rain shower spinning
jewels glisten to and fro
fairy laundry day
laundry day by Angie Quantrell
photo by Angie Quantrell
Kilkenny, Ireland
I was fascinated by the beautiful rain encrusted spider webs we discovered as we explored Kilkenny, Ireland. Our tour driver shared that he had learned as a young child that the webs were out when the fairies were doing laundry. Enchanting!
garden explosion
overzealous fruiting plants
can one say too much?
too much by Angie Quantrell
Yakima Valley tomato harvest
look into my soul
human prey, should i pounce, run?
beware cat eye stare
cat eye stare by Angie Quantrell
featuring Lily, the kitten
where did you come from?
you pretty pinks and purples,
garden beauty reigns
beauty reigns by Angie Quantrell
photo by Angie Quantrell
Yakima Valley
I have no memory of planting these gorgeous garden queens. In fact, the colors are so brilliant the flowers seem artificial. But they are real, bugs and all. And apparently, prolific seeds and all, because these returned from last summer, and the summer before that. My best guess is there must have been some seeds in the packets of wildflowers I once spread hither and yon. They grow crazy all summer, and then by late summer, bam, crowds of beauty.
the beans are going
crazy-climb, bloom, grow, dangle
veg for every meal
crazy beans by Angie Quantrell
photo by Angie Quantrell, Yakima Valley
sunflower world dwarfs
ghostly guest, wrinkled yet strong
eerie paper bug
paper bug by Angie Quantrell
photo by Angie Quantrell
Yakima Valley, WA
P.S. Does anyone know what this paper bug is actually called? Because of the massive forelegs (for its size), I wondered if it was a relative of a praying mantis. But the rest of the body doesn’t seem to fit that category.
waiting, hungry, watch
feed me feed me feed me-me!
waiting, hungry, watch
feed me by Angie Quantrell
photos by Angie Quantrell
flycatchers in the Yakima Valley
Every year, we have a pair of flycatchers nest in our parking shelter, an old cattle loafing shed. They LOVE this space to nest. Sadly, the first batch of hatchlings were all destroyed by a variety of cannibalistic birds! It was terrible. But I’m happy to say that all 4 in batch 2 have made it to the fledgling stage, are flying around willy-nilly, and will soon learn to hunt for themselves (the above exhausted parent and I both agree this needs to happen very soon).
summer hunger buzz
seek, discover, pollinate
satiating feast
summer hunger buzz by Angie Quantrell
photo by Angie Quantrell
Yakima Valley
bees at work, seek host-
summer blooms shout, come! feast here
happy all around
feast here by Angie Quantrell
photo by Angie Quantrell, Yakima Valley
summer garden gift
hens, chicks, offspring given by
grandma who is missed
garden gift
photo by Angie Quantrell
Yakima Valley
descendants of hen and chicks from Grandma Wheetley
Love, Laughter, and Life 