Last summer flower

Nobody sees a flower - really - it is so small it takes time - we haven't time - and to see takes time, like to have a friend takes time.

- Georgia O'Keeffe

More and More Flower

The men of experiment are like the ant; they only collect and use. But the bee . . . gathers its materials from the flowers of the garden and of the field, but transforms and digests it by a power of its own. ~ Leonardo da Vinci

More Flower

It's summer and flowers are blooming everywhere, even on the street :-)

Pink Rose

I will be the gladdest thing
Under the sun!
I will touch a hundred flowers
And not pick one.

~Edna St. Vincent Millay, "Afternoon on a Hill"

Flowers in Balcony

This wooden house used to have four small apartments. The flowers, roses, makes it very atractive and nice.

I'm Back!

Dear Stavanger visitors, after spending a wonderful holiday in my home country, finally I'm back on the track. To be honest I wanted to end this blog due to this and that but your very nice and friendly comments change my mind. So, here I am. I will continue posting photos of my beautiful town but not on a daily basis anymore coz I have to do something else which is important too for my new life.

Have a nice day to you all.

PS. Rad: I miss you too ...

Flower

If you've never been thrilled to the very edges of your soul by a flower in spring bloom, maybe your soul has never been in bloom.

~Audra Foveo

Good Monday

It's spring now and the flowers start blooming. Here is one for you to start a new week.

Happy Sunday

Sun is shining today and it makes me happy. And I hope this flower will brighten up your day too.

Collecting Food for Winter

Two wasps are out busy collecting pollen for the hive. They are actually very small but thanks to macro you can see them now very clearly.

Updated

Flies in the Diptera family Syrphidae are commonly known as hoverflies, flower flies, or Syrphid flies. As their common names suggest, they are often seen hovering or nectaring at flowers; the adults of many species feed mainly on nectar and pollen, while the larvae (maggots) eat a wide range of foods. In some species, the larvae are saprotrophs, eating decaying plant and animal matter in the soil or in ponds and streams. In other species, the larvae are insectivores and prey on aphids, thrips, and other plant-sucking insects. Aphids alone cause tens of millions of dollars of damage to crops worldwide every year; because of this, aphid-feeding hoverflies are being recognized as important natural enemies of pests, and potential agents for use in biological control. Some adult syrphid flies are important pollinators.

About 6,000 species in 200 genera have been described. Hoverflies are common throughout the world and can be found on every continent except Antarctica.^[1] Hoverflies are harmless despite their mimicry of the black and yellow stripes of wasps, which act to ward off predators.

Flower in the Town Center

These days there are flowers everywhere, ther commune has put up flower decorations along main roads and many places around town center. It is so beautiful.

So all you flower lovers welcome to Stavanger.

Red is the Rose

This rose came out of the fence as if it stretched its neck and wanted to say hello.

Have a wonderful Sunday!

Yellow Flower

I saw this flower in my neighbour's garden and I felt an urge to take a photo of it. I don't know its name but to me it's a pretty yellow flower.