Lavender

Olympic Peninsula: Purple Haze

We stopped at several lavender farms and our favorite by far was Purple Haze Lavender Farm, an organic farm on Bell Bottom Road near Sequim. The yellow is helichrysum, from which oil is also extracted for (medicinal) use.

We were there the last day of July and the harvest had begun. The farm is beautiful and the staff were very friendly. You can take a virtual tour and learn all about the history of lavender (Cleopatra used it) at their website: https://purplehazelavender.com/. 

Spanish Lavender

Skipper Moth on Lavender

Each year at the end of summer, I see these Skipper Moths on the lavender.

Thanks, Larry for their identification.

They remind me of the design of a fighter jet.

This fellow seems to have one bad eye.

Lavender

Water from the sprinkler caught the sun as I watered the lavender.

September Moths

Every year, around the end of August through the middle of September, these moths are in the area, especially at the lavender.

They are fast, as can be seen by this photo with a shutter speed of 1/100 second. 

Pollinating Bees

The bees love the lavender.

Lavender and Fall Colors

The autumn colors have not been all that great this fall.  I had been thinking of how to catch some of it yet knew I could not find enough for an entire composition.  When I saw this lavender, I thought it might be the answer.  I was excited to spot the spider web.  I set my camera to a low f-stop so the maple tree in the back ground would be out of focus.  It took a little planning and bending but was worth the effort.