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Today I’m taking part in the Macro Monday photo challenge. Remember you can click on each image to see it in a larger format. And 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 this beautiful purple lily recently and I knew I had to take a few photos of it. Here’s what it looked like as a whole.
Macro Monday: purple lily
And here’s what the inside and its pistils looked like from closer. I love to see how much pollen lilies can have.
Macro Monday: purple lily pistils
And here’s another close-up of this purple lily and its yellow center.
Macro Monday: Close-up of the inside of a purple lily
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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 wisteria blooms. How can you not like them? Their large, colorful purple blooms are a burst of laughter in the middle of spring. And you need to enjoy them as much as you can because wisteria blooms usually last about a month. The wisteria’s pea-like flowers disappear as fast as they appeared.
Here’s a series of beautiful wisteria blooms on a very large trellis. I decided to show you what the wisteria blooms look like as a group and then zoom in to have you enjoy a closer look. I’m thinking about making some photo paintings out of these colorful images. They seem perfect for that.
Did you know Wisteria is a very invasive plant? It’s easy to guess why when realize how fast it can grow in any direction.
Floral Friday Fotos: Wisteria blooms on a large trellis
The Wisteria vine is very thick and can reach significant heights with very little support.
Floral Friday Fotos: Wisteria blooms on wooden trellisFloral Friday Fotos: Wisteria in bloom
Did you know both the wisteria flowers and the wisteria seeds (they grow in pods) are poisonous? Not a great plant to have around pets and children, unfortunately.
Cluster of wisteria blooms
I think wisteria displays some of the most beautiful shades of purple in nature. Don’t you agree?
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Today I’m taking part in Macro Monday at Lisa’s Chaos. Remember you can click on each image to see it in a larger format. And 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 recently visited the San Diego Botanic Garden and photographed the flowers below. I love that garden for the variety of plants I can see there, but it really bugs me to realize only half of them seem to have a label. So I have no idea what the flowers below are. All I can say is, they’re puffy pinkish purple (mostly purple) flowers and their shrub leaves are so light green, they look almost white. This gives a very interesting background to the flowers. If you know what this plant with puffy purple flowers is, please share in the comments section below. Enjoy!
Macro Monday: purple flowers and white leavesMacro Monday: purple flowers with thin, long petalsMacro Monday: Close-up of purple flowers with skinny petals
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Since a lot of my photos happen to be macros, or at least tend to focus on a single subject, I was tempted to skip this week’s WordPress photo challenge. But after going through my portfolio, I found a few photos that would be a great fit for this theme.
Like these photos of the moon in the background of the branches of a Sycamore tree.
WordPress weekly photo challenge: In the background – Moon rising behind tree branchesWordPress weekly photo challenge: In the background – Moon rising during the day
Or this beautiful moon rising behind the mountain’s pine trees.
WordPress weekly photo challenge: In the background – Moon rising over pine trees
Or this beautiful purple lavender you can see in the background, behind this orange pin cushion protea flower.
WordPress weekly photo challenge: In the background – lavender behind orange pin cushion protea flower
Or the Pacific ocean you can notice in the background, behind the grassy sand dunes at Coronado Beach in San Diego, California.
WordPress weekly photo challenge: In the background – Pacific ocean at Coronado beach
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I recently got the opportunity to photograph more water lilies. I guess it’s full blooming season in San Diego right now. These water lilies ranged from very light to very bright pink.
Here’s a nice selection of these water lilies and lily pads. Remember you can click on each image to view a larger format. Enjoy!
Pink water lilies and lily padsPink water lilies on pondBright pink water liliesLight pink water lilies