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Floral Friday Fotos: bright yellow sunflower

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Today I’m participating in Floral Friday Fotos. Remember you can click on the photo below to see them in a larger format.

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If you need a little splash of color today, I have just the thing for you – a bright yellow sunflower I photographed at a local pumpkin patch earlier this week.

Floral Friday Fotos: bright yellow sunflower

I love how the center of the sunflower expands as the sunflower seeds grow inside of it.

It’s amazing how large the center grows as the seeds develop.

Help me pick photos for my 2014 water lily calendar

I want to thank everyone for all the feedback on my photo selections for my water theme 2014 photo calendar. Today, I’m asking your feedback on photos I’d like to include in my 2014 calendar on water lilies. Just tell me which ones you’d really want to see, and which ones I should definitely keep or get rid of. I appreciate your honest feedback.

Remember that everyone who comments on one of my 2014 photo calendar related posts will be entered in a drawing to win one of my calendars (you can pick your favorite theme). The only requirement I have for the winner is to be located within the U.S., mostly because the calendar will contain U.S. holidays and it will be more helpful to that person. For every calendar post that you comment on, you will earn one drawing entry (one entry per blog post, not per comment). I’m planning to give away one calendar to a lucky winner, and possibly another one to the person who comes in second, depending on the number of participants.

You can click on any photo below to open the slideshow and view everything in a larger format. Please include your comments into the post comment section directly, not on individual photos, to make it easier for everyone to see your feedback.

There are several photos in this gallery I’ve never featured on this website before, so I hope you notice them as nice additions. Finally, I know one of these photos is a lotus and not a water lily, so I’d like your opinion on including it in the calendar or not.

Pink water lily

Bright pink water lilies

Floral Friday Fotos: lotus flower and lotus seed head

Floral Friday Fotos: yellow water lilies

Close-up of a yellow water lily

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

Light pink water lilies

Floral Friday Fotos: pink water lilies

Three waterlilies

Light pink water lily

Floral Friday Fotos: pink water lily

Close-up of bright pink water lily

Macro Monday: pink water lily with bright yellow center

Close-up of a pink water lily

October 8, 2013February 7, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: Bloom Photos, Forest Photos, Water photosTags: 2014 calendar water lilies, 2014 calendar water lily, 2014 photo calendar, blooms, lotus flower, lotus seed head, lotus seed pod, nature photography, photography, photos, photos of blooms, photos of flowers, photos of water lilies, water lilies calendar, water lily calendar, water lily photos 12 Comments

Macro Monday: bees on pink flowers

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 love photographing bees as they’re collecting nectar off the many flowers we have here in San Diego. These pink flowers were actually blooms on a large bush last summer. I think I will add the first photo as a potential choice for my animal theme 2014 photo calendar. I love that hue of pink!

Here’s another bee dunking its head into the center of the flower.

October 6, 2013February 7, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: Animal Photos, Bloom Photos, Forest PhotosTags: bee macro, bees collect nectar, bees on pink blooms, bees on pink flowers, blooms, close-up of bees, Macro Monday, macro of bees, nature photography, photography, photos, photos of blooms, photos of flowers 10 Comments

Floral Friday Fotos: cactus with red flowers (Chamaecereus sylvestris)

Today I’m participating in Floral Friday Fotos. Remember you can click on the photo 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.

Do you need a little color on this Friday? I have the perfect photo for you. This is a Chamaecereus sylvestris cactus, which produces fire red flowers when it blooms. Enjoy!