And here is a post about one of my favorite sites to take pictures of the mountains.
Over here we simply call them Jasmin flowers, but that is not what this post is about.
This post is about showing you some insects and the wild yellow flowers on the lawn. And then I will also show you why I like this spot to take photos of some distant landscapes, or mountainscapes if one can call them that. I have a slight problem at times when I stand here to take photos, especially when I stand for a time on one spot. The issue is that when I forget to spray my shoes with organic bug spray, then the little black spiders that run all over the grass crawl up to bite my legs.
I have a few medal marks on the skin of my legs, that was left by the spider bites, to remind me that I must spray my shoes before I start to walk on the lawn. But that's how things go and no use complaining about my own silly mistakes. Thankfully, on the day when I took these photos, I did spray my shoes, and I was protected against the spiders. In any case, this is not here or there.
A large lawn is alive with insects under one's feet when strolling around on it. So, come and let's take a closer look at the little yellow flowers on the lawn.
That little grey colored mountain below, is not a mole heap, but rather the nest of pesky yellow-jacket wasps. I say pesky yellow-jacket wasps, as they are invaders from their country of origin, and they endanger our local wasps and insects.
The yellow flowers are called Cape Weed, and the flowers are of the Daisy family.
Bees also love to visit the flowers and here below was a bee in flight on its way to sit on one of the flowers. You can see how the small yellow pocket of the bee was already filled with pollen. Look behind the bee's front legs to see the pocket.
The bee has landed, and I moved away so as not to disturb it.
So, what kind of photos do I take on my zoom from the lawn above?
The clouds on the mountains of course.
Distance for the zoom was about 2-3 kilometers.
Distance for this shot to the mountain rim above the sea was about 5 kilometers.
I took this last shot near our home on our way back.
And that's it, as I just wanted to show you my modus operandi with my camera. I also have many other spots for instance at our local golf course, certain wine estates, the nature reserves, the doggie park, mountain passes, just to give you some idea, and of course also at the beach. We love to explore and to discover new things to share on my blog. But not only that, as we also love nature.
A cursory glance at a large lawn covered area will just reveal that it is a nice green spot, especially if the grass had been cut. But when one takes a bit of a closer look at it, then one will see how it also sustains many insects. But then again, a lawn like that can also be a curse, as clouds of mosquitos can find a breeding spot in it, and that is never a good thing, as those mozzies can invade one's house.
Such is life.
I hope you enjoyed the pictures and the story.
Photos by Zac Smith. All-Rights-Reserved.
Camera: Canon PowershotSX70HS Bridge camera.
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