Friday, October 20, 2023

Friday Face Off

 Hi everyone. Happy Friday. 

It's time once again for Nicole's Friday Face Off  and also Gillena's Friday Lunch Breeak . Today let me share some photos from my trip to Bedrock Gardens (my local botanical garden) a few weeks back. There's a lot of faces today!

 This first photo is for Iris.


Here's some other faces for you.





And this is the spot where these pig statues were located. That wall in the back is made from sheep's fleece. It's been there for at least 2 years so it's getting a bit grungy up close.


And as many of you know I'm fascinated by bees.




I love the flowing hedge that goes all the way around the hives except for one area where you can walk in near them.
The butterflies were out in full force that day too.





The details on these wings are just amazing.


And there were lots of busy bees of all kinds also.




This is a great little turtle statue.


For those of you who prefer birds over creepy crawlies, let me finish up this post with some Aves. 






Have a great start to your weekend.















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26 comments:

  1. JeanieOctober 20, 2023 at 9:05 AM

    Beautiful flowers, Erika, and delightful faces!

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  2. TomOctober 20, 2023 at 9:33 AM

    ...the Bedrock Gardens is on my to see list, thanks.

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  3. CJ KennedyOctober 20, 2023 at 9:35 AM

    Fun post. The red paint on the pigs makes them look creepy. I really like the metal bird sculptures. The first one, chicken, rooster, turkey? looks very happy. Stay dry. Another weekend with rain. What a surprise.

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  4. ChristineOctober 20, 2023 at 10:00 AM

    Great faces and loved the bee shots

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  5. carol l mckennaOctober 20, 2023 at 10:03 AM

    Great faces in stone and wonderful nature shots !

    Wishing you good health, laughter and love in your day,
    A ShutterBug Explores,
    aka (A Creative Harbor)

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  6. Valerie-JaelOctober 20, 2023 at 10:15 AM

    Wonderful post, so much to see and enjoy. Bedrock Park is a great place! Hugs, Valerie

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  7. R's RueOctober 20, 2023 at 10:41 AM

    Amazing photos

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  8. ViolettaOctober 20, 2023 at 11:05 AM

    Yes, really nice faces - I like the pig in red...
    All the best
    Violetta

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  9. ViolettaOctober 20, 2023 at 11:06 AM

    Nice faces...I like the one with the red pig.
    Have a good time
    Violetta

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  10. Shari BurkeOctober 20, 2023 at 11:20 AM

    Oh those sculptures!!! Love, love, love!
    Happy weekend!

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  11. ashokOctober 20, 2023 at 12:11 PM

    Wonderful collection of pics

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  12. Carola BartzOctober 20, 2023 at 12:35 PM

    I like every single picture in your post. What a lovely palce to go to - if it would be near where I like I guess I would be there pretty often. It's lovely to see so many insects. Have a great weekend, Erika!

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  13. mvmaithaiOctober 20, 2023 at 1:34 PM

    Love the pig statues and the butterflies!

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  14. Angie's RecipesOctober 20, 2023 at 2:26 PM

    I don't think I have ever seen any pig statue..Beautiful nature shots, Erika. Those butterflies are really pretty.

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  15. sirkkisOctober 20, 2023 at 3:14 PM

    Amazing looking pig statues 😄 Beautiful flower photos, too
    Enjoy the weekend ahead 😘

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  16. CatyOctober 20, 2023 at 3:36 PM

    Great faces Erika !! I think I would enjoy this garden too. The bees are so lovely, and wonderful butterflies with so cute designs in the wings. Don´t know where I have read that we can put apples and suggar on a plate to help bees during the winter.
    I´m fine Erika, thanks so much for your words. I also hope you are fine, as your lovely family.
    I wish you a great weekend, and send big hugs from Almería,
    Caty

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  17. Gene BlackOctober 20, 2023 at 3:48 PM

    I love the pig faces and the metal birds.
    The bees and butterflies are nice too.

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  18. Lowcarb team memberOctober 20, 2023 at 5:41 PM

    Wow!
    I just loved everything about this post, so much to see, thank you.

    Have a great weekend.

    All the best Jan

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  19. DVArtistOctober 20, 2023 at 5:48 PM

    WoW! Erika these photos are amazing. I love the pig photos. What a great place. Thank you for sharing with FFO and have a lovely weekend.

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  20. Aimeslee WinansOctober 21, 2023 at 3:20 AM

    Always interesting garden photos. We had quite a nail-biter tonight watching the Astros-Ranger game. I'm still sort of stunned we won it. Honey severely cut back our lantana and morning jew, so no more birds, butterflies or bees by the back porch. We're experimenting to see if it'll go dormant for winter. Good weekend, xoxo

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  21. Iris FlaviaOctober 21, 2023 at 4:40 AM

    This was a fun post and Henry roars a big hi!!
    The pigs are fun, too! And the turtle. Oh, I sure would love to visit. As I can´t ... thank you so much for sharing!
    The blogger-community really is a great thing! I learn so much here and get to see so much, it´s plain wonderful.
    Have a wonderful weekend, Erika, hugs

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  22. Jim and Barb's AdventuresOctober 21, 2023 at 10:11 AM

    Those pigs are awesome, they look like they have personalities all their own!

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  23. Divers and SundryOctober 22, 2023 at 4:37 PM

    Your bee/butterfly garden is such a treat to see. And an inspiration. One of these days I'll figure this out...

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  24. Liam RyanOctober 23, 2023 at 9:54 AM

    Bees pollinating the beautiful flowers is lovely :)
    Makes me want to go for a walk at my local park.

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  25. Bleubeard and ElizabethOctober 24, 2023 at 8:23 AM

    LOVE the pig sculptures at Bedrock and the avian sculptures too. Just wonderful faces and art.

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  26. pearshapedcraftingOctober 26, 2023 at 5:48 PM

    What a fabulous post, I can almost hear the buzzing of the bees, hugs, Chrisx

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