Amelia's photos with the keyword: July

Passion flower

24 Aug 2021 21 10 243
Symbolism The pointed tips of the leaves were taken to represent the Holy Lance. The tendrils represent the whips used in the flagellation of Christ. The ten petals and sepals represent the ten faithful apostles (excluding St. Peter the denier and Judas Iscariot the betrayer). The flower's radial filaments, which can number more than a hundred and vary from flower to flower, represent the crown of thorns. The chalice-shaped ovary with its receptacle represents the Holy Grail. The 3 stigmas represent 3 nails and the 5 anthers below them 5 hammers or 5 wounds (four by the nails and one by the lance). The blue and white colors of many species' flowers represent Heaven and Purity. Courtesy of: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passiflora

Brown Argus feeding on Agapanthus nectar

31 Jul 2018 46 29 1050
Aricia agestis is a very small butterfly with a wing span of only 25 - 31mm. The upper-wings are brown with orange spots on the wing edges. I didn't manage to get a good photo of this.

Green shield bug on poppy head

Pieris rapae on Toadflax

Here's looking at you

Agapanthus this morning