19.9.11

Late Summer Garden

We are seeing less and less of the sunshine these days.
Is Fall approaching?

Jelly Fungi (Gueniniopsis alpinus) with Pichu in the background.

I would be delighted if it is, but the truth is Fall has never arrived and quite unlikely to in the near future.
Lately, it has been raining almost daily, contributing to the fact that we see more and more of the golden fungi than the golden sunshine that we normally take for granted in a tropical country.

Cape Honey Suckle (Tecoma Capensis)


Gardening Gone Wild is having a 'Picture This Photo Contest' with the theme, 'Late Summer Garden'.
With less sunshine than normal and cooler temperature these days, I snapped lots of photos that may be suitable for this theme.

Garden Spider on a Desert Rose

White Hibiscus


 Damselfly

Dragonfly


Canna Lily at a distance.


Canna Lily closed-up.


The question now is which one should be my entry?
I have decided to go with the first photo.
Thank you.

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19 comments:

  1. SherrieSeptember 19, 2011 at 10:49 PM

    Hi!
    Great snapshots! I like the Damselfly the best. Have a great day!

    Sherrie
    Food for Thought
    http://100sweets.blogspot.com/2011/09/macro-monday_19.html

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  2. EMilySeptember 19, 2011 at 10:58 PM

    Good question! Love them all...but those dragon fly ones are gorgeous!

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  3. Karin M.September 20, 2011 at 2:33 AM

    Very nice series ... successful macro-shots .....
    LG: Karin

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  4. Seeing Each DaySeptember 20, 2011 at 2:58 AM

    I'd definitely be going the damselfly(even though I never knew there was such a thing!I assumed it was a dragonfly until I read your description)fantastic capture-so clear, and what crisp and vivid colours.

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  5. AnonymousSeptember 20, 2011 at 3:07 AM

    Nice photos

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  6. Lisa GordonSeptember 20, 2011 at 4:40 AM

    These are wonderful photographs!
    I especially love the damselfly.

    Thank you so much for sharing this at The Creative Exchange.

    Have a wonderful evening!

    lisa.

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  7. AnonymousSeptember 20, 2011 at 6:11 AM

    All wonderful. Anyone could be a winner, but my favorite is the Jelly Fungi.

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  8. Cathy and SteveSeptember 20, 2011 at 8:45 AM

    Oh my goodness, the damsel and dragonflies are amazing. I have never seen such brilliant colors. We do have brightly colored specimens, but not all of those colors on the same one! Your photography is amazing!

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  9. AnonymousSeptember 20, 2011 at 10:28 AM

    Wonderful details in these nature photos.

    Happy MM

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  10. annSeptember 20, 2011 at 11:33 AM

    I really like the last photo and the one with the little spider. Yes, fall is descending here too, first with cooler days and just a bit of rain. No glorious colors yet, but there really isn't much in the garden anymore. The end of the summer was so bloody hot that plants just burned away. We have damselflies here, but not nearly as colorful as the one in you photos. Ours don't have the red.

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  11. BarbaraSeptember 20, 2011 at 2:21 PM

    Nice. Good choice. Just a bit of hibiscus.

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  12. tinaSeptember 20, 2011 at 9:20 PM

    That canna lily close up is awesome. What a good capture of the dew drops.

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  13. Charlotte WilsonSeptember 22, 2011 at 12:00 AM

    All are nice but my faves are the Damsel Fly and the Dragon fly, in that order. Very Nice work!!

    ♥charlotte

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  14. ~✽Mumsy✽~September 22, 2011 at 5:50 AM

    I'm blow away with your beautiful photo! And echoing everyone here, the damselfly and dragonfly are so stunning! The colors on them are so rare and unique.

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  15. AndreaSeptember 22, 2011 at 9:08 PM

    It looks like you really are very damp there, that's why dragon and damselflies abound. I haven't seen that color before, very beautiful. I also love your last shot, you really leveled-up so wonderfully. Now i am envious of that last shot, which i haven't done yet!

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  16. ArashSeptember 23, 2011 at 9:10 PM

    Great shots, they are amazing :)

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  17. MistySeptember 28, 2011 at 5:33 AM

    These are gorgeous! So many incredible details! Visiting from The Creative Exchange.

    If you enjoy linkups, feel free to come over and join in my Favorite Photo of the Week Contest

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  18. laurak/ForestWalkArt :)October 7, 2011 at 7:47 PM

    awesome shots! my favorite is the damselfly!!!!! AND the last one...the dew on the canna. good luck with your entry!! :)

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  19. thefisherladyNovember 7, 2011 at 3:32 PM

    I want to paint damselflies! so beautiful!

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