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Macro Monday: Small pink manuka flowers

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Today I’m taking part in Macro Monday at Lisa’s Chaos. With the good amount of rain we had these past couple of weeks, along with the many work and personal matters I had to handle, I haven’t found many opportunities to grab my camera and snap some new photos. Fortunately, this gives me some time to go back and look at all the photos I’ve taken in the past few months and display them on my website.

Here are a couple of photos of small pink flowers that look very pretty in close-up mode. I believe these are manuka flowers, from New Zealand. Remember you can click on each image for a larger view.

If you live where spring is taking its sweet time to show up, I hope this gives you a little taste of what it will look like when it gets there.

A word a week - violet wildflowers with dew drops

The beauty of the morning dew – Part 1

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Yesterday morning I couldn’t help notice the beautiful morning dew as I was walking my kids to school. Unfortunately all I had at the time to capture it was my cell phone camera. Even though a couple of the photos looked pretty, I thought they didn’t do justice to what I was really seeing. So this morning I grabbed my good camera and looked around for some pretty displays of morning dew. I got many good shots and I decided to split them in a few posts, so they can each have the spotlight they deserve.

Remember you can click on each photo below for a larger view.

I love how tiny and numerous the morning dew droplets are, compared to the raindrops that are left after the rain. Sometimes they just seem to glitter with the morning sunlight.

I don’t know what type of flowers these small purple blooms are but the morning dew seem to turn them into a thing of beauty.

With afternoon temperatures of 93 degrees yesterday and flowers blooming everywhere, spring is definitely here in San Diego.

March 15, 2013February 7, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: Bloom Photos, California Photos, Flower Photos, Photography, Photos of San Diego, Water photosTags: blooms, California pictures, california wildflowers, dew droplets, dew drops, flowers with morning dew, morning dew in San Diego, morning dew on flowers, morning dew photos, photography, photos, photos of blooms, photos of flowers, photos of morning dew 7 Comments

Close-up of the pear blossoms in Balboa Park

The beautiful pear blossoms of San Diego’s Balboa Park

A few weeks ago I got the opportunity to photograph the many ornamental pear blossoms in San Diego’s Balboa Park. It was one of those perfect days to take photos: beautiful blue sky with just a few clouds, warm temperatures and a slight breeze. I shared a couple of photos in previous posts, but today I’m displaying the best shots I got on that day in one single post.

Enjoy and remember you can click on each photo for a larger view.

This is what the ornamental pear blossoms look like from underneath the tree.

This is what the pear blossoms look like from up close.

Beautiful pear blossoms of San Diego's Balboa Park — Beautiful pear blossoms of San Diego’s Balboa Park

I love how these pear trees reach high up to the sky.

Pear blossoms of Balboa Park in San Diego

I think this is my favorite photo of the whole lot.

These pear blossoms have a pretty repulsive smell but bees seem to love it and were very busy collecting nectar.

Bee on the pear blossoms at San Diego Balboa Park

March 14, 2013February 7, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: Animal Photos, Bloom Photos, California Photos, Photography, Photos of San Diego, Tree PhotosTags: Balboa Park pear blossoms, blooms, California pictures, flowering trees, ornamental pear blossoms, pear blossoms, pear tree blooms, pear tree blossoms, photography, photos, photos of blooms, photos of flowers, San Diego Balboa Park, trees 1 Comment

Macro Monday: pink powder puff tree - Calliandra Haematocephala

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Pink

This week’s Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge theme is “the color of your choice – pick one color”. I thought of picking blue, then purple, then yellow, then red, but finally I settled on pink. Why? Because I’m a girl and I like pink. And living with two boys, I live life without pink, except for the clothes in my closet. Pink can be soft or bold, in your face or more subtle. Either way, you can’t go wrong with pink.

So here’s a splash of pink for you in slideshow format. You can click on any picture to view all of them in a larger format.

What’s your favorite color?

Macro Monday: Succulent with pink flower blooms

Travel theme: delicate rain drops on rose tree leaves

Macro Monday: pink powder puff tree – Calliandra Haematocephala

Wordpress weekly photo challenge: the hue of you – lampranthus productus iceplant

Pink sky at sunset in San Diego

challenges of photographing a great sunset

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Red hibiscus flower

Sunday Post: Ongoing – bee on a wild rose in Idyllwild

Pink water lily and lily pads at the pond in Balboa Park, San Diego

Pink water lilies at San Diego’s Balboa Park

WordPress weekly photo challenge: Reflections – Water lilies at Balboa Park in San Diego

Cee’s fun foto challenge: all one color – bright pink flowers

Let’s Be Wild Weekly Photo Challenge – Water – raindrops on a bougainvillea flower

Bee on a wild rose

Wordpress weekly photo challenge: Focus – Sweet pea flower in Idyllwild, California

Cluster of pink flowers blooming on a tree

Beautiful pink flower clusters on a tree

March 6, 2013February 7, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: Bloom Photos, California Photos, Cloud photos, Flower Photos, Landscape Photos, Photography, Photos of San Diego, Plant PhotosTags: California pictures, Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge, photography, photos, photos of blooms, photos of flowers, photos of pink, photos with pink, pink clouds, pink flowers, pink lily pads, pink pea flower, pink photo challenge, pink rose, pink water lilies 14 Comments

Macro Monday: the flowers with no name

Today I’m taking part in Macro Monday at Lisa’s Chaos. I recently visited the San Diego Botanic Garden and got the opportunity to photograph a lot of blooms. Below are a couple of flowers I was able to capture on camera. The thing is, I have no idea what type of flowers they are, and they weren’t labeled. What can I say? I’m a photographer and clearly not an horticulturalist.

For each flower below, I’ll show you what the plant looks like, as well as a macro of the flower itself. If you know the name of these plants, please share your knowledge in the Comments section. Remember you can click on each photo for a larger view.

The first plant looks like a succulent but that’s how far I can go. That soft pink flower is very pretty.