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When we pay attention, whatever we are doing...is transformed and becomes a part of our spiritual path. We begin to notice details and textures that we never noticed before everyday life becomes clearer, sharper, and at the same time more spacious.
Rick Fields
"Animals are born who they are, accept it, and that is that. They live with greater peace than people do." ― Gregory Maguire
Flowers... are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty out-values all the utilities of the world. Ralph Waldo Emerson
MM Redux 2019 - Complementary Colours
When two friends understand each other totally, the words are soft and strong like an orchid's perfume.
Sara Jeannette Duncan
“The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.” —Socrates
I had a wonderful day in Bournemouth with CaptiveLight photographing an array of critters including this Red Eyed Tree Frog. This has to be my favourite though, just look at those feet. Thanks to Miles & Rihanna for making the morning go so smoothly and Lillian for organising this special treat.
Hasn't been seen since that first encounter unfortunately.
This was found in my garden recently, woohoo. A male nymph, Long-Winged Conehead recently hatched and i assume born in the garden. Hoping to find it again, and more.
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.
Not So Hot Capsaïcne de Caladan
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A strange woodland plant that is all flower and no leaves.
Common toothwort (Lathraea squamaria) is a parasitic plant living on the roots of a range of woody plants, on which it is dependent for its nutrition. It is most commonly found in shady areas feeding on decaying hazel. Toothwort is unusual in that it is completely lacking in chlorophyll.
Nothing we see or hear is perfect. But right there in the imperfection is perfect reality. ~Shunryu Suzuki
I was asked a wee while ago to put this one up one here. I'd previously added it as a comments picture. Its not the full version of the one from a few days ago but a 16:9 crop of the one from November. I kept that as a panoramic crop in colour as the sky at the top of the frame was distracting. However, I really liked the shape of the trees when they were allowed more room and in particular I liked the way the light lit up the various wee bit of foliage. However, being a bit of a B&W nut I felt that this particular crop worked far better in mono. It might be that others won't like it as they will far prefer the colour version. As regards the mono processing I'm fairly sure that it started life using a preset supplied by Scott Masterton - rather an accomplished photographer and one whose photostream I would advise you to have a wee look at.
PS - full size this image is 11060x6221 and is a six frame stitch taken with the Nikon 60mm macro lens so the detail is rather immense full size (if you like that sort of thing).
Kindness is more important than wisdom, and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom.” – Theodore Isaac Rubin
Si importa - Yes, it matters
“You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.”
~Jane Goodall
“Always remember you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem and smarter than you think.” – Winnie the Pooh, by A.A Milne
In loving support of all those living with ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia
“The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.” – Samuel Butler
"When people go within and connect with themselves, they realize they are connected to the universe and they are connected to all living things." ~Armand DiMele
Edge to edge on these hearts is 1.25". I used a UV flashlight to create the glow. The hearts are the hem of a dress on a medal ornament that my mother gave me many years ago.
The ISO was set high accidentally and I did not notice until after I processed the image.