That's Not a Bee! by Gary Kelly
Gary Kelly

That's Not a Bee! by

Quite right. It’s a fly. And I hereby challenge any and all hydrangea photographers to capture a fly on a bloom. Bees are easy. Flies are not! So there! Next time a Red Bubble group issues a challenge to capture a fly on a hydrangea, what’s the bet I’ll be the only entrant? Anyway, there I was in Averil’s yard (my next door neighbor) checking out her hyde-a-rangers (I don’t have the heart to correct her) and there it was. A fly! I was gonna call the pic Averil’s Bloomers but changed my mind. Taree Oz. Fuji A170 compact.

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About Gary Kelly

I’m a hobby photographer. In fact, I’m not sure Red Bubble should refer to me as an “artist”. But I do like to take photos that are above average, and certainly appreciate learning from my fellow Bubbleonian’s efforts as well as their comments. I use a second hand Sony Cybershot F717 and a Fuji Finepix S7000… oldies but goodies. Photography allows me to keep souveniers of my experiences. Today’s deeds become tomorrow’s memories.

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flowers, gardens, hydrangea, flora, australia

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  • William Bullimore
    William Bullimore6 months ago

    It’s funny how flies are so maligned Gary. Nice way to break the stereotype :)

  • Yes, William. Any bug that has a spray named after it is in big trouble. Funny thing is, there are 7 billion of us madly spraying our cans of Mortein and it hasn’t even made a dent in the fly population!

    – Gary Kelly

  • Terry Everson
    Terry Everson6 months ago

    Bloomers would have been great. An excellent capture Gary. Nothing wrong with your reflexes . How`s that van going??

  • Yeah, I figured you’d go for bloomers. Hehe. As to the van, it’s gone to Victoria and a farmer who’s pretty handy with fixing things. In other words I sold it because it was gonna cost me too much to bring it up to scratch. Meantime, I bought an XG Ford Falcon ute The idea is to get a slide-on camper one of these days.

    – Gary Kelly

  • Terry Everson
    Terry Everson6 months ago

    Sounds good the slide on camper Gary. I haven`t been away apart from my usual Friday respite break when I usualy go walking up the Blue Mountains. Just that my brother has been staying a while.

  • Trish Meyer
    Trish Meyer6 months ago

    Well done ! If the hyde-a-ranger is anything to go by,
    I reckon your neighbour probably has a whole yard full of bloomers :)

  • She does indeed, Trish. And when the cleaning lady arrives on Tuesdays you can see them all fluttering in the breeze on the Hills hoist.

    – Gary Kelly

  • Trish Meyer
    Trish Meyer6 months ago

    (^_^)
    I needed a laugh just now … thanks :)