Today I’m participating in Jakesprinter’s Sunday Post photo challenge. This week’s theme is Ongoing.
It took me a little time to figure out what type of photos I could take to best represent this theme. At first, I thought photographing a sunrise or a sunset in progression would be perfect. Unfortunately we haven’t had the best weather recently, so this opportunity has not presented itself in time.
So I’m offering you my second pick for this ongoing theme: bees, hard at work on a variety of flowers. What I find most amazing about bees is how relentless they are at doing their job, even when you stand right next to them for a photo opportunity. Their work is ongoing and uninterrupted and I love watching them and capturing them on camera.
Remember you can click on each photo so you can see it in a larger size.
I took this photo at Balboa Park in San Diego earlier this week. These are pear blossoms from ornamental pear trees. The bees were super busy collecting nectar from the thousands of flowers available to them.
Sunday Post: Ongoing – bees on the pear blossoms at San Diego Balboa Park
This next photo is also from Balboa Park. Apparently the bees weren’t just busy with the pear blossoms. They were also hard at work on these beautiful aloe flowers. You could see the ongoing flow of bees all over these flowers.
Sunday Post: Ongoing – bees on aloe flowers at Balboa Park in San Diego
I took the next photo at the San Diego Botanic Garden a few weeks ago. Bees seemed to love this cactus flower. You can see more photos of these bees and cactus here.
Sunday Post: Ongoing – bees on cactus flowers at the San Diego Botanic Garden
This next photo is from Idyllwild, California. This bee’s ongoing nectar collection on this wild rose made for a great photo opportunity.
Sunday Post: Ongoing – bee on a wild rose in Idyllwild
My last photo is not of a bee but a tiger swallowtail butterfly. Just like bees, butterflies go from one flower to the next to collect nectar. This is an ongoing job and gives me an opportunity to chase them around to try to get a good shot. This one ended up on my 2013 photo calendar.
Sunday Post: Ongoing – tiger swallowtail butterfly
Great pictures. I think you captured the theme of ‘ongoing’ perfectly.
But hopefully you didn’t get stung in the process. 🙂
Haha, I try not to, but they come a little close sometimes! I stay away when I see too many of them. No point in making enemies of my perfect models.
Great images Milka , great interpretation for the natures on going life ,
Thanks for sharing my friend 🙂
Thank you, Jake! I’m glad you enjoyed my take on your theme.
Beautiful entry, Milka. 🙂
Thank you!
Perfect shots, Milka. I especially love the aloes and that fabulous butterfly shot.
Thank you, Jo! Butterflies are so hard to photograph, they never stop flapping their wings!
Amazing captures!! LOVE!!
Thank you! I wish I had had the time to capture a sunrise or sunset step by step but I think the bees were helpful in illustrating ongoing. 🙂