That's My World Tuesday: My wild and crazy garden

My garden is getting wilder and crazier by the minute and by and large I like it that way.



The wildlife that lives in my garden is thriving which is a big part of why I like a somewhat wild garden.



Part of the current status of my garden is on purpose but it's also lack of energy on my part. It would certainly be better maintained if I had more energy.



But if my garden was better maintained I'd miss out on some of the pleasant surprises I get.



For example I used to have the hibiscus below in one part of my garden and through the years it has popped up all over the place.



The mulberry trees were volunteers and there are so many different birds and other animals like squirrels that love the berries.



At one point I had a few butterfly weed plants but at this point they pop up throughout my garden and the bees and butterflies love them.



I have so many different butterflies and moths as well as bees that they perform a symphony with the birds' voices chiming in.



I still have a lot of summer flowers that aren't blooming yet, such as, purple cone flower and black eyed susan. They have started forming buds but won't be in bloom till later in June.



It's not as easy to photograph the birds with so much dense cover but I listen for them and can sometimes quietly find where to aim my camera.



In the center of the shot below is the trunk and lower branches of my crepe myrtle. I always look forward to it blooming in the summer because it adds such a big splash of color to my garden. I'll start looking for the crepe myrtle's blooms in late June and July.



The yellow yarrow is beginning to add a splash of color and soon the red yarrow will be joining in too.



It's amazing how fast the perennial grasses go from a few early blades to large and bushy and even some plumes starting. I have several different ornamental grasses that die back completely in the winter but make a big comeback by mid spring.



I guess I'll end this tour of my wild side garden before an ogre jumps out and scares me.



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Monochrome Weekend: Big Bee at the NC Botanical Garden

Is it just me or does it look like the little boy on the left was stung by the big bee? Please visit the home of Monochrome Weekend for other participants.

That's My World Tuesday: The Buzzin of the Bees in the Butterfly Weed

I didn't have any ideas for my world this week because I thought, nothing new is going on and I don't have any ideas for past sites to show you.



Then it occurred to me that there actually is a lot going on in my world if I stop to pay attention to the wildlife in my habitat garden.



In addition to having so many bees and butterflies that their chorus is audible, I have so many rabbits running around I practically run into them.



There are always a lot of birds in my world and with a whole new crop of babies they are everywhere.



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Bees Knee's - On summer squash in NC

Ascender Rises Above periodically posts Bee's Knees which I enjoy. She recently posted a Bee's Knees Photograph and also linked some others who do the same. Since I've been planning on posting some bee shots, I thought I'd join in with the Bee's knees visible as it fertilizes my summer squash blossom in North Carolina.