As it neared bed time I realized I had not shot a single photo today. I had planned to go to a basketball game and a play but decided a night at home was in order after a long week. As I went into the game room I noticed the blooms on the Christmas Cactus. I’m not sure it if has just bloomed or if I have just not noticed it but it caught my attention. The shot above is an angle I took from below the plant and in macro mode.
IMGP3265, originally uploaded by GvilleRick.
The weather is beginning to feel a little more like fall this weekend after a very warm week. I hope to make it up to Caesar’s Head State Park in the next couple of weeks as the leaves begin to change but this weekend we are staying home. I was looking at the flowers that are still blooming in our front yard and the orange on the legs of the bumblebees caught my attention so I took this shot.
IMGP5149, originally uploaded by GvilleRick.
We continue to have a number of bumblebees attracted to the flowers around the yard. Most flock to the butterfly bushes but this one was on the lantana in the back yard. I like this closeup shot that I took this morning.
Butterfly 7, originally uploaded by GvilleRick.
Sometimes being lucky and having the camera handy can result in getting a photo. I got home this afternoon after going to the school to get a photo and had my camera when I went to check on the clothes on the line. This Tiger Swallowtail was moving from flower to flower in the backyard. I took a few shots with the lens I had on the camera and then went in and got a longer lens to get this shot. The butterfly was not too concerned with me being there and even stayed on the flower when I reached out and moved it around. Other shots are on my Flickr page.
