As autumn cools to our slower winter, the last clover flower reaches skyward.
Young grevilleas grow lanky searching for more sunlight. I prune this one harsh, hoping it will sprout afresh.
I pluck the last flower and bring it inside to enjoy longer.
A sunflower? No, it is a growing bloom on my new potted gerbera, much fancier than the blooms on those I grew from seedlings. A belated Mother's Day plant of my choosing to supplement the quickly vanishing chocolates.
Winter is coming, flowers and colours are changing yet they still shine brightly.
Sharing at Sneak Peek Friday, Shoot. Edit. Submit (last photo chosen as Weekly Winner), Flower Art Friday (last photo - voted as a Top 4 Winner),
I Heart Macro, Tina's Weekend Flowers, Sweet Shot Tuesday.
the colour in the last one is just gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful macros! The colors ar gorgeous.....
ReplyDeletevery beautiful
ReplyDeleteI love love love your photos here, especially love this second one. New camera doing very well!!!! Isn't it fun
ReplyDeleteGloriousness!
ReplyDeletethe grevillea is very cool!
ReplyDeleteWow, your macro's are better than ever, these are all so beautiful as well as being brilliantly executed, love all but that first one is so soft, the colours beautiful :)
ReplyDeleteBelissimas fotos de flores.
ReplyDeleteBeijos
Day after day, your photography is filling me with joy :)
ReplyDelete... and the last photo is just amazingly beautiful. Bravo Karen!
Absolut amazing macros. Love the colours and the very selectiv focus.
ReplyDeletewonderful flowers! i specially love the second :)
ReplyDeletelove the delicate clover flower...
ReplyDeleteIt is hard to imagine you approaching winter and we are ready for summer. Hope your winter was as mild as our last one was. Your late flowers are simply stunning.
ReplyDeleteWow! All these are stunning! Thanks for sharing your talents with us at Flower Art Friday.
ReplyDeleteLovely colours, I'll miss them till is spring time again...
ReplyDeleteHve a good weekend Karen! ;-)
You capture flowers beautifully! These are all stunning shots!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous shots! Lovely colours.
ReplyDeleteIt is getting much cooler now, I'm not looking forward to winter. I hate being cold.
The clover is just so subtly gorgeous and that last shot is a total stunner. Thanks for stopping by.
ReplyDeleteYou caused me to read your headline twice and then I discovered you live in Australia. Hope your winter is a mild one. I love your last two shots. The color and composition is simply gorgeous!
ReplyDeletefabulous!
ReplyDeleteBei euch kommt der Winter und wir freuen uns auf den bevorstehenden Sommer.
ReplyDeleteLiebe Grüße zu dir und ein schönes Wochenende.
Mathilda ♥
Every season has its own beauty, as you've captured so perfectly, Karen! Hope you and your family have a wonderful weekend!
ReplyDeleteSylvia
Lovely macros again! My favorite is the first one, a real beauty!
ReplyDeleteBest regards, Marion
Beautiful pictures! Seeing all those gorgeous details makes me smile. :)
ReplyDeleteMy preference goes out to your second picture but they are all good.
ReplyDeleteGreetings,
Filip
Wonderful captures of exquisite subjects ..... You certainly make your camera sing ... Delightful!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful beautiful photos
ReplyDeletewhat colours.
Happy Winter
x
Gorgeous shots!
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend.
Mette
Oh, my!
ReplyDeleteI'm SO jealous; these are beautiful photos!
How in the world do you do it? These are gorgeous pictures. They look like paintings they are so pretty. You are so very talented. genie
ReplyDeleteSorry about all those duplicate comments. Not sure what happened there.
ReplyDeleteThen it deletes my original comment too. - Anyway I think these are all wonderful. I loved the Clover and that last shot was really beautiful.
ReplyDeleteJust beautiful, your pictures shine very brightly.
ReplyDeleteYou'd never know that you were heading into winter judging by these shots ! Stunning.
ReplyDeleteSo nice to have a portfolio of them to look at during cold winter weather.
Wow that's nice here from you!
ReplyDeleteA delight for eyes and soul!
Thanks for the visit and sign left!
A pleasant weekend you want!
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You wait!
Love your pictures! They're really breathtakingly beautiful.
ReplyDeleteWinter? We're looking out for summer at this end of the world. But until now, spring has been more like fall.
Bye,
Marian
Another walk in Wonderland, thank you Karen. Your macros are just fabulous and these colors, just sublime.
ReplyDeleteTake care
Thank you for your so kind words! I was very happy about it! You make your wonderful photos! Unfortunately, I do not own a macro lens but it is high on my wish list!
ReplyDeleteBest wishes Sylvia
Fotografie stupende, brava! buona serata e felice domenica...ciao
ReplyDeleteWow, great!
ReplyDeleteYou have written "winter is coming",
are this the signs for winter in your country?
So beautiful pictures of the flowers.
Have a nice weekend!
Stunning, breathtakingly beautiful photos....
ReplyDeletesuch great photo art ...
Best regards, Karin
great close ups! the 1st one is my favourite!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful images, truly; especially the last one. I love the crop and colors. You certainly have an eye and heart for nature. Love coming here!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful colors, great shots.
ReplyDeleteI love how you capture the uniqueness of each flower - the close ups are always so stunning...it is strange to think of you entering into winter when the days are growing hot and long here...blessings to my around the world friend!
ReplyDeleteWonderful shots!!!!
ReplyDeleteHugs.
The shapes, colors, and textures in your photos amaze!
ReplyDeleteSuch a gorgeous series of shots! Sorry I been so quiet these last couple weeks, I’ve been really ill (now finally diagnosed with Whooping Cough even though I was immunized) and have had another very rough week.
ReplyDeletebeautiful works.
ReplyDeleteExcellent macros
ReplyDeleteMarvelous macro photos!
ReplyDeleteIt is always so miraculous to watch the colors change with the seasons. Still beautiful in different ways! Amazing photos!!
ReplyDeleteNice series. The last one is very beautiful.
ReplyDeletesuch mindblowing beauties!!!the colours are amazing too...
ReplyDeletethanks for sharing your wonderful flowers with us! :)
ReplyDeleteThese macros are absolutely magnificent!!! Such perfection!!! What's a challenge for me in shooting macros is that so often, where I am, there's a breeze to heavy winds so it's hard to get this kind of clarity...
ReplyDeleteAnd you've got such an interesting Depth of Focus...
Wonderful!!!
Fantastic photos!
ReplyDelete~Imelda
Lovely details!
ReplyDeleteWonderful shots, especially the last!
ReplyDeleteWhat great angles you pick. Love them! :)
ReplyDeleteYou've got some beautiful shots here. Love the macro work.
ReplyDeleteKaren! No words. I am at a loss for them. These images are more than stunning, what is the word for that? More than stunning?! Well, whatever it is, that is what these images are. My goodness... You are amazing! xo
ReplyDeleteoh the curls!
ReplyDeleteoh the soft light!
oh so lovely
xoxo
thank you for sharing!
The eye alights on color poems.
ReplyDeleteThanks Karen ..
Niki
That last pic is totally perfect as a card! You and your camera make a fierce team!
ReplyDeleteBreathtaking! They are all beautiful, but I love the clover the most.
ReplyDeleteEach and every photo leaves me breathless. YOU are the most AMAZINGGGGG photographer ever..l,how do you achieve taking such beautiful photos. I am a twelve year old amateur photographer who would love your opinion about my photos. My pictures are nothing compared to yours. Absolutely nothing.
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Hadiyah xoxo
Amazing ^^
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