On a morning walk last month, this single flower, petals glowing from the morning sunlight, caught my eye as I approached from behind. It stood out to me, all alone, as the sun lit up the yellow petals. I thought it was the perfect flower for this week’s Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, hosted by my favorite…
Category: Flowers
Finches Gone Wild
Yesterday on my walk I discovered where the finches go when they aren’t partying at my backyard feeder! There were dozens of beautiful finches enjoying the seeds from all the wild flowers that have been growing in a nearby wash. They were challenging to capture because my camera wanted to focus on the surrounding flowers…
Euaresta: a genus of flies that feed on flowers and seeds
Perhaps I should start doing “Bug of the Day” posts 😁 Love has its own instinct, finding the way to the heart, as the feeblest insect finds the way to its flower, with a will which nothing can dismay nor turn aside. ~Honore de Balzac
Scarlet Hedgehog Cactus
“It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.” ~ Henry David Thoreau
Sunshine’s Macro Monday: Color
Colors can impact your emotions. Warm colors can help evoke happiness and optimism. Bright colors like yellow, orange, pink and red are Happy Colors! The lighter and brighter the colors the happier they will make you feel. “Colors are the smiles of nature.” ~ Leigh Hunt “Among the several kinds of beauty, the eye takes…
peace of life today 