Showing posts with label wild flowers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wild flowers. Show all posts

Monday, September 22, 2014

Monday Musing

 
It's not officially fall around here but, the mornings are a bit cooler, there has been condensation on the windshield when I leave in the morning and a few of the plants are showing the beginning signs that the change of season is headed our way.  I wandered outside and just shot a few pictures as the sun was going down.  If you look closely, part of the blooms have given up their seeds, the next step in the seasonal pattern has started with just a few baby steps.  From my perch over the valley the trees around the river are just starting to take on those lighter shades of green before the yellow, orange and rust seep in. 


These trees are covered with all kinds of insects, ants, flying things and I even caught a quick picture of a lady bug.  The trees drip some kind of sap and the insects are everywhere.  I started to feel quite itchy after a few minutes of photographing the blooms.  I guess I'm not a true bug person.

I do enjoy the changing of the seasons, each one has it's own special offering and the time seems so fleeting.  I hope you take a few minutes to stop and look at the flowers, watch out for bugs!

I'll talk to you again soon!

Monday, September 15, 2014

Monday Musing


Playing around with Bokeh and post processing in Lightroom this past weekend.  My subject was a small little clump of wild flowers just outside the library door.
 

I used my 85mm 1.8 lens.  I've seen several really beautiful pictures around the web the last few days and wanted to try some on my own.  Still working on getting it just right.

Thanks for stopping by, I'll talk to you again soon.

Monday, September 1, 2014

Monday Musing



We live in a semi arid part of the country.  But, once a year, we have our version of monsoon season.  Just a little moisture and all the shades of brown begin to show off with color.  These sweet little wild flowers started blooming in our yard this past week and I wanted to capture them before everything begins to return to its typical dryness.

It's so nice to have a little pop of color to smile at.  Happy Labor Day.  Thanks for stopping by.  I'll talk to you again soon.