I still laugh when I see this image... I just can't believe how far this bumble bee stuck his head into this tiny little flower! He just grabbed hold with his little feet and SNNNOOORRRKK!!! It must have been an especially good vintage don't you think?

A detail of a plant which covered a whole rockery in Tacoma, Washington. From a distance, the carpet of purple blooms was striking, it's just as interesting up close.

I had heard the song Crimson and Clover by the Shondells, but I didn't know there was such a thing as Crimson Clover until I saw these guys in North Seattle, Washington. Each bloom was about 1 1/2" tall on top of an 18" stalk. Striking at a distance, it looked like little individual flames up close.