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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.

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

A Word A Week Challenge – Pink

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?

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

August 29, 2013February 7, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: Bloom Photos, California Photos, Flower Photos, Photography, Plant PhotosTags: A Word A Week Challenge, A Word A Week Challenge - Pink, blooms, Bromeliad, Bromeliad pink and purple flowers, California pictures, Island Mallow pink flower, Island Mallow tree, nature photography, photos of blooms, photos of flowers, pink hibiscus flower, pink water lily flowers, pink waterlilies 5 Comments

Floral Friday Fotos: Pink water lilies

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.

Here are a few more photographs of the water lilies at the lily pond in San Diego’s Balboa Park. You can see my previous photos of purple water lilies here.

Floral Friday Fotos: Pink water lilies and lily pads

Can you guess from the next photo that it rained that morning? Yes, rain in July in San Diego. Quite a sight.

Floral Friday Fotos: Light pink water lily

I really like the reflection of the pink water lily into the dark water on this last picture.

August 8, 2013February 7, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: Bloom Photos, California Photos, Flower Photos, Photography, Photos of San Diego, Plant Photos, Water photosTags: Balboa Park pear blossoms, blooms, bright pink water lilies, bright pink water lily, California pictures, Floral Friday Fotos, light pink water lilies, light pink water lily, lily pads, nature photography, photography, photos, photos of blooms, photos of flowers, San Diego Balboa Park, water lily reflections 9 Comments

Cee's fun foto challenge: white and purple water lilies

Floral Friday Fotos: Purple water lilies

I recently took more picture of water lilies at the San Diego’s Balboa Park pond, and this is the first time I’ve captured light purple water lilies among small and large lily pads.

Large lily pads and purple water lily flowers

I was able to take photos of water lilies of various colors that day, so I hope to find the time to share more with you soon.

July 19, 2013February 7, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: Bloom Photos, California Photos, Flower Photos, Photography, Photos of San Diego, Plant Photos, Water photosTags: Balboa park lily pond, blooms, California pictures, Floral Friday Fotos, large lily pad, nature photography, photography, photos, photos of blooms, photos of flowers, purple water lilies, purple water lily, San Diego Balboa Park, water lily blooms 8 Comments

Cee's Which Way Challenge: hiking trail among pine trees

Cee’s Which Way Challenge: walking through the woods

Today I’m participating in Cee’s Which Way Challenge to show actual roads, bridges, walkways, tracks, etc, rather than the people on them. For this challenge, I decided to share two photos of trails I walked on recently. You can click on the images for a larger view.

Which way to go? Well, the way the sign says, of course!