We leave one of our parking strips to the milkweed, penstemon, yarrow, and coreopsis. I was pleased to look out just now and see this swallowtail taking advantage of the milkweed. #butterfly #xeric #ripYourStrip #wildGarden #nature

I have a tradition.
It's not an annual thing. It just happens occasionally. More as I get older, fortunately.
Mostly it's when I'm out hunting for insects, or having morning coffee in a comfortable garden chair.

And then I notice that I'm quietly happy and content.
When this occurs, I always mark the occasion with a quote from Kurt Vonnegut -โ€œIf this isnโ€™t nice, what is?โ€

#VildMedVilje #Garden #WildGarden

Bird feeding station live camera in an English wildgarden. Just saw a bunny.โค๏ธ

#WildGarden

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aGzUnQBiTI

Bird Feeding Station LIVE | Wild YourGarden with Joel Ashton

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A deep dive into my lawn.
It hasnโ€™t been fertilized for years, and especially the area in the shade of the old pear tree is now mostly moss.
So yes, I may have been lying flat on what used to be my lawn, capturing macros of the secret life of mosses and I will probably do it again.

#macromonday #mossymonday #mosstodon #macrophotography #macro #makro #moss #mos #wildgarden #vildhave #vildmedvilje #have #garden #green #nature #gardenlife #haveliv #lowpov #canonphotography #canon #tamron

The new pond is coming along nicely. Two old solar powered fountain pumps converted into a homemade little waterfall. I am chuffed. The bees should have a safer time getting a drink of water.

#VildMedVilje #WildGarden #Pond