René was hanging out in a rose bush in front a a fan we use to filter the sun. The scene had a Japanese look to it.
Category: Flowers
Flowers
A Very Small Array
New Mexico has the VLA near Socorro – a very large array of radio telescopes for viewing the cosmos. We have a VSA in our garden – a very small array of cosmos. Speaking of the cosmos, the low sun shining through the clouds on I-40 was quite a scene.
Sun Bees
Bees enjoying a sunflower and the sun.
Cosmos
Vintage cosmos.
Yellow and Green
The little yellow butterflies, brown eyed Susans and sunflowers are coming out in force. The two tiny butterflies in the last photo lined up for takeoff on a leaf — I told them they weren’t cleared for takeoff until I finished photographing them.
Rose Noir
A very red rose in black.
Digital Noir
Tuscan Sun and a sun dappled rose in digital noir.
Hummmmmm
A hummingbird was foraging on one of our butterfly bushes in the late afternoon light.
Color in B&W
Seeing color in B&W.
Macro Magic
After another “Monday! Monday! Everything breaks on Monday!” Monday, I came home, got out the macro lens, and went out to see what the small world in the garden was up to. The most cooperative critters were Bartle Bee, Evil the Boll Weevil and a tiny, curly cucumber tail.
Off Center & Not Even 