Phriday Phlowers – Calibrachoa

On February 20, 2026 By TimelessladyIn Phriday PhlowersLeave a comment

I am still living in the throes of a dreadfully cold and snowy winter. One pastime that gives me a bit of a mental reprieve is browsing through last year’s flower photos.

This beautiful Calibrachoa blossom was planted with other flowers in an oversized hanging basket pot. We found it at a local nursery mid-spring, and although it was a tad early, we bought it anyway because, being a basket, it was portable when nights were forecast with possible frost, and we could bring it in the house.

The visitor is one of my favorite insects. We see them very sporadically, and never in numbers. This makes them exciting, and when they are spotted, my husband and I will immediately call to the other, ‘A hummingbird moth is on such and such a plant.’

I love these flowers for their reliability and hundreds of blooms. In fact, one of their nicknames is Million Bells. Calibrachoa is the correct name, and I also like them because they can be placed in semi-shade and still bloom profusely.

Cultivation methods and descriptions can be found at The Spruce: How to Grow & Care for Calibrachoa (Million Bells)

Quotes, Proverbs & Poetry – Beautiful Bugs

On July 30, 2018July 28, 2018 By TimelessladyIn Poetry, Proverbs, Quotes8 Comments

In the waning days of July, my backyard is a living canvas of flowers and beautiful bugs.

“The pedigree of honey does not concern the bee, a clover, anytime, to him, is aristocracy.” ~ Emily Dickinson

“Until the crickets sing it is not summer.” ~ Greek Proverb

Hurt no living thing:
Ladybird, nor butterfly,
Nor moth with dusty wing.
~Christina Georgina Rossetti

“A dragonfly to remind me even though we are apart,
Your spirit is always with me,
Forever in my heart.
~ Author Unknown

“Happiness is a butterfly, which, when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.”
~ Nathaniel Hawthorne

Photo Challenge – Rare

On August 24, 2016August 24, 2016 By TimelessladyIn Photo Challenge at Wordpress17 Comments

“Could it be mid-August already? For those of us who live in less-warm climes, summer’s long, sunny days are a prized commodity, something to look forward to all year long. But even during this all-too-short season, some things are more prized than others.” – Daily Post Photo Challenge

While photographing butterflies this week something rare flew into my lens view…a hummingbird moth. The moth flew so quickly most of my photos turned out very blurry, but this one of the moth sipping a drink of nectar from a pink zinnia delighted me. The hummingbird moth is my entry for the WordPress Photo Challenge subject of something “rare.”

Here is a quick fifteen second video of his/her flight.