Sunday, April 24, 2011

Sunday Stills ~ Flowers/Wildflowers

 

This week’s Sunday Stills Challenge was to take photos of flowers or wildflowers. Not much is blooming here in the high desert mountains of New Mexico due to our 7 month drought and the fierce Spring winds.

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But my apple trees are all blooming and the sounds of the buzzing bees visiting to take the pollen is a beautiful sound.

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And I almost stepped on this tiny little wildflower growing in our orchard.

 

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(All photos taken with my Canon PowerShot SX110 IS)

Which photo is your favorite?



22 comments :

Sherry Sikstrom said...

I would be sneezing my face off , but I love the Apple blossoms!

DesertHen said...

I love, love, love that second photo, but I love, love the third with the bee as well and that fourth photo...love the angle! It's much to hard to pick a favorite! =)

Happy Easter to you and your family! =)

DesertHen said...

P.S. ~ I think I'm going to go buy myself a little Cannon Powershot! =)

Wander Woman said...

Great shots! Beautiful!

Jen

Anonymous said...

Even draught can bring such beauty. Lovely. :)

Anonymous said...

My favorite is the flower with the bee. Great Shots!!

Gail said...

Great captures!!! Love the bee, heck, love all of them.

Tammy Vasa said...

AH, I can smell the apple blossoms from here! Beautiful pics.

Still waiting for ours to blooms...

Shirley said...

Very nice! I love blossoms. I think the second one is my favorite.

Crystal said...

Very pretty, im with Shirley and love the pink on the blooms in the second shot!

Ed said...

Very cool, hope ya get lots of apples this year..and peaches..:-))

small farm girl said...

I can't just pick one! I love them all!!!!

Alison said...

That wildflower looks a lot like the purple verbena growing by my front stoop. Wonder if verbena is a native plant? Mine is growing in a hot, dry place come summer!

Deb said...

all beautiful...but love the 5th one the best...

Michelle said...

Hard to choose a favorite, but I'm going with the second one. It's beautiful. I also like the tree with the chickens....just such a lovely snapshot of farm life. Makes me feel happy. Great job!

strivingforsavvy said...

Wonderful pictures as always. I think I like the one with the bee. The detail is great. I also like the new header with Apache!

Greener Pastures--A City Girl Goes Country said...

I can never pick a favorite! They're all so beautiful even though you're having a drought! What a miracle.

I got attacked by bees today while I was weedwhacking. None of them got me though. I started waving the weedwhacker back at them!

The Equestrian Vagabond said...

I like the composition of the 3rd from the bottom. and I like the F-U-Z-Z-Y horse up top!
- The Equestrian Vagabond

dennisthemennis.co.uk said...

my fav is no5. lovely

Grey Horse Matters said...

Hard to pick a favorite they are all very good. Great picture of Apache in the header too! Hope you get some rain.

Anonymous said...

Such lovely shots!! esp the 2nd 3rd and fifth!! Lovely lovely!!!

Horses Are Our Lives said...

I love the tree buds. Our apple trees are just starting to bloom!