These are always a delight as summer wears on. They bob around in the slightest hint of a breeze which means that one has to be careful when photographing them. Even the bit of warmth coming from our bodies on a cool day will create a gentle eddy which causes movement of the hanging flower…a pleasant enough phenomenon except when one is trying to snap an image.
They also known as Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis) which is taken from the way the dewdrops seem like tiny jewels on the leaves. There is a chemical compound in the plant that, when the juice is forced from a broken leaf or stem, will ease itching from mosquito bits or other insect stings.
The beefly and the flower.
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And a delightful morning to you, too, Steve! Jewel weed is one of my favorites…although really, I guess they all are. And this one is wearing another jewel, a bee 🙂
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It really is a little difficult to pick favorites although the Painted Trillium is always one of my candidates. These are not far behind.
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Oh, yes, Painted Trillium is pretty great, too. Happy sigh 🙂
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We’ve been watching the plants mature as we’ve gone hiking in the recent weeks. Now they are blooming in great numbers. It seems like a good year for them. Some plants are over 5 ft tall. We don’t normally see them that tall.
Thanks for the closeup shots. Nicely done.
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Thanks, Jim. The top one was at eye level when I set up the tripod to photograph it.
I neglected to mention how the Touch-me-Not” moniker came to be…
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Now I have to go look for some to test it out. 🙂
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Be sure to wear eye protection. 🙂
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Beautiful photos Steve. Not much danger of body warmth here. September = winter drawers on.
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We’re still experiencing heat and humidity, Andrew. I’d be glad to share a little. Thanks.
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As if the flower in its own right weren’t enough, you gave us a double whammy by adding the bee. Such clarity.
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Is that a bee fly or a bee? I’m often not sure.
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I was told that it was a beefly. I’ve never tried to get an ID from BG.N. Maybe I should.
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Embarrassingly, it is a honey bee.
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The picture has a lot more clarity than my feeble brain.
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When you get really close and take a good look the whole world really opens up and becomes so much more interesting…Great photos, love the gorgeous color and detail. The raindrops were such a nice artistic touch.
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Thanks, Charlie.
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I had no idea there were so many varieties of impatiens — what I read said 850 – 1,000. I’ve always thought of impatiens as a garden flower that you buy at a box store, and haven’t really paid much attention to them. Clearly, there’s more of interest here than I realized.
I really had to stop and think about body warmth causing an eddy in cool air that would make the flowers move. I believe you — it’s just hard to believe, as are so many things in nature.
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Impatiens and Coleus are two of my least favorite garden flowers. Not sure why that is , but I was very happy when Mary Beth stopped buying them for the yard shaded borders. I am always amazed at the variety of species within a genera or family. Evolution is mind-boggling.
It often surprises me when there is literally no breeze anywhere on a meadow but where I am standing. It’s very slight, but it happens. If the air is cool then the heat emanating from your body is just enough. Kind of a similar effect to the butterfly’s flapping wings. 🙂
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Touch Me Not is awfully darn pretty. Gorgeous orange. I think the name is catchy. I’ve often heard people say the name about various people. “Oh they are she is a touch me not. Meaning they are snobbish or stuck up.
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I had never heard that phrase before, Yvonne. Interesting. I’ve heard the opposite in combination with the always popular 10 foot pole.
They are beautiful. I sometimes wonder if the spots are like the lights on an airport runway guiding the pollinators to just the right spot.
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I’ve heard the ten foot pole too. It’s interesting the way we use so many slang expressions or what ever you want to call them.
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