Cee’s fun foto challenge: all one color

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Today I’m participating in Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge to show photos featuring all one color. You can click on the photos below for a larger view. If you like what you see, feel free to subscribe and receive nature photography updates a few times a week.

Here’s a splash of green and some raindrops for the first photo of this theme.

Cee's fun foto challenge: raindrops on green branches
Cee’s fun foto challenge: raindrops on green branches

This iceplant is called lampranthus productus and I love its bright purple blooms in the winter. Yes, there’s a little yellow in the middle of each flower but I couldn’t resist featuring my favorite color for this theme.

Cee's fun foto challenge: lampranthus productus iceplant
Cee’s fun foto challenge: lampranthus productus iceplant

Frost of dead leaves makes for an interesting color.

Cee's fun foto challenge: Frost on leaves
Cee’s fun foto challenge: Frost on leaves

The same goes for frost on ice plants.

Cee's fun foto challenge: frost on ice plants in San Diego
Cee’s fun foto challenge: frost on ice plants in San Diego

I don’t know what these pink flowers are but I sure love the color.

Cee's fun foto challenge: all one color - bright pink flowers
Cee’s fun foto challenge: all one color – bright pink flowers

All for my last photo, I’ll share a splash of yellow, yellow lily that is.

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: all one color - yellow lily
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: all one color – yellow lily

WordPress weekly photo challenge: Sea

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Today I’m participating in the WordPress weekly photo challenge and this week’s theme is “sea”. You can click on the photos below for a larger view. If you like what you see, feel free to subscribe and receive nature photography updates a few times a week.

I love the refreshing effect of the sea and its powerful waves full of ions.

WordPress weekly photo challenge: Sea - the waves at Coronado Beach
WordPress weekly photo challenge: Sea – the waves at Coronado Beach

The sea is a large feeding ground for humans, as well as animals, including this seagull looking for a small fish or a tasty clam.

 WordPress weekly photo challenge: Sea - seagull looking for food
WordPress weekly photo challenge: Sea – seagull looking for food

Sea stars are quite interesting sea creatures. They hang on to a rock for the majority of their lives and seem perfectly content just doing that.

 WordPress weekly photo challenge: Sea - colorful sea star
WordPress weekly photo challenge: Sea – colorful sea star

The sea has a lot to offer from above, but there’s so much to see underneath, like these cute seahorses.

 WordPress weekly photo challenge: Sea - seahorses hiding in seaweed
WordPress weekly photo challenge: Sea – seahorses hiding in seaweed

Sea jellies are quite amazing too. No brain, no heart, and yet they float around the sea as they find food to eat. I just don’t like them to be in the water when I’m swimming.

 WordPress weekly photo challenge: Sea - sea jellies
WordPress weekly photo challenge: Sea – sea jellies

Floral Friday Fotos: Plumeria flowers

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Today I’m participating in Floral Friday Fotos. Remember you can click on the photos below to see them in a larger format. If you enjoy my images, I encourage you to subscribe and receive updates when I post new photos, usually 3 to 5 times a week.

I love the fragrance of plumeria flowers and no photograph can bring you this smell but I hope these few photos can at least satisfy your eyes. These beautiful yellow plumeria flowers smelled as good as they looked.

Floral Friday Fotos: Plumeria flowers
Floral Friday Fotos: Plumeria flowers
Yellow plumeria flowers
Yellow plumeria flowers
Close-up of a yellow plumeria flower
Close-up of a yellow plumeria flower

A Word A Week Challenge – Pink

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Today I’m participating in the A Word A Week Challenge. This week’s theme is “pink”.  I encourage you to click on each photo to see a larger view. If you like what you see, please subscribe to this blog to receive updates of the new photos I post, usually 3 to 5 times a week.

Pink is one of my favorite color and I’ve been able to photograph it quite a lot these past few days. Here a splash of pink for you!

I love bright pink waterlilies.

A Word A Week Challenge - Pink water lilies
A Word A Week Challenge – Pink water lilies

How about this lovely pink hibiscus flower?

A Word A Week Challenge - Pink hibiscus flower
A Word A Week Challenge – Pink hibiscus flower

This pink / magenta flower blooms on an Island Mallow tree, a California native shrub.

A Word A Week Challenge - Pink island mallow flower
A Word A Week Challenge – Pink island mallow flower

These last flowers are from the Bromeliad exotic pnat. They feature neon pink stems with purple blossoms.

A Word A Week Challenge - Pink and purple bromelia flowers
A Word A Week Challenge – Pink and purple bromelia flowers

Here’s what the plant looks like from closer.

A Word A Week Challenge - Pink and purple bromelia blooms
A Word A Week Challenge – Pink and purple bromelia blooms

The last of the Fourth of July firework displays

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Before we reach the end of summer, I wanted to share the last few photos I took of the fireworks this past July. You can see my other photos of the Fourth of July fireworks here and here. Remember you can click on each photo for a larger view.

Fourth of July fireworks - blue fireworks
Fourth of July fireworks – blue fireworks
Pink and purple fireworks
Pink and purple fireworks
Red and green fireworks
Red and green fireworks
White and red fireworks
White and red fireworks

And now for the grand finale…

Fireworks grand finale
Fireworks grand finale
Burst of firework displays
Burst of firework displays