This Mimosa Tree blossom is not only an attraction to Butterflies and Hummingbirds, but it is so delicate and so colorful and it’s like a Mini – fireworks display – nothing short of an explosion of color! this tree came as a volunteer and was not even noticed for a few years…......my friend Bonnie Barry wrote a story once about a volunteer Mimosa Tree and has graciously consented to my using it along with this image….Bonnie, Thank you!!! You can check her works by just typing in Miracles in the search field. / / ____ Joyce, I thought you might like this little story I wrote years ago about a mimosa I loved. All the best, Bonnie Mimosa While I was watering the wilted caladiums near my angel statue, I looked up and noticed the mimosa in all its glory. Here I was working diligently to make the caladiums grow, yet there it stood, radiant without human effort. How many other plants had I set in this same spot through the years? The angel’s trumpet . . . impatiens . . . . those unusual little two-tone flowers whose names I can’t remember. All of them curled up and died. The soil was awful here; roots were knotted through the area; the trees sapped all the moisture. I’d wasted many a dollar on this spot, yet there was the mimosa looking down on me in gentle amusement. I had not planted the mimosa. I had never tilled the soil for it. I had not even watered it through the three-year drought. Yet three years ago it had been little more than a naked stick poking from the ground. The only reason it stayed put was that it was too close to the hurricane fence for Tommy to lop it as he mowed. The mimosa was a gift, a pure gift from God. I couldn’t claim any part in its flourishing. Either God’s wind had blown its seed to this corner or God’s birds had unwittingly deposited it. Only the miracle of nature could have made it grow like this without human care or cultivation. Yet now it produced all the color and vibrancy, all the grace and beauty that I had tried to achieve through the years with no success at all. / How like my life, I thought. Sometimes all my strained efforts are fruitless, yet in the midst of the sterility, God drops a single word, a single thought, and everything is suddenly alive and beautiful. Apart from Him, I can do nothing, yet I work like a Trojan to do it anyway. Maybe the gifts are rewards for my efforts, and maybe they are just freely given out of pure love. Who knows? Whatever the reason, the Source is undeniable. ___ “Every good gift and every perfect endowment comes from the Father of Lights,” (James 1:17) the mimosa whispers to me in gentle and amused remembrance. / __ / All The Materials Contained May Not Be Reproduced, Copied, Edited, Published, Transmitted Or Uploaded In Any Way Without My Permission. My Images Do Not Belong To The Public Domain. © 2006 Joyce Dickens: Using my images for any purpose and in any way, without prior permission, may lead to legal action!
Look close a bee is about to land on the middle flower.
This little guys was so covered in pollen!
We must have spent hours photographing this “Little Bee Eater” next to a river in Samburu National Park (Kenya). After a while I got lucky (although there is another one I like that will be adding soon, of a pair) and was able to get this shot. A light breeze ruffled the feathers as I was about to take my shot, giving me something more distinctive. / / (Samburu National Park – Kenya) / / / / /
Hoverfly on daisy. / © 2007. / . / Preview Framed Print: / / . / Also available: /
WILD & FREE / / We were really lucky to come across these “Little Bee Eaters” whilst on safari in Samburu National Park. They didn’t sit still for long, always moving then flying away, but when they did I was fortunate enough to get this shot. / / (Samburu National Park – Kenya) / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
I’ve never had much luck with bees in flight, but having a 100mm macro has made all the difference : )
Kinda looks like one.. / dontcha think? / / /
Australian Rainbow Bee-Eater Pentax DS – 100-300. © 2007 / . / . / . /
We must have spent hours photographing these “Little Bee Eaters” next to a river. After a while I managed to get a shot of one with a bee in its beak. / / Samburu National Park – Kenya / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Photography, zoom filtered. / By Gina Signore. / Dahlia House Studios. / The Sunflower Patch.
Thanks for looking ! Bonita
This is a 3 image stitch of the Sunset at Cottesloe the other day . I do have a 9 image stitch of this do as as well but havent had time to stitch it yet , so just posted this one so far
All photographs and artworks in this portfolio are copyrighted and owned by the artist, Anne Staub. Any reproduction, modification, publication, transmission, transfer, or exploitation of any of the content, for personal or commercial use, whether in whole or in part, without written permission from myself is prohibited. All rights reserved.
100% of proceeds received from Redbubble in respect to sales of this item, will be donated to Bush Heritage Australia A Black Kite. This photo was taken at Timber Creek in the Northern Territory.
Best Viewed Large All Rights Reserved / @ Julia Wright Untouched straight from the camera
Model: Kumi aka Kumimonster / MUA: xmishka / Studio: Brent Leideritz Inspired by the paintings of Rene Magritte and the writings of John Lennon. Alternate title: ‘Head in the Clouds’ / - NOTE: If you’re in Adelaide this Friday [22nd] come along to Gallery 139 on Magill Road from 6-8pm to see this image in the opening of an exhibition of works featuring the human skull, in conjunction with the Australian Cranio-Maxillo Facial Foundation. It will be on show til June 1st. 20% of the proceeds from sales of the works will be going to the foundation. / Plus, it has a piece by Damien Hirst in it. / Yes, I am in an exhibition with one of my idols. Eep :O Copyright 2009 Harmony Nicholas
Dec. 9 2009 – 804 views. For three days now I’ve been chasing bumble bees and today I finally got the shot I wanted! I won’t tell you how many shots it took to get this shot…lol Nikon D200, Nikkor 105mm /
My daughter brought this bumble bee to me on a flower from my friend’s yard today; his leg was wonky and he just sat there, allowing me to get some nice close ups! Canon Powershot A480 point and shoot, hand-held. Proudly New Zealand-made. :) Featured in The Patchwork Sept 05, 2009. / Featured in Extreme Closeups Sept 05, 2009. / Featured in That One Great Shot Sept 6, 2009. / Top Ten Placement in Wasps, Bees And Hovers challenge for the Extreme Closeups group, Sept 2009. / Featured in Caption Fun Dec 19, 2009.
Testing the new prime lens / NEW Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8 G Prime Lens / Think i’m liking this lens very much
straight from the camera Raw to Jpeg only … / not cropped … Canon EOS 450D many thanks to all who view ,comment and favourite my images / truly appreciated Best Viewed Large
So many bee’s and so many settings .. Thought i would try something new .. and go totally manual on the camera yes i did it :o) I normally use the AV setting and more often than not the flash for my macro’s and Tv for the birds but have since strayed to manual … what do you think ? Canon EOS 450D / Canon Macro EF 100mm Settings as follows.: Shutter Speed 1/1000 sec / Exposure Program Manual / F-Stop: f /2.8 / Aperture Value: f/2.8 / ISO Speed Rating 800 / Focal Length 100 mm / No Flash Raw to Jpeg only / no cropping or photoshop / All views,comments,critique and favourites appreciated /
taken in my garden today :o) Canon 450D / EF Macro Lens Raw to Jpeg / slightly cropped
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