Macro Monday

Macro Monday: More from the Archives

February 8, 2010

There have been a lot of reasons for the lack of posts this year and the weather has a lot to do with it. It’s been cold…. cold for Houston. There just hasn’t been many nice days for gardening. I’m also incredibly business with work, along with starting the Master Gardener (Thursdays now through May) program [...]

8 comments Read the full article →

Macro Monday: Pretty Pines Saplings

January 11, 2010

Visit Macro Monday to view some very interesting close ups and if you have some macro shots to share, join in the fun. Macro Monday features closeup shots in the garden from fellow bloggers and are listed on Lisa’s Chaos.

9 comments Read the full article →

Macro Monday: Best of 2009

December 28, 2009

As 2009 comes to a close, I had a chance to look back at some of my favorite macro shots of 2009. I’ve only included just a few, and hope you’ll explore some of the other Macro Monday shots in the archives. Hope you enjoy these and let me know which one you like best. [...]

14 comments Read the full article →

Macro Monday: Glorious Fall Color

December 21, 2009

While it is the week of Christmas, and many gardens are covered in snow, here in Houston it’s Fall. And what a glorious fall it has been. We’ve had one of the best autumns for color in the past 30 years. More about this in an upcoming post (hint hint… lots of gorgeous fall color photos coming [...]

10 comments Read the full article →

Macro Monday: 11/30 From the Archives

November 30, 2009

December is my businest month of the year with work, so my posts this month will be limited. I’ll be digging through the archives to bring you some of my favorite images for Macro Mondays. Visit Macro Monday to view some very interesting close ups and if you have some macro shots to share, join [...]

10 comments Read the full article →

Macro Monday 11/23: Ginger Snaps

November 23, 2009

White Butterfly Ginger or simply Ginger Lily (Hedychium coronarium) has been blooming all month after the recent rains. It prefers a more shady location with dappled sunlight and moist soil. I’ve even seen these planted in a bog, along with Taro (Colocasia esculenta). One thing I did not know until doing some research was that [...]

12 comments Read the full article →

Macro Monday 11/16: Who Ate The Fly?

November 16, 2009

You may be saying why a dead flower? Why a macro shot of that? Exactly, your eye is usually rests on the pretty flower, so this time, I thought I would show you the details of the seed head. It is what is left of my Gerbera daisy flower. Came across this interesting pair while [...]

13 comments Read the full article →

Macro Monday 11/9: Leaves and Stems

November 9, 2009

The leaf of a Bird of Paradise Tree (Strelitzia nicolai). A pretty orange Gerbera daisy (Gerbera jamesonii) blooming from behind. Branch of an Arbequina olive tree (Olea europea) growing in a clay pot. Pencil Cactus or Milkbush (Euphorbia tirucalli) is mostly all stems with very tiny leaves. Lovely Creeping fig (Ficus pumila) growing on the [...]

10 comments Read the full article →

Macro Monday: Fall Blooms 11/2

November 2, 2009

What a beautiful Sunday it was here in Houston today. Temperatures in the 70′s and sunshine. That golden autumn sunlight that gently arcs low in the southern sky was the perfect backdrop for these late afternoon photos. A lovely bloom of Gerbera Daisy with a little visitor roaming around the petals. This little guy even [...]

13 comments Read the full article →

← Previous Entries