Thursday, May 15, 2014
Wisterias
On one of our early morning walks we headed over to the temple that has an old wisteria tree.
This seems to be a hidden away place that only the locals (Tetsu and me?) know about. I've never seen anyone else here.
Some years the blossoms hang longer... sometimes shorter.
I tried different angles. Straight on...
Shooting up from under...
Close up...
I wasted an awful lot of time chasing bees! Lots and lots of big ol' bumble bees that seemed to be as interested in me as I was in them! They would hover just at eye level... UNTIL I pointed my camera and then they would buzz off to another spot. DO YOU KNOW HOW IMPOSSIBLE IT IS TO PHOTOGRAPH BEES?!!!!! They don't stay still and they don't just buzz up and down and right and left, but in and out at you too! A was a comical figure zeroing in on something that was not there and then finding another bee that I would stalk for awhile until it too disappeared. So in case you can't tell, I'm letting you know. That above photo is a BEE! That's the best I could do!
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How gorgeous! Our neighbors have Wisteria and it is in bloom now. So pretty! We left home today to head South so will miss the rest of the blooming season at home, but we'll be plenty of great things where we are going, too. :)
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Lois
Hello Tanya, I had no idea that a wisteria was sooooo large...evidently not tall, but certainly spreads out....hope all is well w/ you...and Tetsu, too. Hugs, Pat in IN
ReplyDeleteI just love wisteria! in our area it bloomed about 2 weeks ago and is now gone! Here is link to a quilt that I made with wisteria hanging on a tree - it isn't as pretty as the actually plant but I loved the quilt. http://www.pinterest.com/pin/571323902698312036/
ReplyDeleteAll the best country cottages have wisteria growing over the walls and I'd love to have some growing over ours, but it takes a lot of work to bang in nails and make a wire frame for it to grow up. I hadn't realised that it can grow as a tree though, I don't think I've ever seen it like that.
ReplyDeleteYour wisteria is stunning, and the bee, no identification needed, he is definitely a "BEE", Cheers, Jean.
ReplyDeleteI have a wisteria blooming on my fence, but it is not as spectacular as this one! Love the bee!
ReplyDeleteBest regards from Gail in Wa State
I love Bumble Bees. I can imagine that following their bumbling was not an easy thing to do! Thank you for the effort to get a close-up.
ReplyDeleteSandy in the UK