Tag: Macro Monday

• Tossed About

  

  Macro Monday Wispy dandelion seeds hanging on before being tossed about by the wind. I came across these along the edge of the Heron Rookery Trail. It is one of my favorite spots at the Indiana Dunes National Park. The best time of the year to hike along this trail is spring because of the…

  May 15, 2023

• Bare and Exposed

  

  One fallen petal left the inside of magnolia blossom bare and exposed at Ogden Gardens – Valparaiso, Indiana. A perfect set=up for me to click a few macro shots and I took advantage of it, of course! The magnolia blossoms won’t last too much longer so I’ve got to capture them as often as possible…

  May 1, 2023

• Showing Off

  

  Macro Monday Magnolia blossoms are showing off a dazzling of spring through their splendid details at Ogden Gardens in Valparaiso, Indiana. Ragtag Daily Prompt – Splendid

  April 17, 2023

• Spring Buds Along the Trail

  

  Oh, the joy of finally seeing spring buds along the trail at Tolleston Dunes – Indiana Dunes National Park. This lollipop trail of about 3 miles in length, goes up and over a forested sand dune but is not very difficult. Click here for more scenes from the Indiana Dunes National Park. Cee’s Midweek Macro…

  April 11, 2023

• Shining Light

  

  Spent a wonderful weekend in Chicago. Clouds and wind overtook the day on Saturday but all that changed yesterday. The sunshine broke through and was impossible to miss. Even the flowers in the Lincoln Park Conservatory were enjoying the shining light. “The light shines in the darkness and the darkenss has not overcome it.” John…

  April 3, 2023

• Garden of Succulents

  

  Standing in a Garden of Succulents Fandango’s One Word Challenge – Succulent

  March 27, 2023

• The Bee and the Coneflower

  

  The Bee and the Coneflower Macro Monday

  March 27, 2023

• Happiness

  

  Happiness! Spring is officially here. So grateful that I got to experience it’s beauty a couple of weeks early at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. Macro Monday

  March 20, 2023

• Do You See It?

  

  A small insect, walking along the petal of a coneflower. Do you see it? Macro Monday

  March 13, 2023

• A Slow Climb

  

  I have posted the original color image of this snail making a slow climb upwards once before but I couldn’t resist playing with a black & white version of it for today’s Ragtag Daily Prompt: Snail. Which one do you prefer, color or black & white? What do you think?

  March 12, 2023

• Drops of White

  Bits of yellow and red popping out from an orchid blossom with drops of white at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Macro Monday

  March 6, 2023

• They’ll Be Back

  

  Winter may hinder blossoms for a little while but soon, they’ll be back and I’ll be waiting with my camera in hand. Macro Monday Fandango’s One Word Challenge – Hinder

  February 27, 2023

• Swaying in the Breeze

  

  Macro Monday – A wildflower swaying in the breeze at Foundations Meadows Park – Valparaiso, Indiana. (Captured Spring of 2021) Flower of the Day

  February 20, 2023

• Swirls of Color

  

  Macro Monday – Day 44 of 365 Swirls of color at Chicago’s Oak Park Conservatory. Flower of the Day

  February 13, 2023

• Pendulum in the Garden

  

  Macro Monday – Day 37 of 365 This tropical hibiscus, a fringed rose mallow or Japanese lantern, hangs like a pendulum in the garden at Chicago’s Garfield Conservatory. Flower of the Day

  February 6, 2023