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HAB911

(10,755 posts) Mon Jul 6, 2026, 01:09 PM 4 hrs ago

Mint in bloom

Last edited Mon Jul 6, 2026, 03:36 PM - Edit history (1)

but no honey bees to be seen. Luckily others are helping out. I understand our triple digit temps of late are devastating to honey bee colonies

Four-banded Stink Bug Hunter Wasp

Noble Scoliid Wasp

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Mint in bloom (Original Post) HAB911 4 hrs ago OP

Good detail in your photos! WestMichRad 3 hrs ago #1

Ugh! 2naSalit 2 hrs ago #2

What a gift to see these fantastic creatures so clearly! 🙏 enough 2 hrs ago #3

Stunning photos, my dear HAB911! Love the composition and the colors and the details! Wow. CaliforniaPeggy 1 hr ago #4

Lovely wasps fargone 1 hr ago #5

WestMichRad

(3,549 posts)

1. Good detail in your photos!

Reply to HAB911 (Original post)

Mon Jul 6, 2026, 01:34 PM

3 hrs ago

I like the inclusion of insects in your flower photos. I've been trying to do that more often in my floral shots, but with a phone camera am not getting the detailed resolution you have.

2naSalit

(105,161 posts)

2. Ugh!

Reply to HAB911 (Original post)

Mon Jul 6, 2026, 02:36 PM

2 hrs ago

Mint, my nemesis! Like kryptonite!

I'm so allergic to it that I can't be within several feet of someone chewing mint gum or eating a tic tac. Brushing my teeth is an ordeal a couple times a day, burns my mouth and makes my nose run and I look like I just got wasted on pot every time.

Has really pretty blossoms, though. Nice pictures!