desire trails from silk organza and some embroidery thread I found at a thrift store. You can read about the source of inspiration in the<a href="https://beespeakersaijiki.blogspot.com/2023/05/desire-trails-from-leaf-to-soil.html"> blog post </a>below. Arbutus trees are fantastic bee plants and they are blooming right now on Vancouver Island. I urge you to spend time inhaling the scent of the blossoms and looking for the bees that drink the nectar. Take your time. Saunter. Dawdle. Bee idle with the bees.<br /></p>
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