SUMMER'S WORKERS

I wish that the humans would understand and LEARN

about that

these insects are not just beautiful

but extremely helpful

in Nature's work.

Painted Lady from England

Domino butterfly from England

Brown Meadow from England

Dragonfly from England

Buzz

on Long Island N.Y. USA

Buzz :) from England

How helpful they are?

By carrying pollen from one flower to an other

they are the "father" of many

new lives creating even new species in the Pant-world!
Most of the insects published here

are from England

by the kindness of Argo's

exclusive photographs.

Blue bird got only one photo of a bumble bee.

Years ago some unconsidered order was "executed" spraying around chemicals to kill mosquitoes, but they killed more useful creatures for times to come.

We do not have butterflies here

on Long Island since this

anti Nature order was put in effect.

SHAME, SHAME,SHAME.

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There are small businesses in California

where

they selling butterflies

mostly for children to learn about Nature.

I'd like to get some to release them HERE.

SUMMER TIME

I have said a few times that I am not the master of words ( like to speak more with pictures)
But today I am writing a note about

heat and cooling

and what is real and what is imagination.

It is hot by all means on Long Island, N.Y. where I am located now.( over 90 F but not reaching 100!)
To cool off there are many ways and what really works:

hot shower and hot tea.

I did it today and feel fine. Can be repeated.

A/C is on and off,

because simply no need to run it all the time: getting chilly:-))))

This is for those people who are at home do quiet work with not much moving around.

No need to tell: it is the

time for the beaches,

swimming and to be in wet bathing suit really helps.

But stay out of the sun.

I always use heavy umbrellas

and do not care

to burn my skin and look so "beautiful tan". No thanks!

TO DRINK PLENTY OF FLUID

getting very popular now.

Though to keep the habit with lot of plain water apply for all the time.

Finally the imagination and

"man made miseries"

are also very popular to complain about the heat.

Usually all weather forecasts are somewhat off,

more or less

it is not possible to tell exactly how the weather will be.

But for those

who complain all the time anyway

what ever is coming

is welcomed to make it worse than it is.

Of course that is no help at all!

One really can work it up

that the heat is unbearable

but a reminder:

IN THE WINTER SO IS WITH COLD.

Why not think positive?

Thank God that we have Summer!

Stop complaining

and try to enjoy it.

IT WILL PASS!!!!

Heat lovers....

Is there anything or something what loves the heat?In our region the flaming red

Tiger Lily

is blooming in July.

But naturally in a heat

which is comfortable

for everybody.

Too much is too much

and at 100 F even the

Tiger Lily

would close the petals.

These photos from Blue Bird

are from previous years.

The killer heat this year

hurt the Lilies also.

Heat, heat, heat

is the word for this

July 2010.

Hope

for August

some moderation.

the word is HEAT

"COOLING OFF"

the eagle owl

living in

Northern England

needs a cool spray:

though he does not

seems to be very happy

about it.

This photo was sent by

Argo

the photographer

but he said is not

his shot, only

let us know that

there is hot everywhere

this July in 2010.

Thanks for the photo!

Life saving rain

The rain was pouring,

and the lightening danced

and the angry thunder was chasing the drought away!

Just an other pic from the rain.

This is my mailbox specially made
Begonias are blooming
but I was watering them every day.



Under the big trees with the beneficial shades
the survival was easier.

The petunia grew by themselves!

Last year plants

dropped seeds

and came out just

like a recent planting.

It will pass

The result of the drought:

these were the

Tiger Lilies

recently blooming.

Green grasses are all over

just burned out.

And we prayed
for rain since weeks.

And the Wise Old Man said the truth:

"It will pass"

and suddenly the drought got shot:

the rain came and poured and thundered and made us happy:

and we said thank you to Mother Nature.

I

Hope for rain

We had so much rain,

but now

have a cruel

drought

with sorrowful

destruction as we see

the burned vegetation around us.

Can we expect a storm with rain as the forcast is promising?

The Sun was covered with clouds. Even that is better then the sizzeling, burning, bright

Sun of yesterdays!

Hard to believe:

we pray for rain.

IT will pass

Once upon a time

there was a very sad young man.

He decided to turn to the

WISE OLD MAN

for an advise to be happy again.

The WISE OLD MAN

said to the Young Man:

"Don't worry

it will pass."

and the Young Man went on his way to

find how to be happy again.

Than he went to the

WISE OLD MAN

to say

"Thank you"

"I am happy as ever before"

And the WISE OLD MAN said:

"Don't worry

it will pass".

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The moral :

For better or worse

whatever

IT WILL PASS.

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(Story by WISE OLD MAN)

drawings by Blue bird@.

100 posts celebration

Nature Talks blog celebrating

100 postsSymbolic digital painting by

Blue Bird@
"Let me explain:
This is a "painting" made on my computer.
The title is:
PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE
The black represent the past, what is behind as.
At the present we look into the future.
Because we don't know
what is coming:
looking through
the little openings
we see a variety of forms
all different kind
in shapes and colors
symbolically representing
what ever the future might bring."

4th of July

Fireworks over the river Hudson

in New York City

on Fourth of July

is a must.

Mostly these patterns are known from year to year to be part of the big Celebration.

At the end of the fireworks
usually
is a big red fire
with all kinds of
patterns to
jump into it.



Our Good Fairy
from Nature Talks
blog
also is looking
the spectacular show.




And Mother Earth
is looking down
from above:
"What in the World is happening
with that big noise
down there?"
would she ask
if
people would hear Her.

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Photos and digital drawings
exclusive
@Blue Bird :)

cherries

Delicious cherriesis there anybody

who does not like

cherries?

Cherries like these?

What about these?

What is this picture telling you?
"Penny for your thoughts"

I know from some studies

that only

the human mind

is capable to create

and understand

abstraction.

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With my cherries model

I created

an abstraction

for fun and

expressing

a human thought.

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However

in Nature there are many things what

humans can not do, but other animals do it with ease.

For example:

we can not build a

bird nest with the beauty as some birds do it.

So than where are we?

As we pick the cherries

the birds are building

nests

and we the humans

better be humble

because in Nature

you can see:

we are not better than many

other animals.

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