Hive Philippines Travel and Nature Photography #1035 - by Allmonitors

#1035 - More of Morning Sunflowers Shots After Jogging for Thursday.

Greetings this Thursday dearest Hiveans! May your day be filled with joy of new discoveries. May your Thursday be a canvas of vibrant colors that is painted with the hues of creativity and camaraderie here. Here's to another day of growth and unity on this incredible community called Hive😉.

And now for our daily shots inside the University of the Philippines Diliman Campus. Before the first light of dawn began to paint the sky, my wife and I put on our running shoes and went to the University to start our morning jog. The air was cold and refreshing. We set off at a slow and steady pace which is good for the heart at LSD pace.

The distance we covered seems like seven or eight kilometers it's also the time when the sun had fully risen with a golden glow over the landscape even if covered with trees. It was then that we stopped in a row of sunflowers with vibrant yellow petals following the sun.

Some of the sunflowers swaying gently in the morning breeze as each flower seemed to turn towards the sun while creating a lovely sea of yellow. We captured this moment using our phones to take photos and close-up shots of the yellow blooms. The sunflowers with intricate patterns and vibrant colors were like a photographer's dream. As we moved through each of the flowers, we noticed the presence of some morning bees busy with their exploration. These industrious creatures were going about their day visiting one sunflowers to another to gather nectar and pollen. These morning bees seemed friendly and allowed us to capture them in our photos without disturbance but during midday they are already elusive base on my experiences.

The interaction between the bees and the sunflowers was the best of nature you can witness in this urban Metro Manila. We watched for some moments as the bees moved from flower to flower with their tiny legs filled with pollens. I wish I had my ZS110 so I could capture them closer in macro.

This scene was a testament to the beauty and harmony of the natural world even in the middle of the city. The morning jog, these lovely sunflowers and the never tiring bees had all come together to create a perfect start to the day.

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Shot taken in Diliman Quezon City, Philippines.