The Mexican Sunflowers and Zinnias in my coastal Georgia garden continue to attract Gulf Fritillaries and other butterflies.
Sharing with Terri’s Flower Hour #53
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Terri’s Flower Hour #53: Butterflies in the Garden
Tag: Mexican Sunflower
Sunday Stills – The Impossible Brightness
For Terri’s latest Sunday Stills challenge she is asking us to show “All things bright and beautiful” during this autumn season of bright colors.
Where I live in coastal Georgia we don’t get the bright orange, red and yellow leaves on our trees. Instead, our sunrises and sunsets paint our sky a brilliant orange. The featured image was taken a few days ago when the sky was so glorious at sunset I had to stop and get out of my car to take a few photos.
I still have a few Mexican Sunflowers (Tithonia) left in the garden. They are about the only bright orange color I get in the fall. The bloom in the next image appeared to glow as the sunlight hit it this afternoon.
Many thanks to Terri for her Sunday Stills challenge The Impossible Brightness
Also shared with John’s Cellpic Sunday
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The Flower Hour – Butterflies on Mexican Sunflower
Many thanks to Terri for this week’s Flower Hour challenge The Flower Hour: Maple Leaves
Watch for a new Flower Hour Weekly challenge from Terri of Second Wind Leisure Perspectives every Tuesday. If you would like to participate you can find out more about this challenge here.
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Sunday Stills: Peach and Orange
Terri’s latest color challenge is peach and orange. When I think of these colors I think of autumn leaves and pumpkin patches. Here in coastal Georgia our leaves don’t change colors and I don’t see many pumpkin patches.
My home state of Georgia is known as the Peach State so my first two images feature delicious Georgia peaches. Their season is short and is over for this year. I really wish I had some fresh Georgia peaches to enjoy right now.
I don’t have any images of orange leaves or pumpkins but I found these orange flowers and butterflies in my garden this month.
Happy Fall, Y’all!
Shared with Terri’s Sunday Stills challenge Peach and Orange
Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #169 – The Ordinary
Our challenge from guest host I.J. Khanewala of Don’t Hold your Breath is to show ordinary objects. I chose a few images from my back yard that show ordinary sights around my October garden.
In the image above, the pink plumes of the Muhly Grass is an ordinary sign of fall where I live.
Every October, when most of the flowers in my butterfly garden are gone, the bright orange Mexican Sunflowers are still attracting butterflies. Gulf Fritillaries, Skippers, and Monarch butterflies are ordinary visitors feasting on the last of the nectar.
Many thanks to our guest host I.J. Khanewala for challenging us with Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #169: The Ordinary
Thanks also to Terri’s Sunday Stills Challenge: Burnt or Blood Orange
