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Today I’m taking part in the Macro Monday photo challenge. You can click on each photo for a larger view.
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A few weeks ago, I shared several photos of orange poppies I got the chance to photograph while walking around San Diego’s Balboa Park. Here are a couple more close-ups of those poppies. I find the shapes at the center of each poppy fascinating. On this yellow orange poppy, the center consists of a fuzzy star with 10 arms. Have you ever seen a sea star that looks exactly like this?
Close-up of the heart of a yellow orange poppy
This white poppy would look quite dull without a bright yellow center. That fuzzy center really is something.
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Can you guess how many lemurs are sleeping in this pile of fur? Hint: count the tails for the answer…
Ring tailed lemurs sleeping in a pile
Look, that grasshopper is trying hard to get inside my house. Unfortunately it’s standing at the wrong end of the sliding window for that to happen, which is a good thing for me.
Green grasshopper trying to get inside the house
I guess this pitcher plant can’t wait for a fly to wander inside of it for a tasty snack.
WordPress weekly photo challenge: inside a pitcher plant
Finally a sign of spring is the colorful blooms, but you have to watch out for the bees that may hide inside them, as in this beautiful pink powder puff bloom. Happy Friday!
Bees collecting nectar inside a pink powder puff bloom
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Today I’m participating in Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge and her theme is “two colors or hues only”. 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.
I realized it was quite a challenge to find photos that only showed two colors, and not three or more, but here’s a nice selection of my favorites, like this photo of a beautiful blue sky after the rain and a tree branch covered with leftover raindrops.
Rain drops on a tree branch after the rain
To continue with the water theme, here are some sea jellies lit up in blue in an aquarium, with the water as a black background.
Sea jellies
I love to capture red and green on the same picture. These complementary colors are some of my favorite to see in nature, as on this Cotoneaster Lacteus bush in seeds.
Cotoneaster Lacteus bush with red seeds
Here’s another example to illustrate how well red and green go together on this passion flower in full bloom.
Passion flower with large red petals and long pistils
This cactus covered with many tiny yellow blooms is a great attraction for a busy bee looking to collect nectar and pollen.
Bee on yellow cactus blooms
Very close to the complementary red and green I shared above, here is a splash of pink and green with this beautiful pink powder puff flower.
Pink powder puff tree – Calliandra Haematocephala
Yellow and green aren’t complementary colors but I still like the way they look together with this yellow rose flower about to open.
Yellow rose about to open
Nature sure knows how to make good use of complementary colors everywhere, such as purple and yellow on this large lily flower.
Pistils of a purple and yellow lily
Orange and blue are another set of complementary colors. Is there any better background than a bright blue sky for these orange maple leaves?
Maple tree leaves
Finally, the good thing about white is that it goes well with almost any other color. I love the soft glow it emits when put against a green background. Enjoy this white rose covered with dew drops and a white powder puff bloom as my last two choices for this colorful theme.
Morning dew on a white roseWhite powder puff bloom
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Today I’m taking part in the Macro Monday photo challenge. If you like what you see, I encourage you to subscribe so you can enjoy the new photos I post a few times a week.
I ran across a number of blooming shrubs and flowers this weekend, including these lovely red and yellow bell-shaped flowers. Many of these blooms were hanging on a shrub inside the botanic garden at San Diego’s Balboa Park. Of course the tree wasn’t labeled so I had no idea what it was while there. I’d love to know why so many botanical gardens label about half their plants and leave you guessing what the rest of them are.
A quick Google search revealed this shrub is called Abutilon Megapotamicum and is native to a few countries in South America. I couldn’t help but admire these interesting flowers and it didn’t take me long to realize they were quite a challenge to photograph, especially because of their unusual shape and the challenging lighting in the garden. I hope I did them justice in these few photos. Happy Monday!
Macro Monday: Abutilon MegapotamicumRed and yellow bell-shaped flower of the AbutilonClose-up of the Abutilon Megapotamicum red and yellow blooms
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Today I’m participating in the A Word A Week Challenge. This week’s theme is “frame”. 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.
I recently took these two pictures while walking in a San Diego County park. They show the same tree branches arching over the path, but I took each picture from one side of the path. I think I like the first one better but I’ll let you chime in.
A Word A Week Photo Challenge – Frame – tree branches curling over walking pathTree branches create opening over walking path
This is another walking trail in a different county park. I love how the leaning tree branches and tree trunks frame the downhill path.
Tree branches leaning over the walking path
I like the framing created by this wooden fence right on the edge on the walking path, especially when it’s lined with wildflowers.
Wooden fence and spring wildflowers in San Diego
Wisteria behaves like an invasive tree if you give the vine the space and the structure it needs to grow on. I loved photographing these beautiful wisteria blooms hanging from the wooden frame. Here are a few photos of wisteria flowers from further to closer.
Wisteria blooms on a large wooden frameWisteria in bloom on wooden trellisWhite and purple wisteria flowers
Finally, here’s a mama panda bear who doesn’t mind being framed to pose for a picture.
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