Life in the Backyard

A summer evening, fireflies, and an annoyed doe wishing I would get out of her territory is about as great as it gets.

Summer evening, departing storm clouds, Lake Michigan is as wonderful as always.

One of our cats waiting for me to stop slapping mosquitoes and pet him instead while in the woods the deer are huffing their displeasure at our presence. Not a lot of fireflies this year, but enough.

Okay, I admit. I bought these begonias that I really don't need just to see how they looked under the UV light.

The backside of the clematis blooms are as gorgeous as the front. Uv light used.

Single peony, the first to bloom.

Aunt Rhody, celebrating the end of winter, under UV light.

Daffodils, grape hyacinths, what a wonderful smell.

A fern frond opening to the warm weather.

Tiny Bird Nest fungi with new babies inside.

Our star walk of fame, the Star Magnolia.

The star magnolias are magnificent in the daylight but it is the pussywillows who are past their adorable fuzzy stage and have moved on the pollen. The bees love them and ignore the magnolias.

The real stars of the season are the pussy willows. They are full of bees.

Daffodils are my announcement of joy and light.

I love daffodils!

A hellebore flower (Lenten Rose) and some sedum flowers on a turtle shell under UV light.

Sedum flowers on rock underfluorescent light.