Sunday, May 9, 2010

Today's Flowers # 92

My friend Luiz from Brazil does the Today's Flowers Meme, check it out. Come and join with your flower photos. Sunday at 2 GMT is the post time. A Happy Mother's Day to all the Mothers who read my posts.

It is time to show off my Ohio Buckeye Tree in full bloom.
The flowers on the tree are really prolific and very pretty when studied up close.
The bees really love to get the nectar.
Check this one out working really hard.
Check out all the flowers above.

36 comments:

Betsy Banks Adams said...

Hi Tom, The Ohio Buckeye is gorgeous. I've never seen one in bloom ---or at least, never 'noticed' it before.

We're home from the beach --and I'll post in the morning. Had a wonderful time --but it's nice to be home.

One of my sons is visiting me on my 'special' day (Mother's Day) today!!!!!

Hope you have a wonderful day.
Hugs,
Betsy

Cezar and Léia said...

wow Tom, your tree is fabulous but those bees...I'm always afraid of bees! :) They are hugeeeeee!Just kidding, your pictures are wonderful!
Hugs
Léia

Daniela said...

Great shots, the last one is my favorite :)

Nance said...

Oh, is that what its called? We have a couple where I work and I always pick some of the flowers that fell off to the ground and admire...ahhhh, i love this time of year, flowers are everywhere!

Regina said...

The bloom is amazing.
Interesting tree. Great captures.

DeniseinVA said...

Lovely photos, and a very beautiful tree in your garden. Gorgeous!

Carolyn Ford said...

What an amazing tree! And, that bee is certainly very busy...beautiful. Happy Mother's Day...enjoy the visit with your son!

Digital Flower Pictures said...

Great Buckeye. I can never understand why more people don't use it as landscape plant around here.

Stephany said...

Love that tree, Tom! These are all great captures but I like the closeup with the bee the most. Have a great weekend!

Anonymous said...

Your Buckeye tree is huge! Lovely blossoms on it. The last picture of the bee is amazing!

Leora said...

Oh, love when you post your Ohio Buckeye (am I remembering from last year?) These are great shots.

Ruth's Photo Blog said...

I had never seen the flowers up close.They are really very pretty.Thanks for sharing this.
Blessings,Ruth

Glennis said...

That is a wonderful old tree and is so pretty when you see the flowers up close. It is not a tree I have ever seen before, it doesn't grow out here.
Mother's Day was lovely thank you, an hour long chat with my daughter on the phone made my day.

Mirage said...

cute with the bee!!!

Carver said...

Your buckeye tree is great and the flowers are lovely. You did a great job shooting the bees too.

LifeRamblings said...

awesome shots. the first shot is lovely and the bees are wonderfully captured too.

wenn said...

wow, lovely flowers!

nancy said...

Lovely garden. Flowers are interesting.You even capture the bee in one of the photo. Have a good week. Nancy

eden said...

Beautiful set of pictures. I love your Ohio Buckeye. My first time to see it. All are great shots. Thank you for sharing.

Have a nice day always.

Reanaclaire said...

Sweet flowers from the owner attract the bees to them..
How old is your Ohio Buckeye tree?

SandyCarlson said...

Those sure are amazing.To my knowledge, there is nothing like that here. Thanks for this. Beautiful.

Corner Gardener Sue said...

I don't know if we have those in Nebraska. It sure is a nice looking tree, and the blooms are pretty. It's great to have all those blossoms for the bees.

I love your umbrella photo!

Hilary said...

Closer and closer and closer.. each shot better than the previous one.

SAPhotographs (Joan) said...

Those bees are having a feast!! I wonder who is eating all the honey they are making? :)

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loved the one with the bee in it

JJ said...

Similar to our Horse Chestnut tree.
Magnificent
JJ

Misty DawnS said...

I miss the buckeye trees! We brought one with us when we moved, but it didn't make it :-(

Lanny said...

What a pretty flower cluster. I may have to investigate this tree a bit more...

Darla said...

Well deserving of showing it off! Love,love the busy bumble.

Craver Vii said...

Nice closeup on the bee. A coworker of mine wore a bumble bee costume one Halloween. It was the funniest costume ever!

eileeninmd said...

Wonderful photos, love the flowering tree. The closeup flower shot is great.

EcoRover said...

I especially love the humblebee pic--not sure but I've always thought they were the grandest of the bee/wasp families.

Johnny Nutcase said...

all are great, Tom but i love the last one with the bee!

Tipper said...

Oh the tree is just amazing-and you know I like the bees too : )

Twisted Fencepost said...

We had a huge buckeye tree behind the house that I grew up in. It was in a neighbors yard. I had forgotten about the blooms.
They ARE beautiful!

Rose said...

Tom, that last shot of the bumblebee on the blossoms is simply fantastic.