For the Flower Hour, share your images of flowers, gardens, fields of flowers, seasonal leaves and plants, fungus, algae, cacti, blossoms, berries, and wildflowers. Bouquets and silk/faux flowers are welcome.
There are no specific themes for the Flower Hour; just use your own photography.
Now that we’re home, enjoying our spring-like weather in our own backyard, I’m eagerly awaiting the blooming of the native arrowleaf balsamroot wild sunflowers that grow here. They look like this and typically bloom in April-May in Eastern Washington, Idaho, and Montana.
I got this lucky shot on the Centennial Trail two years ago, right next to the Spokane River. I had to go off-trail to capture this, and I’m so glad I did!
While waiting for these beauties to bloom in another week or two, here are some lucky sunflower shots complete with the birds and the bees (wink-wink).
Summer Sunflower Surprises
These cooperative little goldfinches posed quite nicely for me last summer. (Bird Images captured with Lumix FZ300 camera).
“Where there are bees there are flowers, and wherever there are flowers there is new life and hope.” ~ Christy Lefteri
“The hum of bees is the voice of the garden.” ~ Elizabeth Lawrence
I am super proud of this LUCKY shot taken in 2019 with a much older cell phone!
Sharing for Dawn’s Spring Festival, Lens-Artists: Lucky Shot, and Pepper’s One Step Challenge.
New to The Flower Hour photo challenge? Please check out my page for more information! I encourage “double-dipping” with other blog challenges if you do not want to create a separate post.
“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.” ~ Seneca
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