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My Word of the Day today is HELIOTROPISM. Read the definition at 👉 buff.ly/nXyEI6m

Share YOUR words to describe this picture in the comments!

#WordOfTheDay #PocketIreland #Photography #vocabulary #SunflowerField #SummerBlooms #NaturePhotography #MacroFlora

A vibrant sunflower in full bloom stands prominently in the foreground, its golden-yellow petals radiating outward from a detailed green and brown seed head. A tiny white feather rests softly on one of its broad green leaves beneath the main flower head. Additional sunflowers bloom in soft focus throughout the background, amidst lush green foliage. The natural lighting highlights the fuzzy texture of the thick stem and the vivid contrast between the bright yellow petals and deep greenery.

August 7, 2026 at 7:22 AM

Minolta Lens Photography

@minoltalensphoto.bsky.social

Sᕼᗝ丅 ᗝᖴ 丅ᕼᗴ ᗪᗩƳ!
Featuring Efton Ellis
Titled "Wasp on tight rope, sort of."
LENS: Minolta Maxxum AF 135mm f/2.8
Camera: Sony A99
Efton's Flickr stream: www.flickr.com/photos/13744...
Lens review: www.mhohner.de/sony-minolta...
#waspmacro #insectdetail #naturecloseup #macroflora #wildfocus

August 4, 2026 at 1:38 PM

Rick M

@rickmartin.bsky.social

Aloe aristata or lace Aloe, putting up a realky quite substantial flower spike, the flowers will be a really deep red when they pop iirc.

#PlantSky #Succulents #GreenSat #ColorADay #EastCoastKin #macroflora 🌱🪴🌵🌿

June 13, 2026 at 10:54 AM

Rick M

@rickmartin.bsky.social

Excellent #macroflora 🌱

May 30, 2026 at 12:15 PM

Rick M

@rickmartin.bsky.social

Iceland poppy 🌱

#FlowersOnFriday #Bloomscrolling #macroflora

May 29, 2026 at 5:46 PM

Rick M

@rickmartin.bsky.social

Trailing, or Serbian, bellflower Campanula poscharskyana). 🌱

#FlowersOnFriday #PurpleFriday #EastCoastKin #Bloomscrolling #FlowerPhotography #macroflora

May 29, 2026 at 8:47 AM

Rick M

@rickmartin.bsky.social

Osteospermum 'Summerisle Sunrise', an African daisy that starts out a pale yellow and then gradually blushes to pink as the summer progresses 🌱

#Bloomscrolling #PlantSky #macroflora

May 27, 2026 at 1:24 PM

Rick M

@rickmartin.bsky.social

Rhododendron 🌱

#Bloomscrolling #MagentaMonday #MacroMonday #macroflora

Magenta rhododendron flowers, nice detail of the inner workings

May 25, 2026 at 2:16 PM

Rick M

@rickmartin.bsky.social

I'll follow the sun.

Heliotrope, for #MacroMonday 🌱

#Bloomscrolling #PlantSky #MacroFlora #EastCoastKin

Cluster of small pale lavender coloured flowers

May 25, 2026 at 8:52 AM

Rick M

@rickmartin.bsky.social

A closer look and my blooming echeveria, for #FlowersOnFriday 🌱🪴🌵

#FloralFriday #Succulents #Houseplants #PlantSky #GardenersWorld #GardensHour #RHSChelsea #macroflora

A tall flowerspike of yellow flowers at various stages of development

May 22, 2026 at 7:33 AM

Rick M

@rickmartin.bsky.social

Cherry laurel 🌱

#Bloomscrolling #MacroMonday #macroflora #TreeFlowers

May 18, 2026 at 1:16 PM

Rick M

@rickmartin.bsky.social

Nearly there! Once those old leaves have been fully reabsorbed and turned to a crispy paper, I will repot these lithops in fresh soil (with a lot of grit) and water them for the first time since Autumn. If im lucky they might flower in late summer 🌱🪴🌵

#SucculentSunday #PlantSky #macroflora

A pair of lithops growing in a pot, they are both most of the way through the annual process of renewing their single leaf pair, the new leaves have fully pushed through the old pair which are already shrivelled up as the plant reclaims their moisture

May 17, 2026 at 2:01 PM

Rick M

@rickmartin.bsky.social

Scarborough Fair - Trad. arrangement by Martin Carthy 🌱

#Bloomscrolling #Herbs #macroflora #plantsky #AlphabetChallenge #WeekSForSongs

Four images arranged in a grid detailing the flowers of culinary herbs parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme

May 17, 2026 at 1:22 PM

Rick M

@rickmartin.bsky.social

Time by Pink Floyd 🌱

#Bloomscrolling #AlphabetChallenge #WeekSForSongs #FlowersOnFriday #macroflora

May 15, 2026 at 6:43 PM

Rick M

@rickmartin.bsky.social

Nemophila menziesii 'Penny Black' 🌱

#FlowersOnFriday #FloralFriday #Bloomscrolling #macroflora #BWFri #ColorADay #EastCoastKin

May 15, 2026 at 11:31 AM

Rick M

@rickmartin.bsky.social

A honeybee pollinating allium 'Purple Sensation' 🌱🐝

#InsectThursday #BugSky #Bloomscrolling #macroflora

Small honeybee on a large purple allium flower

May 14, 2026 at 6:33 PM

Rick M

@rickmartin.bsky.social

A drone fly on a poached-egg plant flower 🌱

#InsectThursday #BugSky #Bloomscrolling #macroflora #YellowThu #coloraday #eastcoastkin

A bee mimicking drone fly on a poached-egg plant flower, which is white with a golden centre

May 14, 2026 at 11:37 AM

english word bot

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The word "macroflora" on a stylized background

May 14, 2026 at 2:20 AM

Rick M

@rickmartin.bsky.social

Ageratum 🌱

#Bloomscrolling #macroflora #TuesdayBlue #bluetue #coloraday #eastcoastkin

May 12, 2026 at 7:42 PM

Rick M

@rickmartin.bsky.social

Aquilegia 'Blue Star' 🌱

#Bloomscrolling #macroflora #TuesdayBlue #BlueTue #ColorADay #EastCoastKin

Face on view of a blue and white columbine flower speckled with raindrops

May 12, 2026 at 11:07 AM

PaleoGalli

@paleogalli.bsky.social

Descoberta de Pegadas de Arcossauromorfos do Triássico no Leste Europeu. 1. Pegadas de Nado de Arcossauros Primitivos link.springer.com/article/10.1...