Open Mind, Open Heart and a Camera
It is never about how far you go, but what you see and learn along the way walking in amazing nature, with each day comes with new beginnings, new promises, new life, our world is out there waiting.
Final production first photograph up, is this where it all begins? An amazing nature walk. motivation is to get out there and do it!
Inquisitive we peer through our spy-hole (camera) into the life of some living being, constantly questioning, since happiness is not the absence of problems but finding solutions to overcome our inner fears.
Yellow Aphids a hive of activity up and down the tip of this plant, I don't use insecticides since honeydew from aphids may be feeding certain varieties of moths or butterflies, leave nature to control it's own environment.
Everything is on the move
Nature never stands still and here we are complaining about keeping up, image those short legs even though you have plenty of them getting to the final destination. Oh these guys came out in numbers like I have not seen in many a year, on the walls in the plants on the grass, invasion of caterpillars. Now do they turn to moths or butterflies?
Perfect imperfection in a caterpillar eating up plants (to kill not not to kill enters your mind), later becomes a butterfly or moth which will dazzle you beyond imagination, once again chasing, spying through the lens trying to capture the true essence of it's beauty. Using chemical pesticides or herbicides around the garden expose all living things, indiscriminately killing an array of insects.
He/She even gave me a cheeky look through his spy-hole as if to say, "What you gonna do about it?_
Find out which host plants to add into your garden via your nursery or Lepidopterists’ society, assist extending little nature reserves, an oasis for insects to be at home. With development happening everywhere we are seeing less, being proactive in planting local plants that attract certain species goes a long way protecting species. Four stages from Egg, Larva (caterpillar), Pupa (Silk cocoon) finally magnificent Butterfly or Moth which is normally the first time we are notice them.
Some larvae feed on a particular host plant, some move underground, some have host ant support, not having sufficient knowledge on the full cycle it is most interesting learning, perhaps do not dig up soil close up onto plants where larvae may be present.
Not enough knowledge as to marry caterpillars to butterflies yet, so much to learn like this next photo which I also found while outdoors walking, unusual life on an Aloe Plant, are these suspended eggs?
At the end of the day we lay down to sleep, alone in our thoughts and desires, never regret not taking that walk enjoying what you see along the way. We have the power to shape our day, ways in which to relax overcoming mistakes, burdens, hardship all negatives that turn to positives when we determine which way to go and how to react.
Hope you enjoyed the walk in amazing nature, losing a plant or two in a garden to caterpillars is not a problem, replace the plant for next generation, most plants should survive.
Succulent Flowers In Bloom
Thanks to @tattoodjay understanding delay in posts, my #wednesdaywalk normally arrives eventually. Combined with #makemesmile host @elizacheng
First entry into #amazingnature host @adalger where nature is totally amazing every day of the week. Details about contest @adalger
Thought for Today: "Do not walk behind us, we may not lead; do not walk in front of us, we may not follow; walk besides us, so that we may guide each other." ~ African Proverb
All photography is my own using a Canon PowerShot SC730 HS, resized to load easier, writing is my own.
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