First peony ant of the year

Peonies and ants go together like, well, just about any great combo you can name. Our four main peonies are pretty eager to get going on the season and are just beginning to show the bulbs. Getting the ants isn't quite as hard as getting a bee or a dragonfly, but it's still pretty tough to get their faces. Mostly it's their hairy butts, which I know appeals to one of my readers. 

I was out today, and even though it's not Friday, here's some of the current crop, in between frosty nights. Last night it got down to -1. Linda was out double and triple wrapping some of the more tender flowers.

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7. The promised ant.

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9. It's kind of odd. This dahlia looks like it took one for the team, since the other dahlias in the same pot are doing fine.

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Driftwood (NZ)

Driftwood (NB) and Linda

Newfoundland

New Brunswick

Why ever didn't I publish this, and maybe I did

Film and 90 days, or so ago

Landscape

Michelle