Peggy C's photos with the keyword: Cosmos

Papilio glaucus Flighty on a Cosmos .. Part of lower wing missing .. Was so glad to see this Yellow Winged Guest ! Welcome .. bring your kin ! * 1 PiP - enlarged original * .. EXPLORE ..

North Carolina style .. View from beneath Cosmo petals .. For all my Friends who Look Up ..

Several different angles of the same Carpenter Bee .. Getting covered in Orange Cosmos pollen .. Acrobat of the Day .. 1 PiP In Dogwood Patch Garden-A Garden -- EXPLORE --

Cosmos ~ In Dogwood Patch - A Garden 1 PiP is the original tweaked/digital is Artsy for DickM aka Sir Richard of the Land of Lakes he always kids me about 'getting artsy www.ipernity.com/home/340545 --EXPLORE--

Cosmos of yellow and of orange - Korean Spice Ginger - Then - The lone orange Cosmos on the right - That is the best way to describe the heat - © All rights reserved --EXPLORE--

Petals of a Cosmos - Trees in a Bokeh-pose complete the photo - Manual setting on Canon PowerShot SX60 HS - That is how this was done - Sometimes what is seen does turn out - © All Rights Reserved * 1 PiP Upclose * --EXPLORE--

Cosmos of orange .. False Sunflowers of yellow .. Bright yet toned down with shadows .. With a seed head here and there .. © All Rights Reserved ** 1 PiP ** EXPLORE

- of orange Cosmos petals - beautiful in all stages - perhaps this is her Dance of the Day © All Rights Reserved ''Yes my life is better left to chance I could have missed the pain but I'd have had to miss the dance '' - by Tony Arata Information here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dance_(song)

'' You can never tell with bees." - A.A. Milne ( Winnie The Pooh) Carpenter Bee in several positions on an orange Cosmos .. When these guys land to get pollen, the entire flower dips down with the weight.. Collage: PicMonkey Font: Sansita One (using curve effect on word bees ) © All Rights Reserved

It certainly pays to keep records -- The Eastern Swallowtail butterfly has been in counties all around us -- Knew our time was getting near -- So, last year on July 5, 2016 -- The first one appeared ( but an hour later ) -- Today -- One ETS -- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail -- In the yard -- Along with Carpenter bees and Skippers -- And the elusive Hummingbird ! What a great start for the day -- ** 4 notes ** © All Rights Reserved

in each photo, there is a visitor of some sort .. pollinators galore enjoying False Sunflowers of yellow .. Zinnias of pink .. Cosmos of orange and yellow .. Viburnum clusters .. and Turk's-Cap Lily .. each has a reason to be here .. in the Garden of Surprises and also The Dogwood Patch - A Garden .. 2017 © All Rights Reserved

over under the Dogwood trees grow Cosmos (seeds gifted by the Gardener Down The Road)- this one has a guest - ***1 Note ** taken just before this photo just seconds apart ... © All Rights Reserved

October wings - Skippers and bees - Variegated Fritillary ( Euptoieta claudia ) - Red Admiral ( Vanessa atalanta ) . taken at The Arts Center - © All Rights Reserved

Wings of a Monarch look like 'stained glass' per a friend of mine - Do agree - On an orange Cosmos, this Gal fluttered from one to another bloom - Didn't try the Zinnias or False Sunflowers - Nor the Buddleja - She was happy with her orange ~ First one this year for me - Am I happy ? Ya think ??? © All Rights Reserved -- EXPLORE --

in NotMyGarden - Down The Road - one of many Skippers - on the Cosmos - since it is still 'not warm' here - this photo is for me - and anyone else who needs color in their day - Namaste, Peggy © All Rights Reserved