Sunflowers are finished for the season as we head into colder weather.
Category Archives: flowers
Spent Ivy Has That Molecule Look
Took a photo of the spent blooms in our ivy that attracts thousands of honey bees in October. Reminds me of those molecule displays in physics class.
“Spent” Japanese Anemone
The first fall flower to fade in our yard is the Japanese anemone. Here it is against our garage, done for 2020, the year of a pandemic, wildfires, floods and racial injustices. Spent!
Reaching for the Sun
A cosmos flower is opened wide for morning sunlight. I took this shot into the sun, hence, those round puffs of refracted light appear to be smoke coming from the cosmos…or something like that.
Firecracker Red Coleus
This potted firecracker red coleus is now headed for year three of brilliance. Prior to the firecracker I’ve never been able to keep other types of coleus for more than a year–that’s 50 years of tossing dead plants! The name fits. (FYI: this coleus started off in the ground, then was potted in year two–itContinue reading “Firecracker Red Coleus”
Spent Lily Pod
The summer’s end in Sacramento is marked by the end of water lily blooms. But the pods still provide beauty in their final days when struck by sunlight.
Peek-A-Boo Rose
A neighbor’s rose is peeking over a fence in its journey towards the sun.
One Remaining…
My foray into a nearby water lily pond ended with this shot of spent pods surrounding a lone bloom.
Shadow on a Lily Pad
My confidence level rises when my camera is on a tripod–the shot will be in focus. So there I was at water’s edge with thousands of lily pads before me. The next obstacle after focus and framing was lighting. A large bush behind me was casting a shadow on the first row of lily pads.Continue reading “Shadow on a Lily Pad”
