La bonne vieille mouche domestique. Bien tranquille au coucher du soleil permettant de s'approcher un peu et de faire du focus stacking. 36 images empilées.

This good old housefly resting or sleeping at sunset as the temperature was dropping. It gives me the time to close up and take my time. 36 pictures focus stacked.

He was looking for the Caterpillar he once saw, but to his surprise all he found was a Butterfly! :)

"The universe is not outside of you. Look inside yourself; everything that you want, you already are." ~Rumi

It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver. ~Mahatma Gandhi

I just love bushcrickets - they're so cool 8-)

Bushcrickets are known as katydids in some areas (the males call sounds like "Katy did"). They are more often found in or around trees and maintain crepuscular habits.

Most/all UK species are spreading.

Life is a great tapestry. The individual is only an insignificant thread in an immense and miraculous pattern.

~ Albert Einstein

A photo walk around the property today and while there was still not much in bloom there were quite a variety of purple wild-flowers.

"Kindness is like snow - It beautifies everything it covers.”

~ Kahlil Gibran

“Play is the highest form of research.” ~ Albert Einstein

Olympus - Focus Stack

Utxesa - Lleida - Spain

“We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all of the power we need inside ourselves already.” – J.K. Rowling

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People sleeping in front of a wall sized poster of a cappuccino somewhere in Frankfurt airport.

Tulle

Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better. —Albert Einstein

Don't gain the world and lose your soul; wisdom is better than silver or gold. ~Bob Marley

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Nature speaks to us through different images, landscapes, colors, patterns, and forms of exquisite beauty. As we admire nature’s extravagance, our emotions and feelings become part of it. This harmonious balance makes our souls happy.

"Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future."

- Paul Boese

Life is a full circle, widening until it joins the circle motions of the infinite.~Anais Nin

“If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water.”

~ Loren Eiseley

Arrière plan constitué de la vitre noire d’un vieux iPod première génération.

Background made with an old IPod first generation; the snow flakes on the black glass.

Olympus E-M5 mk2 + 60mm Macro

“A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees.” – Amelia Earhart

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He tried to imagine the sound of the color red.

Pete Hamill

I was hiking the other day in Red River Gorge and I consumed part of my luck for the rest of the year because I saw a Luna Moth. They are not considered endangered as yet, however they are rare in some areas.

The adult lives only a week, which further reduces the chance of meeting one.

It was healthy and happy flying from tree to tree, I slowly approached it and, surprisingly, it paused giving me the chance to take a few shots. The few moments made me forget that I was drained, close to the end of a hike which mostly felt like swimming uphill in 100 degF water.

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Luna Moth (Actias luna):

-Nearctic moth in the family Saturniidae, also known as giant silk moths

-Typical Wingspan 114 mm (4.5 in), can exceed 178 mm (7 in), one of the largest in North America

-One generation per year in Canada, two-three generation per year further south in US

-Elongated tail role is to scramble the echolocation detection used by bats, kind of like flares for military aircrafts :)

-Due to its beauty, the luna moth is not considered a pest, in fact, the use of pesticides, loss of habitat, and pollution are some of the reasons it is endangered. (the Spruce)

Common darter.

The beauty of life is in small details, not in big events.~Jim Jarmusch

Newly emerged and it's wings are not yet fully pumped.

There is a magnet in your heart that will attract true friends. That magnet is unselfishness, thinking of others first; when you learn to live for others, they will live for you. ~ Paramahansa Yogananda

"Animals are the bridge between us and the beauty of all that is natural. They show us what's missing in our lives, and how to love ourselves more completely and unconditionally. They connect us back to who we are, and to the purpose of why we're here."

~Trisha McCagh

Utxesa - Lleida - Spain

Herbs are the friend of the physician and the pride of cooks. ~Charlemagne

Not the same as a previous upload. This was a slightly earlier and slightly 'quick' stitch of three frames. Normally if its handheld I'll do a stitch in portrait mode. This was a bit of a rush decision after jumping out the car. I took this and then a slower more considered one, which I uploaded a bit back. This doesn't have the space that I'd prefer but has the better light. Its a 6:17 crop and is very close to my ideal woodland shot. A bit more space in front of the tree in the foreground mid-left and I would pronounce myself happy. A fairly rare occurrence.

At Mill Farm, Staple Fitzpaine, Somerset.

"Creativity involves breaking out of established patterns in order to look at things in a different way."~Edward de Bono

"In joy or sadness, flowers are our constant friends."

- Kozuko Okakura.

He's got his thinking cap on so he's doing really well ;)

I'm quite busy today so I don't know if I'll have time to visit you, but I will tomorrow, I promise :)

Also this is a little blurry picture, but I really don't have time to retake, so I apologize :)

Cotoneaster salicifolius

Le Mans Classic, 03Juillet2022

I am convinced that abstract form, imagery, color, texture, and material convey meaning equal to or greater than words.-- Katherine McCoy

“A photograph is the illusion of a literal description of how the camera saw a piece of time and space. ” – Garry Winogrand

Papillon-Butterfly

Missing Summer already.

Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it. ~Confucius