Every year, dozens of bees and bumblebees are collecting nectar and pollen on our white lavender. Now is that time again. The above photo was a lucky shot. My lens is not really suited for macro photography. But in this image all the details of the insect are clearly visible, whereas the surrounding has a nice bokeh effect, created by motion blur and depth of field. So here we go, another bee joins the “flower devils” photo series.
Black Devil in the Garden, the Devil’s Trumpet (Datura metel var. ‘Fastuosa’), also called Black Dhatura (from Hindi dhatūrā = “thorn apple”) and ‘Black Currant Swirl’. The closed flowers and stems are of a dark, almost black color, whilst the flowers once opened are a deep purple on the outside and a shining white on the inside. This variant has filled double flowers, which emitt a very distinctive sweet scent.
August flowers, fruits and harvest, ‘hand’ photos are a tribute to Mark Jarell
