Turf Wars

Oh sweetie!!!!!!! Thank you!!! Sooo honored!!!! And how I would LOVE that!!!! But I cannot tell a lie .. these guys are little skippers … not bees!!! ... sigh … But thank you soooo much anyway!!!! Seriously … honored!!!!!!! Hugzz!!!

... Aww .. thank you, Andrew!!!! Aren’t they a hoot??? They’re usually such peaceful little guys … sometimes two or more on a single blossom .. I have no idea what got into them this time!!! So glad you enjoyed it!!!!

Thanks, sweetie!!!!! Oh, goodie!!! That smile was my goal!!!!! YAY!!!

Hiiiii handsome!!!!! Oh, I’m sooo glad you liked it .. hope it brought a chuckle to ya!!!! Hugzz!!

Hi Trena!!!!! Oh, yay!!! So glad you enjoyed it!!!!

HAH!!! Got ‘cha laughing, did I??? YAY!!!! A fun one, for sure!!!!!

of course … here’s a better shot of one:

and you know meeee, there’s mooooore!!! They can be quite colorful, like this guy … or with dramatic black spots, or a plain golden brown.

they’re just the sweetest little things … with the most darling faces … I’ve got one in my bag of tricks that is a fave that I’ve been holding off uploading. When I do, I’ll let you know … you’ll see what I mean when you see that angelic little smile!!!

Hi Graham!!!!!! Thank you so much!!!!! I’m so tickled that you liked this one!!!

hiii sweetie!!!! So glad you liked this one … I’ve been sitting on it forever, and there’s a challenge in M&A, flying or floating in mid-air … and I just thought I’d about done to death everything I’d already uploaded. And what’s this?? BABIES? They HATCHED ALREADY????? Oh my heavens!!!!! Off I gooooo!!!!!

Hi Ann!!!!!! Thank you very much!!!!!! So glad you enjoyed it!!!!!

Hiii Mary!!!!! Thanks, hon … they’re soooo adorable!!!!!

thank you so much, Rhonda!!!

Hii Rhonda!!! Yes, the hummingbird moth is hard to capture .. they’re much more shy than the skippers. I have a couple of shots of them that are not bad … been meaning to upload one or two … but they are quite different from the skippers. The hummers are a bit larger. Now … where did I put those shots??? LOL!!!!!

this is the fellow that we call a hummingbird moth around here … as you can see his little … uhhh … bum … is quite a bit larger!!! He is, honestly, nearly as big as our hummingbirds!!!

thanks, Kathy!!! It was getting late in the afternoon .. not strong, bright light, so I couldn’t go much higher. I’d have loved to get more of the wing action, but this is fun, too.

LOL!!! Thanks, sweetie!!!!!!! A fer fun one … hope it brought a laugh!! Hugzzz!!!

thank you, sweetie pie!!! That challenge is why I uploaded this one. Thought it was a fun fit. Ok, off I go to your link …

Awww Bela!!! Thank you so much!!!!!

Thank you!!! So glad you enjoyed this one!!!!

haha … Kat, sometimes it’s seriously what an image triggers in my twisted brain that makes a shot for me … be it mine, or someone else’s … so glad you got a kick out of what spilled out this time, lol!!!! Hugzz!!!

Thank you, Evita!!!!

Hello Margot!!! Thank you so much!!!!

Hiiii Jacqui!!!! Thank you so much, sweetie!!!!

Thanks, Pepper!! So glad you enjoyed it!!!

Hiii Bill!!! Thank you, dear!!! Oh, it didn’t??? HUH!!! Wonder why … I posted it several hours ago, though … or … maybe I fell off your list??

Thank you, Lana!!!

Thanks, Trudi!!! So glad you enjoyed it!!!

Hiii Elaine!!!! Thank you so much, hon!! Yes the lighting .. you can’t beat Mother Nature’s sunlight!!!!!

Hi Bunny!!!! Thank you so much! I appreciate your visit and comment!!!!

Ahhh Wayne!!!! Thank you, sweetie!!!!!! Yes, we’ve been buddies a long time!!!!!! What a lovely, lovely note!!! I so appreciate it!!!!!

Oh, YAY!! I’m so glad it brought a laugh!!! That’s so cool!!! Thank you, thank you!!!

Thank you, Ray!!!

... laughing .. thank you David!!!!! LOVE your comment!!!

Aww, thank you sweetie pie!!!! You do say the nicest things!!!!! Soooo glad you got a chuckle out of it!!! Hugzz!!!

Awww Jerame, darlin’ ... don’t worry about little me!!!!! Hugzz!!

They’re members of the butterfly family. VERY adorable little guys … I love them!!! I’ll have to post a full sizer of the humming bird moth … I have several shots of them, too, but I’m not particularly crazy about the shots. Here’s another shot of a skipper … different from the ones in “Turf Wars” and not the same as the colorful fella I included in comments above … but still awfully pretty:

Thank you so much!!!!

Hi Ann!!!! Thank you, sweetie!!

Thanks, Megan!!

Thank you!!!! It is a fun one, isn’t it!!

Hi Elfie … yep … they’re called echinacea or cone flowers here … and the bees and the butterflies just love them!!!!! They’re a nice enough flower, but get pretty raggedy after they’ve been around a while … but they’re so worth it for the bugs!!!

Hi Stephen!!! Thank you, so glad you enjoyed it!!!!

Thank you, Jim!! The lighting is one of my favorite parts of our garden!!!!

thank you so much!!!

Thanks, Lynnie, dear!!!!! Aren’t they fun???? Hugzz!!!

Hi Kate!!!! Thank you so much!!!!! My apologies for missing your lovely note … been out of town … thank you again!!!!

Thank you so much!!!! Late afternoon / early evening … does wonders, doesn’t it?? Thanks again!!

Hi Lozzle!!!! A belated but sincere thanks for your lovely note!!!!!!

Hi Etienne!!!! Thank you so much!!! Apologies for missing your note earlier!!!! So glad you enjoyed this one … I had so much fun with the bugs last summer!!!!