Tag: garden
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Shades of Yellow
Looking back on some summery shades of yellow is sometimes needed to bring brightness to a cold day of gray skies. Do you feel the warmth? “Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot, others transform a yellow spot into the sun.” – Pablo Picasso The Yellows of Autumn bring beauty and brightness as…
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Nature Thrives Indoors
Christmas red is popping up everywhere, even in the desert garden at Chicago’s Garfield Conservatory where the exquisiteness of nature thrives indoors. Free and open to the public year round, Garfield Conservatory offers warmth and beauty any time of the year. My last time there, I came across the tiny red blossoms of a Crown…
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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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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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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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A Perfect Pose
A tiger butterfly paused long enough in the garden at Gabis Arboretum for a perfect pose. Macro Monday
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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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Cusp of Falling
A single raindrop, on the cusp of falling down to the ground. A raindrop reflection captured at Hamstra Gardens in Wheatfield, Indiana. Fandango’s One Word Challenge – Cusp
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After a Summer Rain
Colorful flowers are thriving after a summer rain at Foundation Meadows Park in Valparaiso, Indiana. Flower of the Day
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Stages of Life
Two wildflowers in contrasting stages of life. Nature captured along the trails at the Indiana Dunes State Park. Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge – Contrasts
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Do You See It?
A mammoth sunflower is a great place for a bee to try to hide from the annoying human with a camera. Do you see it? Sunflower captured last week at Chellberg Farm – Indiana Dunes National Park. Flower of the Day
