I recognize the first flower (with the beetle on it) as Bee Balm. The ones Marsha has in our garden are a deep red and the bees are always around and on them as long as they're blooming. She said another name for it is Bergamot and when I look that up, it appears this one might be Wild Bergamot, which makes sense to me.
Congratulations on your great fortune to see an abundance of frogs nearby! Frogs, salamanders and other amphibian creatures are “canaries in the coal mine” concerning contamination, as you know. And, have vanished from so many places I’ve enjoyed over the past couple decades. Oh, I miss them so. And, as always Robert, thank you for always sharing pictures from your world.
I recognize the first flower (with the beetle on it) as Bee Balm. The ones Marsha has in our garden are a deep red and the bees are always around and on them as long as they're blooming. She said another name for it is Bergamot and when I look that up, it appears this one might be Wild Bergamot, which makes sense to me.
Of course! I should have remembered!
Congratulations on your great fortune to see an abundance of frogs nearby! Frogs, salamanders and other amphibian creatures are “canaries in the coal mine” concerning contamination, as you know. And, have vanished from so many places I’ve enjoyed over the past couple decades. Oh, I miss them so. And, as always Robert, thank you for always sharing pictures from your world.