Purple gem
- Abandoned bee or wasp’s nest
- Cactus buds
- Onion family plant, perhaps.
- Thistle blossoms — Photo by Pat Bean
“The woods are lovely dark and deep. But I have promises to keep. And miles to go before I sleep…” — Robert Frost
Travels With Maggie
I wanted to show you pictures yesterday of all the tidbits Mother Nature showed me on my walk through the mesquite grove at Lake Arrowhead State Park. WordPress, however, was being ornery and wouldn’t cooperate.
So since I want to get an early start on the road today so I can put some miles behind me and have a day to sit, since I must be in Zion National Park on the 29th, I thought I would simply show you those things today as my blog offering.
P.S. WordPress, by the way, is still being ornery. It wouldn’t let me place the pictures where I wanted them in my blog.
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Happy Trails!!!
You found lots of wonderful treasure on your exploration. Beautiful. 🙂
Definitely a wasp’s nest, Pat. Bumblebees and yellow jackets build their nests underground, and honeybees build theirs out of wax – not paper.
Wasps and hornets are about the only critters that build nests out in the open like that, but hornets generally build them enclosed with one entrance on the bottom, so you can’t see the open cells.
Thanks Ken. I suspected as much but decided to play it safe with the multiple choices. I always wish for a botanist, a biologist and a geologist to take with me on my walks. I’m good at identifying birds, however.
Lovely! Your photos always speak loudly and joyfully.
It’s always amazing what you can find when you open your eyes and look beneath the surface. Beautiful pics. Have a safe drive today.
A walk in spring is a wonderful thing.
Jim