after taking this series, over the course of two or three weeks, it reminded me of the little flipbooks the boys used to love as young children. tricky for small hands, they would ask me to do it for them - watching, in amazement, as the horse galloped across the page or the cat chased the ball of yarn. i don't recall if i ever had the patience, myself, to make one of these as a girl. (given the fact that i'm pretty sure i don't have that patience now, i would guess that i did not have it then, either.)
but here is a photographic version ~
most of the photographs are of the poppy-red zinnia, which exposed intricate layers and parts as it was unfurling. there are several more ready to bloom, so i'm interested to see if i'll get even more variation - or if it's just these two kinds. either way, i'm so happy to have a few flowers left on the rabbit buffet!
while said rabbits have continued to lounge about in the yard, late summer brings animals attracted to the nectar-producing plants. the butterfly bush swarms with bees, the porcelain vine (to be, i think, featured in a later post) swarms with all varieties of little golden and green insects, and the hummingbirds frequent the sugar water hanging near the back porch.
these are the sweet days of summer, for sure.
