Sunflowers and a cute little pest!

When I first saw this green and black spotted bug I thought it was a green lady bug.  After researching, I discovered there is no such insect!  This cute little bug is a major agricultural pest, as it eats or damages the leaves of crops.  Along with a few images of this beetle, there are also some macro images of sunflowers to include one with a honeybee.  Did I mentioned that I LOVE sunflowers!  Enjoy!

Sunflowers and a Monarch Butterfly

Ever since I watched the IMAX show, Flight of the Butterflies, I have had an appreciation for the Monarch butterfly.  Did you know hundreds of millions of Monarch butterflies migrate from the mountains in Mexico through the United States to Canada?  It was exciting to discover a Monarch flying among the sunflowers I photographed in our yard.  Included below are a few images captured during my sunflower photo session.  Enjoy!

I love sunflowers!!!

It was so terribly hot last week when I decided to photograph the sunflowers in our pasture.  Before heading out to photograph the sunflowers, I soaked myself with the garden hose and drove the truck out to our shed where the best batch of sunflowers decided to grow this year on our property.  I knew I would be exhausted from the heat and would not want to carry the tripod back to the house afterwards. :)  The last sunflower below was taken in the studio before heading outside to get the rest of the sunflower images.  Hope you enjoy these lovely flowers of Kansas!

My sunflower garden

I love sunflowers!!!!  Just this week they started sprouting around my front yard, and not just a few.  They sprouted in bunches!  I braved the 100 degree heat, chiggers and bees to capture these lovely wildflowers that God placed in my yard.  Enjoy.... :)