Awesome August 31

As summer draws to a close, I think I will most miss the flowers this year. Although they struggled, first with too much rain, and then with not enough, watching my Coneflowers sprout, bloom, and return to the earth they emerged from was a photographic pleasure this year. I'll miss these Fibonaci show stopping colors when the dreary days of winter settle in, but they'll be here through Autumn, so I still have some time to enjoy their beauty.

(Posting early as I will not be able to do so in Michigan. I confess this shot was taken in July. But the ones I took the other day didn't please me, so I went back to this one.)

[Sally Ings]

Wonderful pov and gorgeous colour!

[Kerri]

Beautiful

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@salza @kerristephens

Thank you Sally!
Thank you Kerri!

[Karen Williams]

great perspective, composition and a beautiful colour.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@kandernob Thanks Karen!

[Colleen]

Mee Too!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@httpgeffed Thanks Colleen!

[Jennifer]

What a cheerful colour. Love the angle on this.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@jesperani Thank you Jennifer- I love the colors these flowers produce. Some can be quite pale and others so vivid.

[Tara]

Me too! I'll miss flowers and butterflies and my insect friends. The is a wonderful pov.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@tara11 Thanks Tara!

[Elizabeth Youngs]

Great pov and color!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@lyoungs1023 Thanks Elizabeth!

[Livia]

Love your perspective. Great colors!

[Phil]

That pop of pink is great - the autumn will indeed be dull without it

[Nada A.]

I like the POV. At least we have the fall colors to look forward to.

[alia_801]

Lovely colours and great POV :)

[W.MARK HATCH]

gorgeous!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@myautofocuslife @filsie65 @nadaa @alia_801 @mhatch

Thank you Livia, Phil, Nada, Alia and Mark! Off to Michigan- have a great weekend!

[Paula]

Beautiful!

[Ray]

I'm really not ready for summer to be over but I'm also looking forward to those Fall orange and brow colors!

[Dione Giorgio]

Gorgeous!

[Bev]

It looks like your laying on the ground for this one! Nice shot! Lovely color, great focus and excellent POV.

[Linda Lorraine]

Love your pov!!! Also this color...nice job

[Carole]

Stunning colour and great angle

[Netkonnexion]

Cool shot! Exquisite!

[Tanja Carda]

Beautiful perspective and colors. Not to many flowers left here but the next spring and summer will be here again soon =)

[summerfield]

cool macro shot, ann.

[Carole Imes]

Striking color....just beautiful, Ann. I can see why you'd miss them.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@paulavdmerwe @rayg86 @sangwann @prttblues @lindag @melorac @netkonnexion @tanja_1211 @summerfield @cimes1

Thanks to all! I have a small window of time while visiting the family to read and comment, hence the blanket thank you!

[bruni]

Ann your picture is awesome. my coneflowers are almost finished for this season..have only one new one and the flower is very small. like your POV.. http://365project.org/bruni/nature-at-it-s/2012-08-29

[Wendy Bowden]

Stunning pink

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@bruni Thanks Bruni! Yes, I expect that when I return from Michigan, this one will be on its way out too.
@wenbow Thanks Wendy!

[Netkonnexion]

Wonderful colour.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@netkonnexion Thanks so much Damon!

[Mrs. Smith]

Beautiful color!

[Henri Russell]

Awesome close up.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@mrssmith @henrir
Thank you Carla!
Thank you Henri!
Heading home from Michigan today and hope to catch up with you soon!

[Denise]

A very fun perspective. Vibrant color.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@denisedaly Thank you Denise!

[Allison Williams]

Love this rich color. Hope you are enjoying your vacation.

[Tara]

I love the pov. I never think to take a shot from this angle. It looks like it might be a gerber daisy too which is one of my favorites! Very nice.

[karenann]

Gorgeous pov and color! Our summer flowers are leaving us here and the Fall ones are coming in. No butterflies around lately either ... so that means the end of summer. I love the change of seasons tho!!

[PamSnaps1]

Beautiful colors Ann!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@allie912 @tara11 @karenann @potsbypam

Thank you Allison- we had a wonderful time~!
Thank you Tara- it's a Cone Flower- also known as ecchinacea.
Thanks Karenann! Spring and Fall are my favorites, but I've come to love the coneflowers as they are so photogenic!
Thanks Pam!

[Tara]

@olivetreeann Duh! I see you wrote that in the description. I think I commented without a thorough read. Thanks for responding :). And I just noticed that I commented twice . . . deep breath, slow down :)

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@tara11 (o: Not to worry- had you not said anything about the first comment, I would never have noticed! But now I can say, you are my most dedicated commentator having left not one, but two very nice comments on this shot!

[Tara]

@olivetreeann :)

[Dixie Goode]

Every year this show is so fun to watch For me planting the sunflowers every year is a wonderful cycle to participate in.

[Nicole Campbell]

Beautiful

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@pandorasecho Thanks Dixie- I love sunflowers too and attempted some this year, but I'm finding that my soil is not great for growing new things from seed. Transplanting works better. These flowers were first started by a transplanted clump but now they are reseeding themselves and doing just fine.
@nicolecampbell Thanks Nicole!

[Vickie Posey]

Very vibert. Doesn't matter if it's July or August they are still beautiful :-)

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@vposey thanks Vickie- I love them at every stage too.