We may not see them move, but heliotropic plants exist! I believe 😉
Yearning for the light – Summer 2012
Can you feel this plant’s celebration of sunrise? Reaching, yearning for the sun’s embrace.
Good Morning, Sun!
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Blends with Leaves
This Copperhead snake would blend in much better with all these dried leaves on the “forest” floor if only that pesky early morning sun wasn’t highlighting the roundness of its body and the beautiful texture of those scales.
D5100 f/8.0 ISO 800 1/125sec 55-300@68.0mm – Spring 2012
I am glad I was watching for interesting things illumined by the sun’s rays. What a pretty snake – and I am glad I saw it before tripping over it! I guess greenbrier over the path serves some useful purpose 🙂
Spring Green Glow!
The glowing, yellow-green of spring leaves – Chartreuse – The color makes me feel a glow inside. I made this shot my monitor’s desktop wallpaper so I can look at it daily.
Soft, new fuzz on the edges - And can you feel the flow of sap through the veins?
Nearly Spent
This magic wand has been shedding little magical sparks. Just three are left. But see the magic glowing all around?
In the Midst of Magic
Grass & Wee Bug
Zooming in on the gold, sunset-lit filaments of this grass seed head, I saw an anomaly.
Wee, Small Fellow Hiding in the Seeds - Summer 2011
A fat filament? No, it moved. Although it was well camouflaged, it definitely had legs and eyes. I don’t know what it is, but several of the same variety of grass sported similar denizens. Do you know what it is?
Candied?
This tiny flower appeared to have been coated in sugar crystals.
Sweet Little Crystallized Flower - February 6, 2012
I loved the colorful spots of sunlight refracted through the ice crystals!
I also remembered why I usually go out before I am showered and dressed for work… I went back in the house with wet, muddy elbows and knees, having only just remembered not to flop down flat on my belly to get the best angle.
Alert!
I love the light in early morning on a sunny day, especially filtered by a canopy of leaves and intercepted and reflected by my horses!
What is approaching up the driveway? If you keep half an eye on your horses, there’s not much you will miss.
Something moving this way comes - 2010
Horses keep an eye on everything that moves – in this case, Mike, Zookie, and Buttercup running.
Sunny Golden Bliss
Ahh, the wonderful feeling when the sun is golden and all the world is gilded by the sun’s kisses!
Golden Sunlight Kisses the World
The sunshine softens hardy leaves, highlights fantastical shapes, and even transforms those sharp thorns into beautiful sculptures.
The Star
The spotlight is on these simple leaves, the star in today’s production of Nature :o)
Simple and stunning. Makes my heart sing.
Following the Sun
On certain days the bright, golden quality of the sunlight draws me irresistibly outside, camera in hand.
What the sunlight revealed
Then I roam our 40 acres, following the sun beams. I try to capture some of that beauty to share with others who are not able to explore the natural world.
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