Late May 2026

in #garden9 hours ago

Nice View

After heavy rain during May, the garden is all lush and green now.

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What The...

I was just enjoying the evening when I heard a buzzing.

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Zoom

I had seen such a white spider last year, for the first time.
Maybe it's the same individual - not sure.

It caught a honey bee.
Without a net. It must have just waited inside the flower and then grabbed the bee.

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Fight

The bee put up quite the fight, but the spider had a tight grip.

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Nature Is Scary

Eventually, the spider pulled that bee into the flower.
I made other pictures, but they came out bad.

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Back To Flowers

I went to take some more pictures afterwards.
Chives in flower and Peony in the background.

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Thorn Flower

This isn't the annual variant, but keeps coming back in this spot for many years

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Iris

Keeps coming back, as pretty as ever.

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Lupin

One of my favourites.
They are good for the soil, binding nitrogen. But I like them mostly for their flowers.

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Food

I also planted a few things, but the rabbit ate all the beetroot tops.
It did nor touch the lettuce and parsley, though.

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Next

Next update will be more about vegetables.
Garlic harvest is soon.
I have a row of potatos, maize, some tomatos this year.
Pumkins and Zuccini are ready to be transplanted.