Hot July – Flowers Up Close and Personal

July 26, 2015

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The heat of July works its magic. Flowers bloom. The bees are out in full force. Taking time to enjoy this splendour, I want to share what I love most about the hot days of July: beautiful wild flowers, up close and personal.

flowers of july 2015 red clover up close bees No.2 — Bee feeding on a Red Clover – dinner time. #pollinate #clover #wildflower #insects

flowers of july 2015 red clover up close bees No.1 — Red Clover is a natural sweetener. Each flower contains sugar water and can be used for the wandering soul for survival. #pollinate #clover #wildflower #insects

flowers of july 2015 milk thistle up close No.4 — Milk Thistle up close and personal. Beautiful leaf and hair structure. #thistle #wildlfowers #nature #photography

flowers of july 2015 st. johns wort close up — St. John’s Wort Flowers are beyond all wild flowers: super soothers and healer for all troubles of the skin. And they are beautiful. #wildflowers #healing #healers

flowers of july 2015 milk thistle up close No.3 — Milk Thistle Down. The puffy seeds fluff up and make the most inviting place to rest…if you collected enough of them. #thistle #wildlfowers #nature #photography

flowers of july 2015 milk thistle up close Ant Harvest — Milk Thistle Up Close and Personal – Ant Harvest in full force. #thistle #wildlfowers #nature #photography

flowers of july 2015 milk thistle up close — Milk Thistle Up Close and Personal – Simple, stately colour and protection on display. Sharp spikes keep predators away. Colourful flowers welcome pollinators. #thistle #wildlfowers #nature #photography

flowers of july 2015 milk thistle up close No.2 — Lovely Milk Thistle Down. Perfect in every way as a superior seed. #thistle #wildlfowers #nature #photography

flowers of july 2015 red clover up close No.2 — Simple yet beautiful, the Red Clover. Highlighting the beauty of the simple yet attractive design of the sepals. #clover #wildflower

flowers of july 2015 red clover up close — Simple yet beautiful, the Red Clover. #clover #wildflower

flowers of july 2015 queen annes lace close up with bugs — Queen Anne’s Lace, the Ancient Carrot, up close and personal. #wildflower #weed #flowers

flowers of july 2015 Thistle down seeds No.2 — Hanging on. The seed of the milk thistle is so well equiped to fly far distances and keep growing. #thistle #wildlfowers #nature #photography

flowers of july 2015 Thistle down seeds — Milk Thistle Seeds. Splendid. #thistle #wildlfowers #nature #photography

flowers of july 2015 white echinacea No.2 — White Echinacea. A combination of light, colour and shadows play on each other. #wildlfowers #nature #photography

flowers of july 2015 white echinacea — Lovely and unexpected. White Echinacea Meadow. #wildlfowers #nature #photography

flowers of july 2015 red admiral and echinacea No.3 — Red Admiral feeding on the native Echinacea. No.1 #wildlfowers #nature #photography #echinacea

flowers of july 2015 red admiral and echinacea No.2 — Red Admiral feeding on the native Echinacea. No.2 #wildlfowers #nature #photography #echinacea

flowers of july 2015 red admiral and echinacea — Red Admiral feeding on the native Echinacea. No.3 #wildlfowers #nature #photography #echinacea

flowers of july 2015 queen annes lace black and white stately — Classical, natural, lovely nature. Black and White. Just the highlights. #wildlfowers #nature #photography #blackwhitephotography

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