Gardening is just ONE of MANY of my hobbies.  Naturally, it requires a lot of work and care throughout the growing season, but one side benefit to gardening is the great macro-photo opportunities I get to enjoy while the flowers grow!  Not only are flowers beautiful to enjoy at face value, gazing upon them, casually, but they are even more fascinating when studied very, very closely.  These are the images from my own gardens!  I love a good macro photo!  They teach more about how the plant is uniquely constructed and how it grows, individually.

This is just one group of images….There will be more in the future!  In the meantime, guess what type of flower or plant the images are conveying!

Young Lupine capturing dew “diamonds” in their leaves….

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Samba Rio Rose….