Category: flowers
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Bright and Vivid
Along the Trail – A wildflower with the bright and vivid yellow color of summer. This one happened to be blooming on the Great Marsh Trail – Indiana Dunes National Park. Fandango’s One Word Challenge – VividFlower of the Day
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A Glance Back
Taking a quick glance back at summer by filling the frame with macro shots from the garden.
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Beginning of the End
Seeing the beginning of the end of nature’s season of growth. This time of summer is about over! Autumn colors and snowy white winter are soon to follow. Lens-Artists Challenge #266 – Time
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Waving in the Wind
Macro Monday – A thistle flower waving in the wind at Gabis Arboretum in Valparaiso, Indiana. Flower of the Day
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The Details Within
It’s almost impossible for me to walk past a flower without pausing to take a closer look at the details within. Hiking along the same paths will probably take me a lot shorter time in a couple of months or so when the flowers have all disappeared until spring. This flower within a flower was…
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Shades of Summer
Looking forward to the changing colors of fall but until then, I will enjoy the last of the yellow shades of summer. These pretty flowers happened to be at Foundation Meadows Park in Valparaiso, Indiana. Flower of the Day
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Pretty in Pink
In the Garden – A pretty in pink hibiscus growing at Ogden Gardens in Valparaiso, Indiana. Flower of the Day
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Sweetness of Pollen
A fuzzy bee paused from buzzing from flower to flower to feed on the sweetness of pollen in a sunflower in Peg’s Garden at Meadowbrook Nature Preserve. Ragtag Daily Prompt – Feed
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Blending of Colors
In the Garden – A blending of colors at Ogden Gardens in Valparaiso, Indiana. Flower of the Day
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Popping Out From Within
Getting a closer look at a flower blossom and seeing its tiny parts and pollen popping out from within is one of the joys of micro and/or macro photography. This pink hibiscus was blooming this morning at Ogden Gardens in Valparaiso, Indiana Ragtag Daily Prompt: Micro
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Beauty in Imperfection
At the end of life, a wildflower clings to beauty in imperfection with missing parts and wilting petals. Found along Trail #10 at the Indiana Dunes State Park. Ragtag Daily Prompt – Missing Part
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Waving in the Breeze
A summery sunflower waving in the breeze and taking in the sunshine at Foundations Meadow Park in Valparaiso, Indiana. Fandango’s One Word Challenge – Breeze