Painted Lady Butterflies and American Bumble Bees

I love watching the pollinators visiting my garden. They are so busy and colorful, flying from flower to flower. I see bees, butterflies and hummingbirds.

Eldorado, Santa Fe, PhotographyDeborah NelsonAugust 16, 2023butterfly, bee

Summer Desert Blooms

It is a sight to behold when the cactus and yucca plants start to bloom. The cactus flowers come in various colors, from yellow to pink to red, and they contrast with the green spines and the blue sky.

Eldorado, Santa Fe, PhotographyDeborah NelsonJuly 1, 2023Wildflowers

Container Gardening from Seed

This is the second year of courtyard gardening from seed due to the DELTA COVID-19 variant. I purchased the Scarlet Salvia, Bambini Viola, Dwarf Nasturtium and Thumbelina Zinna from Seed Needs.

Lynx Kitten

In the early morning, this young solitary lynx kitten came to the bird bath just off the edge of the back patio.

Eldorado, Santa Fe, Photography, WildlifeDeborah NelsonNovember 19, 2020Eldorado at Santa Fephotography, wildlife

Sensation Cosmos

The cosmos dance in the morning light. They turn their faces toward the sun and rotate through the day.

Eldorado, Santa Fe, PhotographyDeborah NelsonOctober 6, 2020

Fall Wildflowers

The cosmos and zinnias are budding and blooming more than ever. What a wonderful surprise as fall gets underway.

Eldorado, Santa Fe, PhotographyDeborah NelsonSeptember 27, 2020Eldorado at Santa Feflowers, photography

Lynx

This beautiful lynx sauntered past my office window while I was working on my computer.

Eldorado, Santa Fe, Photography, WildlifeDeborah NelsonSeptember 15, 2020Eldorado at Santa Fephotography, wildlife

Wildflowers and Painted Lady Butterfly

The sunflower is truly showing its wild nature. It sowed itself in a large pot on the back patio. Thank goodness I didn’t pull it early on thinking it was a weed!

Eldorado, Santa Fe, PhotographyDeborah NelsonAugust 17, 2020Eldorado at Santa Feflowers, photography

Sensation Cosmos and Four O'Clock

This is a fortunate opportunity to learn the details of wildflower germination, growth and flowering patterns of the Bird and Butterfly Wildflower Mixture from Seed Needs.

Eldorado, Santa Fe, PhotographyDeborah NelsonAugust 10, 2020Eldorado at Santa Feflowers, photography

Tiger Swallowtail and Hummingbird Visit Wildflowers

The promises made by the Bird and Butterfly Wildflower Mixture from Seed Needs are coming true: more hummingbirds, butterflies and bees visiting the garden. That’s the good news.

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