Mish Mash Monday on Sunday

After a couple of days with so much rain. It was wonderful to get out in the garden for a bit of weed pulling. Even weed pulling was a bit much for the garden when it felt like I was walking on a wet sponge. 

I have gathered up all the plants that I want to bring in.  Must be done tonight becasue it is to get into the 30's.  Most of the plants outside in pots will not like being in such cold air.

With the skies being so blue I couldn't hardly stand to stay inside despite the wet ground.  The turkey vultures are enjoying the dry wind too.

While walking in the park we saw in interesting phenomena.  These posts aren't on fire. The sun is just making the moisture in them evaporate right before our eyes.  It was rather ghostly looking.

Everywhere you look. There is a spot of color. It won't be long and the fall show will be in full color.

 

Back in our garden there are few blooms.  The last of the bees are taking every advantage of them. I think all the rain and cold air has put the bumbles and wasps to sleep for the season.

I hope you all are enjoying the fall colors coming on. 

Hollyhock Walk

The past few days I have been having a difficult time getting into work. No, not because of the flooding but because it is the time of year that the Hollyhocks are a bloomin. It is such a cheerful sight to greet us when we walk into the back door. Every year at about this time the Hollyhocks get together and have a fashion show. Which has the prettiest frock? There is a deep red one that I didn't get home with a decent picture. The other colors run from that deep red to several shades of pink to white. These hollyhocks are a testament to the hardiness of these old fashioned plants. They are never watered or fertilized. I have worked here 11 years and they have never failed to bloom. The colors dance from side to side and back and forth in their beds. They never look the same. They even escape into the little patch of lawn that surrounds the back of the building. I have tried to get a patch of these started at our house but I haven't had any luck. Hmmmmm My friend says I am too nice to them. Ha.. The rest of this post is dedicated to all of my bee loving blogging buddies especially Cheryl and Sherry. If you all were able to come here you would have a fine time of bee watching. Many of them approach the flowers with their bottoms up. Luckily my Dearly Beloved was here with me this evening and took the rest of the pictures on this post.

We were on our way to the river to get a look at the flood waters as they passed by Vincennes. That will be a different post. For now I hope you enjoy the Bees...

I think there were two different kinds of bees. Or maybe there were male and female. I don't know much about bees. I try not to get in their way of pollen collecting. They are always so busy.

They get the pollen all over themselves. This one looks as though he was rolling in it.

This is the only picture we got of the Bumble bee. It looked like a little piggy wallering in a wallow of pollen.

Bees Knees - Prompt 1- Change

Today I was reading Cheryl's blog and she was takling about her bees coming out. It seemed so early to me what with sleet slapping my window as I read about the bee in her Cherry Blossoms. Then I went over to One Single Impression and started reading all the wonderful poetry people are posting as the first Prompt has been posted since Sunday. Well, I must say I am not a poet but the combination of reading about Cheryl's bees and all the Haiku flying around One Single Impression I couldn't resist a go at it. The above is what came out. I will write them out in case you can't read it on the painting. Obviously not a true Haiku but Haiku-like.



Bee knees gather
powdery golden nectar
honey flows



Sipping spring tonic
bees stagger
in Cherry Blossom Cups