A Bee Photograph

You may have already figured out that I like love to take photographs.

Not only do I like to take them, but I enjoy seeing other people's photographs. 

While perusing the web, I have seen the neatest photographs of bees at places

like Simply Life Photographs and Katie Lloyd Photography {the blog}. 

Having been inspired by the awesome shots these ladies have captured,

I hoped to have an opportunity to photograph a few bees.

This opportunity came more quickly than I hoped, when I recently visited my parents' house. 

I headed out to their back yard hoping for some lovely flowers to photograph.

To my surprise not only was there a plethora of flowers, including this magnolia blossom,

but there were numerous bees! 

Many bees swarming about a particular pink bush. 

The bush has quite long branches,

and I was able to stand amongst them to photograph the bees as closely as I dare.

I was stung once or twice as a child, and that is not a feeling I have easily forgotten.

So, I didn't get as close as I could have, but close enough.

Today, I am excited to show you these two photographs of bees I took.

And, to all the excellent photographers (too many to mention them all) that inspire me, thank you!

Isn't it wonderful how another can encourage you to try something new

or improve a skill just by sharing something from their own life?