Brushstrokes of the Day is a space where I share unique moments: photographs of flowers, skies, and landscapes, alongside digital illustrations created with AI. A creative corner to enjoy everyday beauty from new perspectives.
10 Aug 2026 1 minute read 0 comments marjuanm $0.01
I have seen this peculiar plant growing wild a couple of times in a part of Puebla, Mexico. It's "algodoncillo" (or "chayote de aire") and is native from Africa, though it has adapted very well to the local environment and serves as food for Monarch...
10 Aug 2026 1 minute read 0 comments marjuanm $0.02
Hello everyone, I hope you are all doing well. My apologies for neglecting this blog a bit; I’ve been swamped with work, but here I am, back again. I found this lovely flower (I’m not sure if it has any other names) on Pl@ntNet listed as "Pink Bignon...
3 Jun 2026 1 minute read 0 comments marjuanm $0.02
Hi everyone, just like the roses in the previous post, these hibiscus flowers were in a garden outside a house (on the sidewalk). This is very common here in Puebla, Mexico. Many families plant gardens not only on their property but also outside the...
3 Jun 2026 1 minute read 0 comments marjuanm $0.04
Hello everyone, I hope you're all doing well. These are some beautiful roses I found near my house yesterday while I was out running errands. I passed by a house with a lovely front garden, and these flowers looked gorgeous. So I couldn't resist tak...
18 May 2026 1 minute read 0 comments marjuanm $0.02
Hi, every now and then I get the urge to create surreal images using generators like Leonard AI, Bing, and others, just to see what comes out. A while ago I generated this image, which I'm now sharing with you. I used Leonard AI, and I'm leaving the...
18 May 2026 1 minute read 0 comments marjuanm $0.01
I generated these images a few years ago using Leonard AI, a pretty good AI-powered image generator capable of producing quite realistic images of people. Of course, much will depend on the prompt used. I've included the prompt I used in case anyone...
16 May 2026 1 minute read 0 comments marjuanm $0.00
Hi everyone, I generated these beautiful flowers a few years ago using Bing's image generator: https://www.bing.com/images/create/ai-image-generator?setlang=es The problem is that I didn't save the prompt I used, and unlike other AI image generat...
14 May 2026 1 minute read 0 comments marjuanm $0.03
Hello, greetings from Puebla, Mexico. I found this beautiful flower in a public garden (part of the city's landscaping). I didn't know its name, so I checked PlantNet https://plantnet.org/en/ and it identified it as a Gazania. /// VERSION EN ESPAÑOL...
14 May 2026 1 minute read 0 comments marjuanm $0.05
H! to everyone, I hope you're all doing well. I took these photos today while I was on my way to make a payment and I passed by a major avenue in the city of Puebla that was adorned with these beautiful bougainvillea. I love these ornamental plants b...
27 Apr 2026 1 minute read 0 comments marjuanm $0.06
Hello everyone, we're nearing the end of April, just over a month away from spring. A few weeks before spring arrives, the jacaranda trees burst into bloom, but this only lasts a few weeks. So, although we still see these trees covered in beautiful f...
