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The beauty of light pink waterlilies

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I recently shared a few photos of waterlilies I stumbled upon and I realized I have a few more photos to share, so here we go. These waterlilies are all light pink, with a little hint of orange, creating a nice contrast with the bright green of the lily pads and the dark of the water.

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The petals almost look like a bunch of little fingers sticking out of the water to say hi.

I like the way the shadows play with this waterlily, including the spiky dark shadows at the bottom left of the photo.

Pink and orange waterlily with lily pads

June 13, 2013February 7, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: Bloom Photos, Flower Photos, Plant PhotosTags: close-up of a waterlily, light pink waterlilies, light pink waterlily, lily pads, lilypads, nature photography, photography, photos, photos of blooms, photos of flowers, pink and orange waterlily 6 Comments

Macro Monday: small pink and purple flowers

Macro Monday: A hodgepodge of floral colors

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.

Since I have no idea what the flowers below are (if you know, please share with me in the Comments section), I’ll focus on the colors. Flowers are beautiful sign of nature winking at us as we walk along. When you think how many different types of flowers there are out there, it’s pretty amazing. So many sizes, shapes, colors and characteristics for our enjoyment – here are a few for you to enjoy right now.

These small pink and purple flowers look like orchids but I’m sure they’re not. I love the color patterns on the petals.

The next flower blooms in clusters of small purple flowers. This is what one single cluster looks like.

The flowers below are small and red and are from a crown of thorns plant. If you look carefully, you’ll notice each flower has only two large petals. What an interesting design!

Macro Monday: small and red red flowers - crown of thorns plant — Macro Monday: small and red red flowers – crown of thorns plant

The last flower is bright blue (not a common color in flowers) and I love all the fuzz on the stems.

June 10, 2013February 7, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: Bloom Photos, Flower PhotosTags: flower with fuzzy stem, Macro Monday, nature photography, photography, photos, photos of blooms, photos of flowers, purple flower clusters, red flower with two petals, small blue flowers, small pink and purple flowers, small round red flower 14 Comments

Macro Monday: Purple lily

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.

And here’s what the inside and its pistils looked like from closer. I love to see how much pollen lilies can have.

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

June 3, 2013February 7, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: Bloom Photos, Flower Photos, PhotographyTags: blooms, Macro Monday, Macro Monday: Purple lily, nature photography, photography, photos, photos of blooms, photos of flowers, purple lily, purple lily close-up, purple lily pistils, purple lily with yellow center 10 Comments

Floral Friday Fotos: Wisteria blooms

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 trellis

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.

I think wisteria displays some of the most beautiful shades of purple in nature. Don’t you agree?

May 31, 2013February 7, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: Bloom Photos, Flower Photos, Photography, Plant PhotosTags: blooms, Floral Friday Fotos, nature photography, photography, photos, photos of blooms, photos of flowers, wisteria blooms, wisteria flowers, wisteria photos, wisteria vine 16 Comments

The hue of you: purple flower looks like fireworks

Macro Monday: mystery plant with puffy purple flowers and white leaves

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!