As I get older, I appreciate the natural world more and more and this is reflected in my photography and writing.
Buckwheat flower (fagopyrum esculentum). Image: Su Leslie 2019
According to Culpepper’s English Physician and Complete Herbal, buckwheat also “provoketh urine, increaseth milk, and looseneth the belly.”
And to think, I just planted it to attract the bees.
Friday Flowers
Lone surfer, Te Henga, NZ. 2019
Kowhai moth caterpillar (Uresiphita polygonalis maorialis) snacking on new seed pod. Image: Su Leslie 2019
Encouraging beneficial and threatened insects to take up residence. A bug hotel at Holland Gardens, Taranaki, NZ. Image: Su Leslie 2019
Small white butterfly (Pieris rapae). Image: Su Leslie 2019
Unexpected. I didn’t see the bug until I was editing the shot. Image: Su Leslie 2019
