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Travel theme: Through

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Today I’m participating in Where’s My Backpack’s Travel Theme photo challenge. This week’s theme is “through”. 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.

Let me take you on a tour through the forest, one of my favorite activities. Sometimes the trail going through is pretty narrow.

And sometimes it is quite wide.

Pine trees have so many thick branches that it can be hard to see the blue sky through them.

Travel theme: the blue sky through the branches

Pine tree sap is see through, although it tends to reflect a lot of its surroundings too.

Sometimes when you hike in a park, a river runs through it.

All the way through.

Forests are full of plants and animals, including insects. Insect wings are usually see through, including the wings of this blue dragonfly.

Travel theme: see through wings of a dragonfly

Macro Monday: green praying mantis

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.

My kids and I were observing a large bumblebee collecting nectar in a pink flower yesterday when my oldest spotted this green praying mantis on the plant’s leaves right underneath. I first took this photo and unfortunately the praying mantis wasn’t sitting at the right angle and the bright sunlight reflected a lot from it.

After it got tired of me snapping pictures up close, the insect moved around a bit. Just enough for me to get a much better picture. Now, I’m usually not the self-bragging type but this praying mantis below looks darn good, especially for my first time capturing this insect!

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September 22, 2013February 7, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: Animal PhotosTags: green praying mantis, Macro Monday, nature photography, photography, photos, praying mantis 22 Comments

Floral Friday Fotos: lotus flower and lotus seed head

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.

This is the first time I’ve photographed lotus flowers. They were standing next to the water lilies in the pond but definitely look different with their much taller stems. The light was quite challenging that day, especially when it came to photographing mostly white petals.

I love this next shot, which shows what a lotus seed head looks like once the petals come off. If you look inside the flower, you can see the seed area in an earlier stage. Pretty cool flowers!

September 19, 2013February 7, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: Bloom Photos, Flower Photos, Photography, Plant PhotosTags: blooms, Floral Friday Fotos, lotus bloom, lotus flower, lotus seed head, lotus seed pod, nature photography, photography, photos, photos of blooms, photos of flowers 11 Comments

Wordpress weekly photo challenge: horizon with pink grasses in the foreground

A Word A Week Challenge: Arch

Today I’m participating in the A Word A Week Challenge. This week’s theme is “arch”. 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’ve been waiting for an appropriate photo challenge theme to feature the photos below, and I think arch is just perfect. I love the tall pink grass with its lovely seeds and how they swing gently in the breeze. They get so tall they arch down from the weight. They ‘re a challenge to photograph because the background isn’t always what I want, but I love their pink color and the many arches they create. This type of grass is technically called Pennisetum setaceum ‘Fireworks’ (Variegated Purple Fountain Grass).

A Word A Week Challenge: Arch - pink grass — A Word A Week Challenge: Arch – pink grass

A Word A Week Challenge: Arch of pink grass seed pods

September 18, 2013February 7, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: Photography, Plant PhotosTags: A Word A Week Challenge, A Word A Week Challenge: Arch, arches, nature photography, Pennisetum setaceum, photography, photos, photos of grass, pink grass, pink grass seed pods, pink grass seeds, Variegated Purple Fountain Grass 17 Comments

Macro Monday: pink water lily with bright yellow center

Today I’m taking part in the Macro Monday photo challenge. Remember 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 hope you enjoy this beautiful pink water lily. I love the bright yellow center of water lilies, with their thick pistils sticking right up.