Close-up of ivy flowers with a small red ladybird partly hidden between glossy green leaves.

Peekaboo — a ladybird tucked among ivy flowers, soaking up the autumn sunshine.
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Close-up of a wasp on budding ivy flowers, surrounded by glossy green leaves in bright sunlight.

That time of year again — ivy buzzing with wasps, a reminder I really ought to break out the Nikon with a macro lens soon.
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The ivy is blooming! And the pollinators are gorging themselves on the flowers!

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30 years ago, my father planted ivy to stabilize the banks of a little stream behind our hours. Over the years, it escaped the stream and took over a huge tree in the back yard. Today, for the first time we are aware of, the ivy *BLOOMED*! 
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