365 Days of Photo's

I was recently inspired by another amateur photographer........365 days of photo's or one photo a day to practice my skills, creativity and to keep my eyes open.  I am taking a 3 photography courses this coming fall and looking forward to applying all that I learn.
Autumn is my favourite time of year.  I especially love the colours of the falling leaves, golds and reds also the sound of crisp leaves crunching under my feet.
The photo above was taken in my backyard when I was actually photographing the last of my summer flowers, when I noticed the lonely bee atop the thistle.  I do not have a macro lens so I did my best to zoom in and focus F4.5 ISO 100 sunlight.