Ju-Lyn from Touring my Backyard recently posted a new challenge (although I am not sure if she is actually hosting this!) but I’ve linked to hers anyway. It’s about taking time to capture objects or scenes from different angles, to spend around five minutes looking at it from other perspectives. I generally just snap and dash or just take one or two.
So here you have mine for this week.
This Aloe Vera just gets bigger every year and is a main attraction for honey eaters and bees and wasps. I wasn’t lucky enough to get a honey eater, they are too nervous and fly away when I got too close.
Up close and personal.
The old and new petals with the back of a visitor
Difficult to focus on the flitting wings!
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I used to like the 5 minutes challenge. Glad Ju-Lyn has brought it back and these are a great subject, Ali 🤗🧡
Thanks Jo 🙂
These 5-min challenges are good fun – and it doesn’t take long to do them either! Thanks Jo!
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These are gorgeous, Ali! I have never seen aloe vera blooming before.
Thanks Kellye, a beautiful flower from an ugly plant!
I love your close-ups, such a glorious colour and interesting shapes! I hadn’t realised Ju-Lyn was making this a challenge – I’ll have to consider joining in (although I already do so many!)
Thanks Sarah, I just re read her post and she mentioned a ping back
Yes I know what you mean about so many! I keep setting aside photos and never get round to doing them 😁
I hear what you are both saying, Ali & Sarah. It is an standing invitation to join in whenever you feel like it and get around to popping in – I will just link you to my next 5mins post 😊
I love that mix of the playful orange flowers and the somewhat spiky leaves- beautiful!
Thanks Meg 🙂
Beautiful blooming. Beautiful colours flowers. Which flower it’s?
Aloe Vera
It’s flowering beautifully.
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Love the different angles… good job in capturing it.
Thanks Teresa, we are in Melbourne visiting Laurence and Maddy with my daughter and kids 😊
That’s nice. Have you been around?
I love love love Vera and your 5mins! I did not know that aloe flowers are so lovely! Honestly, my experience with aloe are limited to ointment tube, cubes in drink, and the fleshy leaves packaged in the supermarket. You have opened my eyes!
Thanks Ju-Lyn 😀