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Every year they appear I am fascinated by these amazing little galls! They take their name from the fact that they look like little buttons woven from golden threads! These beautiful looking little galls are made by the asexual generation of the wasp Neuroterus numismalis.
Silk Button Galls are abundant on the underside of the Oak leaves and can reach 3 mm across. They contain the agamic generation of the Silk Button Gall Wasp (Neuroterus numismalis) and look like a thick, rolled edge disk with a deep central pit and gold hairs, there is no mark on the top of the leaf. The galls are a single cell gall holding one wasp and can be seen from August to October, until the leaves fall in autumn. The wasp larva will mature in August but remain in the gall on the ground throughout the winter, emerging the following year from February to April.
okay, ONE more pic of my button flowers we made for easter baskets! i really like how this one turned out :) - credit to my amazing son for the design! he made this one just for grandma! isn't he talented?!
19.366.2012
Camera Canon EOS 7D
Exposure 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture f/3.2
Focal Length 50 mm
ISO Speed 500
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash On, Fired triggering 580exii through umbrella left :)
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For Macro Mondays theme; "Button(s)"
(This tiny button is at the end of my little 4" flashlight.)
HMM to all.
Why would a button be bittersweet? Well, because my 16-year old daughter, Anna, can't work buttons. Sometimes the things I take for granted hit me in the gut. I'm pretty far down this path of mothering a child with special needs, but there are still milestones that sting. It can be something simple like knowing other girls her age are wearing makeup (Anna has no interest) or dating (Anna desperately wants a boyfriend) to the bigger things like getting a driver's license (that won't ever happen) or going to junior prom (Anna should be in 11th grade this year but we had her repeat kindergarten). I remind myself of the progress she's making and that she is on her own timeline, but when I saw this week's theme... "Buttons and Bows"... I got a pang. She can't work a button, she doesn't have the fine motor control, so for me, the button is bittersweet.
Yesterday afternoon, 1 May 2015, I left home to drive SE of the city, with Frank Lake as my main destination. I was there on 26 April with quite a large group of birders and the lake was so beautifully calm - made for some nice reflections. Yesterday was the opposite, with very strong winds, making it really difficult to stand and especially hold a camera. The wind started a short while after I left home and I did wonder what it was going to be like at Frank Lake. The highway south is through pretty flat, prairie land and so there is little to break the force of the wind. As a result, I had to grip the steering wheel the whole drive, trying to keep my car within the lines of my lane. A few hours of gripping my camera and bracing myself against a wooden corner at the bird blind (hide) didn't help. Last night and today, my shoulders and arms are so painful, having triggered the inflammation in both shoulder rotator cuffs again. Fortunately, today will be a lot more relaxing.
I didn't see many species of bird yesterday afternoon, as my main focus was on the Eared Grebes, that I love seeing and photographing. Far more of them than a few days earlier, probably because they were trying to find a slightly more sheltered bit of water instead of the huge expanse of open lake. Saw a Coot or two, a few Canada Geese, maybe 15 or so White-faced Ibis in flight. Saw a couple of Yellow-headed Blackbirds, one Red-winged Blackbird, a Ruddy Duck, and endless noisy Gulls. Drove past the Great Horned Owl family and all looked well. I went all the way round the lake, but didn't see any birds at all along these gravel roads. I love driving the backroads of the prairie landscape.
The trip was worth it, though (apart from my painful arms!). Now I just have to go through and delete all the dozens of very blurry Grebe shots. Hardly unexpected, though, given the very windy day. I was just amazed that a few photos look like they may be sharp enough to post! This one really shows why I think their eyes look like red buttons : )
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I made a few of these, but never finished them, as I couldn't decide how to make them stand up. I put this one into an old cotton reel, but I'm not really sure about it.
Any thoughts, my creative friends?
I've always liked long skirts with button up fronts. This is the only one I have at the moment that actually has functioning buttons rather than just buttons for decorative purposes.
A stubborn sun fights to show through cloud and mist for this sunset shot from the Western Explorer road in the Tarkine.
This week's challenge was emboss.
Shot with a 55mm nikkor f3.5 macro lens + extension tube @f11
Model :) was the button of a no fear jeans.
I'm rather fond of this combo. Casual and comfy with those low wedge slip ons. A easy and appealing everyday look. And of course, one could always slip on a pair of sexy heels and undo a button or two for a little leg show, should the need arise.....or should the Mistress command. 😘
this is Jorja's son.. he is this years fawn .. and no, I havn't named him yet! so, this is Missy's grandson ... and for all my Canadian contacts, and those in the U.S. that can get CTV ... tonight W5 will be featuring a story on the Aspen Valley Wildlife Sanctuary and the good work they do with injured and orphaned wildlife ... well worth a look!
Shot taken for Macro Mondays - Button(s) HMM!
Uncropped image.
Subject Size: 42 mm X 22 mm
Subject Age: 50+ years
Button made from tree branch and no two were alike.