Mother Nature is present wherever we turn. Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net.

Honeybee gathers pollen from kale blooms; from Cheryl Battle, Bavon. A male Eastern kingbird defends his territory in northern Gloucester; photo by Susan Nottingham. Abingdon Church peony, sent by Nancy Choquette.

Peonies and azaleas from Patricia Armistead.

Wendy Every sent a photo of roses blooming in Scott Traner’s yard in Coke. Pat Rawls sends a photo of sweet-scented Carolina jasmine. Yellow iris sent by Angie Grella of Gloucester.

Rose bush full of blossoms, sent by Gail Khoury of Hayes. Blooming blend of roses and coleus from Betsy Ripley, Port Haywood. Sally Austin of Locust Hill found this pileated woodpecker on her deck.

Jeri Trudeau caught a female hummingbird at her feeder, and moved a snail in her driveway to safety....