Sometimes a combination of human work in cultivation with a bit of colorful wild growth ...
... can bring to a spectacular result...
... a lush, joyful place ...
... like something that came out of ancient Greek or Roman myths ...
... an enchanted place that Odysseus could have come across in his crazy voyages ...
... or some kind of the last refuge or place of retirement for old Mediterranean Gods and monsters ...
... it's not difficult to imagine a satyr or a group of them, jumping around these lanes covered with all sorts of wildflowers ...
... or get a glimpse of some Nymph through the dense foliage ...
... or, who knows, maybe even encounter a Centaur and discuss with him the future of cryptocurrencies with a bottle of wine and nectar to fuel the conversation ...
... or maybe see Dionysus, sleeping on the bed of flowers ... with a blessed, hedonistic smile on his face ... and a swarm of fruit-flies and shiny butterflies around a big red nose of his supreme alcoholic majesty ...
... there are many funny things that this place can evoke ...
... but at the end ...
... this is just an ordinary vineyard ...
... just more disheveled and colorful than usual.
Although I never encountered any strange mythological thing here ...
... I saw some biological creatures of ordinary strangeness.
The multitude of flowers attracts bees ...
... and flies that are mimicking bees.
There are other types of mimicry too.
This little bug is mimicking some sort of seed.
These bugs of other species, too ...
... while mating.
Another mimetic bug, of a very small species.
A very big grasshopper is hiding in the shade of the grapevine leaves.
These days, the bugs are present in big numbers.
And it seems that all the species are mating at the same time.
This beautiful and fragile looking Neuroptera species is well camouflaged on the green.
And now ...
... let's take a break from this macro view ...
... and enjoy the larger perspective ...
... kind of virtual walk ...
... through the flowers ...
... with big patches ...
... of clear blue sky ...
... always in sight ...
... and now ...
... back to the details ...
... from bigger to very small ...
... back to the leaves ...
... back to the insects ...
... and spiders ...
These ones are building the webs across the lanes...
... it's easy to get caught while walking :)
... yap :D ...
These, much smaller ones, are building small webs between the leaves.
Many wildflowers ...
... of this species ...
... look like little creatures that are hiding between the grapevine leaves ...
... or sometimes ...
... like they are a part of the grapevine.
Meanwhile ...
The ladybug larvae are eating numerous aphids ...
... and the bees ...
... are collecting the nectar ...
... here you can see a tiny ball of pollen on bee's feet, typically red when they work on these flowers.
And now ...
... with a few more ...
... lovely details ...
... from this enchanted place ...
... a few more shots ...
... of poppies ...
... and other flowers ...
... that I don't know ...
... how to call ...
... and ...
... with a few more shots of bugs ...
... spiders ...
... bees ...
... flies ...
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... butterflies ...
... and this place in general :D ...
... yap :D ...
... it's time ...
... to slowly ...
... end this little post.
Yes ...
... that's it ...
... for today ...
... have a good day ...
... or night ...
... wherever on the planet you are ...
... as always ...
... in these posts on Steemit ...
... all the photographs ...
... and the GIF made from some of those photographs ... is my work ...
... yap ...
... and now ...
... let's start this one more time, right from the beginning ... just with a completely different text :D and the photographs ... let's say ... in black&white ...
... or sepia ...
... hehe just kidding ... I'm exhausted ... this is really THE END
