Morning Dew

The warm, humid days and chilly nights of late summer create scenes like this: a bumblebee nectaring on Jewelweed in the midst of glistening water droplets.

Photo by NB Hunter (18August2019). © All rights reserved.

Wildflowers: August Jewels

Jewelweeds (Touch-me-nots; Impatiens) have so many redeeming qualities. They’re a favorite in the late summer diet of deer; hummingbirds will camp out over a patch of jewelweed and alternately perch and feed for hours in the mid day sun; bees also feed on jewelweed nectar; and, on a chilly morning, when everything is dripping wet with dew, the jewels of jewelweed are beautiful.

Photos by NB Hunter. © All Rights Reserved.