Autumnal Echinops

Two months ago, this Echinops was my 365 picture and was a beautiful, blue sphere. Now we are heading slowly into autumn and the flower is dying, but still really quite beautiful.

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Lovel this FAV!

[Catherine]

@ziggy77 Thank you Jo - struggled to find anything for today! Thank you for the fav too.

[Jennifer]

wow, wonderful detail and shapes.

[Catherine]

@jesperani Thank you Jennifer, and for the fav.

[Catherine P]

An instant fav. These colours are so stunning against the dark background. Fantastic focus.

[Catherine]

@cmp Thank you Catherine - there was a breeze and I took so many photos of this in the hope that one would work! Thank you for the fav too.

[tony gig]

Wonderful...

[Sue]

Lovely. You can see where all the petals (spikes/) have fallen off. Lovely colours and great macro. Bet you are pleased you bought that lens!!!!

[Catherine]

@suesouthwood I love this lens!!!!

[Anne]

Such a sharp image Catherine, love the colours too. Great shot

[Walks @ 7]

Very lovely tribute to a beautiful bloom. The various stages are so clearly there. The detail that you caught is fab. Fav!

[Terri]

This is stunning! I love the shades of blue and purples.

[Dawn]

A lovely image

[Paul]

Beautifully captured :)

[Arthur Loosley]

Thanks for the smile. And a Fav for the title and caption.!

[Catherine]

@wordpixman Glad you like it Arthur and thank you for the fav

[Catherine]

@paul10 Thank you Paul

[Catherine]

@tonygig Thank you for the fav Tony

[Catherine]

@365anne Thank you - I love the blue in this flower too.

[Catherine]

@joysabin Thank you - this project is making me see so much more now! Thank you for the fav

[Catherine]

@terrinorthwind Thank you Terri - I love the blues too. Thank you for the fav.

[Catherine]

@dawnee Thank you!

[Karen]

Wow! Fav!

[Catherine]

@karens54 Thank you Karen! and for the fav

[Ruby Shepherd]

Stunning Catherine. Fav

[*lynn]

fav ... beautifully captured

[Catherine]

@rubyshepherd Thank you Ruby and for the fav!

[Catherine]

@lynnz Thank you Lynn and for the fav - just looked at your project - beautiful. Following you!

[Julie Chapa]

Wonderful image! Love the stark contrast in colors. Fav!

[Karen Mitchell]

You are killin it here! LOVE

[Catherine]

@tjchapa @kandkids Thank you both for your lovely comments - nature truly is quite amazing isn't it! Thanks for the favs too.

[Krista Marson]

striking colors