Plant Photos – Page 7

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Walk 100 Steps or less and take new photos

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Today I’m participating in Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge and her theme is “walk 100 Steps or less and take new photos”. 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 decided I’d step into my backyard and share with you what’s going on in there. My pink snapdragons seem to have survived the freezing December nights and are blooming again. I’m not sure about my yellow snapdragons yet. I love the fuzzy hair on the new plant growth.

After getting my produce eaten over and over by the various critters that live beyond my backyard, I’ve decided to give it another try by using greenhouses this year. The advantage of a greenhouse is that the plants should be protected from most critters. The downfall is that it can get very hot in Southern California and even hotter inside the greenhouse, so I could bake my plants if I don’t aerate often enough. But I can’t do that if I’m not around, or the critters will get in and eat it all. It’s a constant battle but I haven’t thrown the towel yet.

My kids and I have been planting a bunch of seeds and the seedlings are starting to come out. The problem is, I didn’t label most of the pots and I can’t remember what I planted where. So I’m not sure what’s coming out in some of them. Like these little guys. I believe they are Swiss chard but I’m not 100% sure yet.

Hey, look what’s growing in my potting soil! A freeloading white mushroom…

White mushroom growing in my potting soil

Oh, look, there’s more of those little white mushrooms in another pot…

My kids insisted on watering the seeds after we planted them. I think they were a bit overzealous and the soil has been very wet. I actually haven’t needed to water in almost two weeks. Inside the greenhouse, the humidity has only helped grow these mushrooms so I won’t water until the soil gets dry.

For this last photograph, I actually recognize the plant. This is a green bean seedling. Watching new plants grow is always fun and we’re looking forward to seeing new growth every day.

January 30, 2014February 6, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: Plant PhotosTags: Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge, green bean seedling, macro photography, nature photography, pink snapdragons, swiss chard seedling, white fungus in potting soil, white mushrooms in potting soil 12 Comments

Macro Monday: pink and white azalea flowers

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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Here are a couple of pink and white azalea blooms. I hope you enjoy them if you’re buried under the snow today. Don’t think we get many blooms in San Diego in the winter, though. These photos date from last October.

January 26, 2014February 6, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: Bloom Photos, Flower Photos, Plant PhotosTags: blooms, close up of azalea, Macro Monday, nature photography, photos of blooms, photos of flowers, pink azalea flower, white azalea flower 8 Comments

Aquarium creatures

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Here are a few photos I took during a recent trip to a local aquarium. Aquarium exhibits are poorly lit to enhance your underwater experience, but the darkness is often the cause of blurry pictures. I haven’t mastered this type of photography perfectly, but I still wanted to share a few of these interesting water animals. Remember you can click on each photo 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 giant Pacific octopus. You’ve got to love those big suction cups.

The crab with the longest legs (up to 10 feet long!) is the Japanese spider crab. All I can say is, yum!

The coconut crab earns its name from its ability to crack a coconut shell with his pincers. And it does eat the coconut meat too!

Undersea anemones are cool looking and this one was very, very red.

Finally, sea jellies are so interesting to look at. They constantly swim underwater, grabbing food as it floats by. All that without a brain. Wow.

January 16, 2014February 6, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: Animal Photos, Ocean photos, Plant PhotosTags: coconut crab, giant Pacific octopus, Japanese spider crab, nature photography, sea jellies, sea jelly, undersea anemone, underwater animals, underwater creatures 6 Comments

Macro Monday: colorful orchids

Today I’m taking part in the Macro Monday photo challenge. You can click on each photo for a larger view. 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 took pictures of these orchids a few months ago and just discovered them on my camera’s SD card. I hope you enjoy these bright colors in the middle of winter.

January 12, 2014February 6, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: Bloom Photos, Flower Photos, Plant PhotosTags: colorful orchid, Macro Monday, Macro Monday photo challenge, nature photography, photos of blooms, photos of flowers, purple orchid flower, white orchid flower, yellow orchid flower 4 Comments

A Word A Week Challenge: Yellow

Today I’m participating in the A Word A Week Challenge. This week’s theme is “yellow”. 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.

Yellow is definitely not my favorite color to wear but I find it beautiful in nature. It expresses energy and happiness anywhere you see it. Here are a few examples of my favorite yellows used by Mother Nature. Hopefully they can bring you a little ray of sunshine on this cold winter day.