Hello my Dearest Steemians,
Autumn is here, however, I don't have any new photos yet, because most of the days are very gloomy and rainy. We don't even have many trees turned color yet, but I am hopping that next couple of week the weather will improve and I will be able to capture the beauty of October.
In the mean time, I am sharing with you photos I took back in August in CREDIT VALLEY CONSERVATION AREA when I took many other photos that I already shared with you back then. I saved these few and I planned to post them sooner, however, the HF20 got in a way. Nevertheless, no big deal, I am just glad that everything is back to normal now, so here are my ladybugs 2018.
The whole summer I was not able to find any of these cute polka dot bugs anywhere. I have collection of them from previous years, but this time I started to worry that I may not capture any this year, so you can imagine how happy I was when I came across to this tall water hemlock also called CICUTA with not just one ladybug, but many.
I tried to capture at least two together in one image, but no luck there. They just kept running up and down the plant without any interest in posing for me whatsoever; quite the opposite, lol. I think they were actually running away from my, so I am just glad they did not fly away.
I guess they really must like this plant, although highly poisonous, which by the way, I did not know at the time I was photographing it. I only found out recently when I was searching for it's name on Google. The flowers are quite beautiful and the scent is amazing, so I am glad I was not tempted to touch it.
I also photographed two Monarchs enjoying the sweetness of those flowers for a while, so obviously, there must be something about it they really like and it's not harmful to them, only to humans and animals. Well apparently the time when the toxicity is strongest is at spring and the most toxic part is it's roots. So if you ever come across this white beauty, admire it, but do not touch it.
I hope you enjoyed my little polka dot friends for the #beautifulsunday challenge, hosted by @ace108 and for #sublimesunday by @c0ff33a.
THANK YOU FOR VISITING Lena's Photography
PHOTOS TAKEN WITH CANON ELPH 300
