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Cereusly busy bee

Posted in Animals, Casita Colibrí, Flora, Gardens, tagged , , , , , , , , on July 26, 2021| 2 Comments »

This morning: Four Night Blooming Cereus flowers and one seriously busy bee!

Life in the rooftop garden.

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Seriously cereus bees

Posted in Casita Colibrí, Environment, Flora, Gardens, tagged , , , , , , , , , on June 19, 2020| 12 Comments »

It was early morning in the garden and the clock was ticking. She isn’t called a Night Blooming Cereus for nothing.

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First one approached.

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It was followed by others. However, these weren’t friends and this wasn’t a party, it was seriously cereus work.

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That is about as exciting as it gets at Casita Colibrí during these days of Covid-19 under the “semáforo rojo” — the red stoplight — as contrasted with orange, yellow, and the much longed for green. Stay safe!

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Busy bees

Posted in Casita Colibrí, Flora, Gardens, tagged , , , , , , , on June 3, 2020| 7 Comments »

Remember my Pitahaya (Dragon fruit)? In just a few years, five stalks, picked up from the field of a friend in San Martín Tilcajete in 2012 and planted in my garden, became a year-round green wall along the chain link fence that separates the terrace of Casita Colibrí from the neighboring property. Its perfumed massive white glow-in-the-dark flowers beckoned bats and bees and the resulting luscious red fruit were garden highlights.

Do you also remember that a taproot grew into the wall and down into the apartment below? Alas, the result, in the fall of 2016, was having to cut down the entire wall of Pitahaya. However, some the stalks were saved and planted along the wall adjacent to the apartment’s garbage can/recycling collection area. Lucky us, last night into early morning, the Pitahaya put on quite a show and put the bees to work!

A win win for all concerned!

 

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Nourishing body and soul

Posted in Animals, Casita Colibrí, Flora, Gardens, Science & Nature, tagged , , , , , , , , on July 21, 2016| 2 Comments »

This morning I was greeted by several flowers on my night blooming cereus, with one acting as a rich playground and dining room for a guest in the garden — a very welcome honey bee.

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I have no idea how long she had wiggled and wallowed before I saw her.  I stood mesmerized for a minute or two before running into my apartment to get a camera.

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I continued to be intrigued by her industry and pleasure for another five (plus) minutes before returning inside — letting her continue in privacy, while I turned to my morning cup of coffee and bowl of cereal.

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She may have been nourishing her body, but she was also nourishing my soul.

My entry in Cee’s photo challenge.

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