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Wendy Jane
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Passionate about capturing nature through watercolour illustrations, nature journaling, and photography. Join me on my blog at theheronandrose.com for garden and nature stories. Ontario/ New Brunswick.
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Peak flower season may be over, but the beauty of nature never fades. Seeing bees buzzing around my garden, especially enjoying the mint, fills my heart with gratitude and joy.

#flowersonFriday #naturelovers #gardens #nature
Two bees gather nectar from the purple flower of a mint plant surrounded by lush green leaves.
September 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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I'm starting to notice the autumn colours coming into the garden this weekend.

#autumn #helloseptember #garden #nature
A close up photograph of a current bush leave just starting to change from green to red. A photograph of wild rose hips changing from green to autumn reds and yellows set against green foliage.
September 1, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Spending the Summer outside taking pictures of nature was nice but I am looking forward to September. Cooler, darker days mean more time spent drawing. There’s something about the quiet shift of the season that pulls me back to the sketchbook.

#Sketchbook
Detailed graphite illustration of a White-throated Sparrow on paper. The sparrow is perched on the edge of an aged broken branch.
August 29, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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Enjoying the beautiful sight of a busy bee collecting pollen from a coneflower as summer fades away.

#flowersonfriday #bloomscrolling #naturelovers #flowers
A close-up of a bee on a purple coneflower with lush green leaves blurred in the background.
August 29, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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I’m savoring the beauty of one of the last orange rose blooms in my garden this season.

#flowersonfriday #bloomscrolling #naturelovers #flowers
An up close photograph of an orange rose just starting to bloom, featuring sparkling water droplets on its surface. There is an out of focus rose bud in the background.
August 15, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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The beauty of nature never fails to amaze me.

Scarlet runner beans and Hummingbirds make August the most magical time in my garden.

#flowersonfriday #bloomscrolling #gardens #zone5b
A photograph of a ruby throated humming bird gathering nectar from the flowers of a scarlet runner bean.
August 8, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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I am embracing a slow start to August to nurture my creativity with nature sketching and self care. It's important to make time for what fuels the soul.

#naturejournal #sketchbook #selfcare
A photograph of a sketchbook page that shows a simple graphite drawing of three wildflowers in bloom. A photograph of a purple coneflower being sketched, in pencil, outdoors with a background of the coneflower reference in a garden among other wildflowers.
August 6, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Here are a few photos of my garden from July. Despite the high heat and dryness this summer, the garden is putting on a good show of flowers.

#flowersonfriday #bloomscrolling #gardens #zone5b
August 1, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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I took this picture of a Shasta Daisy in my wildflower garden a few days ago after a morning rain. I find that sometimes the flowers that I enjoy most in my garden are the simple ones.

#FlowersOnFriday #Bloomscrolling #Gardens
A photograph of a large white Shasta Daisy with a few rain drops covering its petals set against a blurred green background.
July 11, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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The red on these Shirley Poppies have such a vibrant red that they are hard to look at in full sun.

#gardening #bloomscrolling #zone5b #flowers
A photograph of a single red Shirley Poppy in a garden amongst a backdrop of green foliage.
July 8, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Doing a simple sketch that I work on a little bit every day until it's finished is a great way for me to de-stress and get my focus back.

This is a pencil sketch of a Downy Woodpecker that visits my garden.

#dailysketch #birdart #bird
A black and white pencil sketch of the back of a downy woodpecker looking to his right while his sharp claws keep him securely attached to the side of a post.
July 7, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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A recent storm took out most of the flowers in my garden, but this low growing rose survived. This is its first full bloom of the season.

#gardening #bloomscrolling #nature #flowers
A soft orange colored rose in full bloom surrounded by medium green foliage.
June 26, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Today marks the summer solstice – a time to slow down, recharge, and appreciate the simple joys of life.

Take a moment to savour the beauty of the longest day and bask in the glow of summer's warmth.

#SummerSolstice #Gratitude #SimpleJoys #NatureLovers #BirdWatching
A female mallard duck with her eye closed is perched on a log in a serene pond, surrounded by vibrant green lily pads.
June 20, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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It’s that time of year when I see a lot of fledglings out and about. I took this picture of a sparrow the other morning collecting mosquitoes to feed one of its fledglings hiding out in my wildflower patch.

#NatureLovers #BirdWatching #BackyardBirds #NatureMoments
An adult sparrow resting on a fence post, with soft focus on the surrounding landscape. The sparrow has a beak full of mosquitoes as it prepares to fly down to the grass to feed its fledgling.
June 18, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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I haven’t sped this video up. This bee just really loves this wild rose!

Today’s the first day I’ve noticed flowers on my Swamp Rose.

#Gardening #Zone5b #Flowers #NatureLovers
June 15, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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I left the garden for a few weeks, but I came back just in time to see the lupins I planted last year in full bloom! The bees visit these frequently.

#nature #bloomscrolling #gardening
A collection of 6 Lupin plants standing tall in a garden showing off their deep purple blooms in full flower.
June 11, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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Since it is Mother’s Day here today, I thought I would post this picture I took a few years back of a Robin giving their little one an early morning life lesson on how to get breakfast.

#MothersDay #NatureLovers #BirdWatching
A photograph of an adult Robin and a juvenile robin standing and looking at one another in the middle of a grass covered backyard with white flowering clover blurred in the background.
May 11, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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It is amazing how much the garden can change daily at this time of year. These tulips went from buds to beautiful flowers in no time. These are the peony flowering tulip variety.

#Gardening #Photography #Bloomscrolling #Zone5b
A photograph of a vibrant group of pink and white peony flowering tulips blooming in a sunny garden. Close-up of purple tulip buds blooming in a vibrant garden setting.
May 7, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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A pencil sketch of a couple of finches that have started to become frequent visitors to the feeder now that Spring is in full swing. Their vibrant colours make me want to capture them in watercolour rather than graphite.

#NatureJournal #SketchingNature #Sketchbook
A photograph of a sketchbook open to a page with two finches: one male and one female. The finches are rendered using pencil. The lightly blurred background contains a mass of flowering Grape Hyacinth Muscari ground cover.
May 6, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Here are my nature sketchbook pages that I have been working in April while researching moths and butterflies that are native to my region. I've never seen a Luna moth in but they are a nice green colour.

#NatureJournal #SketchingNature #Watercolour #Sketchbook
A nature journal page of watercolour moths and butterflies. One moth is a brown Polyphemus moth with an illustration of its bright green caterpillar beneath it. Next to that is a bright green Luna moth and below the Polyphemus moth is the pink and yellow Rosy Maple Moth. This is a photo of a sketchbook page with graphite sketches of a Polyphemus moth, Luna moth, and a Rosy Maple moth in three different poses.
May 4, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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It’s been a while since I had time to work in my nature journal, but while I was researching native moths and butterflies in my local ecosystem, I couldn’t resist the temptation to do a few simple sketches.

#NatureJournal #SketchingNature #Watercolour #Sketchbook
A nature journal page of watercolour moths and butterflies. One moth is a brown Polyphemus moth with an illustration of its bright green caterpillar beneath it. Next to that is a bright green Luna moth and below the Polyphemus moth is the pink and yellow Rosy Maple Moth. This is a photo of a sketchbook page with graphite sketches of a Polyphemus moth, Luna moth, and a Rosy Maple moth in three different poses.
May 1, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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I don’t know what type of flower this is, I didn’t plant it, but it is a really lovely spring bulb that grows in my garden. Its flower opens for the sun, follows it across the sky throughout the day, then the flower closes at night.

#Bloomscrolling #Nature #Flowers #Gardening #Zone5b
A photo of a spring garden plant with a cluster of thin long medium green leaves. The plant has a yellow flower with six petals that come to a point and the petals formed a star shape. The tips of the flower are white.
April 29, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Spring is in full bloom in the Ottawa Valley. First the crocus, now the hyacinths. Next up will be daffodils and tulips!

#Bloomscrolling #Nature #Flowers #Gardening #Zone5b
Vibrant medium purple hyacinth in full bloom framed by its strong yellow green leaves standing tall. A close up photo of the light to dark purple buds of a hyacinth plant soon to come out in bloom in a garden.
April 25, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Happy Earth Day! Let us remember the breathtaking beauty of our forests and the profound connection we share with all living creatures. Embrace the mysteries of nature and let them guide us towards greater harmony and respect for our planet.

#Earthday
A gently flowing creek surrounded by rocks and ancient stone covered in vibrant green moss and lichens. Gnarled and decaying tree matter dots the side of the rocks running along side the creek.
April 22, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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The greatest joy I get from gardening isn't just planting pretty flowers or growing my own vegetables—it's knowing that I'm supporting my local ecosystem by creating a space where native plants and animals can thrive.

Here are two wild bunnies helpfully weeding between my patio stones.

#gardening
A young wild rabbit eating the flowers off of a wild pansy plant growing in between grey patio stones. A young wild rabbit reaches up to smell the buds of a weed amongst clover yet to flower.
April 18, 2025 at 7:06 PM