Silent Sunday – 28th August 2022

Donkey in wildflower meadow

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #213 – Here Comes the Sun

This week Amy asks is to explore the sun.

I love the sun on water, the way it makes it shimmer and shine.

Achill island from Doohoma, Co Mayo

Without the sun we would not have plants. This one is a native Irish plant called the perennial sow-thistle. But I like to think of it as our own sunflower. They are tall plants – from 80 cm up to 150 cm with these glorious yellow heads and they are loved by bees and other pollinators.

Perennial sow-thistle

With the sun, comes shadows and butterflies too of course.

Wall brown butterfly

And without the sun we wouldn’t have sunsets.

Sunset

Many thanks to Amy for this week’s lovely challenge.

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #212 – Motion

Had to think about Patti’s challenge this week – but maybe the motion of busy bees will fit the bill.

Lens-Artists Challenge #211: What’s your photographic groove?

What’s my groove – NATURE

Meadow brown

Wall Brown

Wildflowers

Red tailed bee (male)

Little Copper

Silent Sunday – 7th August 2022

Early bumblebee (Bombus Pratorum) on knapweed