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Let’s Be Wild Weekly Photo Challenge – Macro

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I’m participating in the online adventure travel magazine LetsBeWild.com’s Wild Weekly Photo Challenge for bloggers. This week’s Challenge is: Macro Photography! Remember you can click on each photo to view a larger size.

The funny thing is, Let’s Be Wild used a dragonfly to illustrate this week’s challenge theme. Hey, wait, I’ve got one of those too!

Let’s Be Wild Weekly Photo Challenge – Macro - blue dragonfly — Let’s Be Wild Weekly Photo Challenge – Macro – blue dragonfly

And to continue with insects, I’ve got bees too.

Let’s Be Wild Weekly Photo Challenge – Macro - bee on a wild rose — Let’s Be Wild Weekly Photo Challenge – Macro – bee on a wild rose

I also love taking close-ups of flowers, in the case below a yellow lilium.

Let’s Be Wild Weekly Photo Challenge – Macro - yellow lilium — Let’s Be Wild Weekly Photo Challenge – Macro – yellow lilium

And finally a beautiful hibiscus, showing off his pistil and stamens.

Let’s Be Wild Weekly Photo Challenge – Macro - hibiscus pistil and stamens — Let’s Be Wild Weekly Photo Challenge – Macro – hibiscus pistil and stamens

WordPress weekly photo challenge: Thankful

As a photographer, I am thankful for my two digital cameras, both Canon Powershot models. If I had plenty of money at my disposal, I’m sure I’d have a few more cameras, along with tons of accessories. But for now, I’m thankful for what I have because these two cameras allow me to capture a few glimpses of the nature around me, such as the images below. Make sure you click on each image to see a larger photo.

I’m thankful I can take dozens of photos of sea jellies and actually get a few decent pictures. If you’ve ever tried taking photos of jelly fish, you know what I’m talking about!

Wordpress weekly photo challenge: Thankful - photographing sea jellies — WordPress weekly photo challenge: Thankful – photographing sea jellies

I’m thankful I could take a photo of this beautiful blue dragonfly. Do you know that dragonflies can fly for hours without resting?

Wordpress weekly photo challenge: Thankful - photographing a blue dragonfly — WordPress weekly photo challenge: Thankful – photographing a blue dragonfly

I’m thankful I was able to take a photo of this very cute pigmy goose at the San Diego Safari Park last week. Look at its beautiful colors!

Wordpress weekly photo challenge: Thankful - photographing a pigmy goose — WordPress weekly photo challenge: Thankful – photographing a pigmy goose

Finally, I’m thankful to once in a while be able to spot nature’s life cycle, in this case a mourning dove sitting on its nest and not moving a feather.

Wordpress weekly photo challenge: Thankful - photographing a mourning dove — WordPress weekly photo challenge: Thankful – photographing a mourning dove

Finally, I’d like to add that I’m thankful for WordPress allowing me to display my photos to the whole wide world for free, with just a few clicks of the mouse. That’s pretty awsome. Thank you, WordPress!

November 26, 2012February 7, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: Animal Photos, PhotographyTags: blue dragonfly photos, jelly fish photos, mourning dove photos, photography, photos, photos of blue dragonflies, photos of mourning dove, photos of sea jellies, pigmy goose photo, San Diego Safari Park, sea jelly photos, Wordpress weekly photo challenge, Wordpress weekly photo challenge: Thankful 9 Comments

Wordpress weekly photo challenge: the golden hour - bright skies as the sun sets

Sunday Post: Natural Resources

I’ve decided to join a few hundreds of other fellow bloggers in Jakesprinter’s Sunday Post photo challenge. This week’s theme is Natural Resources. As always, you can click on each image for a larger view.

California is full of natural resources, the main one being the sun. We get a lot of sun and don’t harvest as much as we should for energy purposes.

Sunday Post: Natural Resources - the sun — Sunday Post: Natural Resources – the sun

One very precious natural resource in California is water. Unlike the sun, we get too little of it.

Sunday Post: Natural Resources - water - Lake Hemet, California — Sunday Post: Natural Resources – water – Lake Hemet, California

And with sun and water, we get vegetation, mostly brush and small trees. But with a good amount of water, you get tall, beautiful trees.

Sunday Post: Natural Resources - trees of Idyllwild, California — Sunday Post: Natural Resources – trees of Idyllwild, California

I’m very fond of this last featured natural resource: honey, made by precious bees. Unfortunately, bees are a natural resource in danger. Besides being kind to bees, you can help their population by growing lots of flowers and flowering plants.

Sunday Post: Natural Resources - honey making bee — Sunday Post: Natural Resources – honey making bee

November 25, 2012February 7, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: Animal Photos, California Photos, Flower Photos, Photography, Sunset photosTags: bee photos, California pictures, California sun, honey bee, Jakesprinter Sunday Post photo challenge, Lake Hemet California, photography, photos, photos of flowers, photos of trees, Sunday Post: Natural Resources, trees, wild rose 11 Comments

Thanksgiving crafts for kids - make a turkey with an apple, cranberries, raisins, marshmallows and gummy worms

Happy Turkey Day!

I want to wish everyone a very happy Thanksgiving holiday. I shared this turkey below on my other blog but I also wanted to include it here because it’s a very cool looking turkey. If you’re looking for ideas of Thanksgiving craft activities, this is an easy and fun one for kids and adults alike. The key is not to eat the ingredients along the way so you don’t run out…

All you need is a red apple, toothpicks, raisins, cranberries, marshmallows (1 big one, several little ones) and a gummy worm. Here’s the coolest looking turkey art you’ll ever make. And it’s edible art. Could it be any better?

Happy Turkey Day!

November 21, 2012February 7, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: Animal Photos, PhotographyTags: edible art, happy turkey day, photography, photos, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving art, Thanksgiving craft, turkey art, turkey craft Leave a comment

Wordpress weekly photo challenge: the golden hour - fall foliage glows through the fog

I love foggy mornings

I love foggy mornings and they happen quite often in San Diego between November and March. Sometimes the fog is so thick, you can barely the lights of the cars in front of you on the freeway. Other times the fog lifts up here and there and you can see the top of the hills wrapped up in it while you’re standing in full sun.

Yesterday morning was foggy and I decided to take a few photos to capture the moment, especially since the sun was trying so hard to pierce through it.

It started with a low and heavy fog by the San Diego River: