Viola, blue and yellow flowers in a clear vase of water against a dappled soft focus background.

Cosmos bipinnatus flower with bud against soft focus yellow flower.

Oriental poppy, Papaver orientale 'Patty's Plum', close up showing black stamen inside.

Dahlia, yellow flower with Painted Lady butterfly, Vanessa cardui.

Iris, Bearded iris, detail showing yellow and black markings on a blue flower.

Oriental lily, Lilium 'Hotline', several pink edged flowers.

Hosta, spikey flowerhead not yet opened.

Parrot tulip, Tulipa 'Estella Rynveld', Red and white fringed flower hanging down from a red vase.

California poppy, Eschscholzia californica 'Carmine King', overhead view of pink flower showing yellow stamen with leaf in soft focus behind.

Black-eyed Susan, Rudbeckia hirta 'Moreno', orange tinged mahogony flower showing ring of yellow stamens around the black cone.

Alstroemeria 'Perfect blue', flowers against soft focus background.

Trifolium, Clover, Nobel clover, Trifolium rubens.

China, Yunnan Province, Baisha, Corn cobs drying in the sun.

China, Yunnan Province, Lijiang, Yuhu Village, Corn cobs drying in the sun, beneath the roof of a farm building.