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tiny fir cone, bathed in beautiful winter sunshine. yesterday.
today it will be blown away by the gales!
We've created little miniature gardens within the shade garden.
The hostas are looking awesome already. I have to apply some deer retardant today!
"Rock Garden German castle built 1938
by Joseph Schuhmacher" at Bailey Arboretum....
it was overgrown, so you really can't appreciate the construction of stones and bricks...
HMT!!
Macro Mondays 'low key' theme.
A miniature pewter jug for the theme.
Off camera flash through a short home made snoot, at 1/32 power, held close to subject from the left.
This part of the jug measures 2.25" (including the handle)
DoodlewashAPRIL2026 prompt: 6-Picket Fence, 7-Strawberry Shortcake, 8-Miniature Golf, 9-Kayak, 12-Latte, 13-Toolbox, 17-Bonnet, 18-Game, 20-Spiderwort, 21-Ladybug, 23-shield, 24-cricket, 26-Water Spritzer, 27- Crocus, 29-Salamander.
Did you know the world’s oldest known mini‑golf course—the Ladies’ Putting Club of St. Andrews in Scotland—originally featured whimsical obstacles like pipes, barrels, rain gutters, and even old tires?
Sharpie Pen and Daniel Smith watercolor on Hahnemühle Collection Cold Press.
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"A woman can be overdressed but never over elegant." – Gabrielle (Coco) Chanel
The theme for “Smile on Saturday” for the 28th of May is “headwear in square”, which can be any kind of headwear, so long as it is cropped into a square image. Anyone who follows my photostream knows that I love and collect 1:12 size miniatures which I photograph in realistic scenes. The artifice of recreating in minute detail items in 1:12 scale always amazes me, and it’s amazing how the eye can be fooled. Therefore, when the theme came up, I immediately thought of some of my miniature artisan hats, which really are exquisite little pieces of art in their own right. 1:12 size miniature hats made to such exacting standards of quality and realism are often far more expensive than real hats are. When you think that one would sit comfortably on the tip of your index finger, yet it could cost in excess of $150.00 or £100.00, makes them an extravagance. American artists seem to have the monopoly on this skill and some of the hats that I have seen or acquired over the years are remarkable. I have selected five of my favourites for you today. I hope you like my choice for the theme this week, and that it makes you smile.
Going clockwise from the top left-hand corner:
“Shona” (yes, this hat actually has a name, just like hats from the Golden Age of Fashion) is a purple Edwardian toque in the style popular just before and after the Great War. Made of soft velvet, she is covered in silk flowers and lace and is made by Miss Amelia’s Miniatures in the Canary Islands. It is an artisan miniature made just like a real hat, right down to a tag in the inside of the crown to show where the back of the hat is!
The camel coloured wide brimmed Edwardian picture hat is made of brown felt and is trimmed with miniature coffee coloured braid. The brim is decorated with hand curled feathers, dyed to match the shade of the hat, as well as a spray of golden “grapes” and dyed flowers. Acquired from an American miniatures collector who was divesting herself of some of her collection, I am unsure who the maker was, other than both this and the green hat were made by the same American miniature artisan.
The romantic cream wide brimmed summer hat decorated with pink satin roses and ribbons, and trimmed on the underside with the finest lace, is reminiscent of the style of hats worn and made popular by the Queen Mother (then the newly minted Duchess of York) in the mid 1920s. The maker for this hat is unknown, but it is a part of a larger collection of 1:12 artisan hats and miniature accessories I bought from an American miniature collector Marilyn Bickel.
The yellow straw hat decorated with ornamental flowers and an organza ribbon of lemon yellow is of late 1920s to early 1930s style. The maker for this hat is also unknown, but is another piece from the collection I bought from American miniature collector Marilyn Bickel.
The green coloured wide brimmed Edwardian picture hat is made of bright green felt and is trimmed with miniature turquoise coloured braid. The brim is decorated with hand curled feathers, dyed to match the shade of the hat, as well as a spray of silver silk flowers. Acquired from an American miniatures collector who was divesting herself of some of her collection, I am unsure who the maker was, other than both this and the camel hat were made by the same American miniature artisan.
I forgot to share this shot from earlier this summer; we were descending Narao Peak in Yoho NP when we took a break along a rocky bench below a large patch of snow. This is where I found this stunning miniature meandering stream. It was only a few centimetres wide, but it had incredible symmetry; it almost looked contrived! I must confess that I did edit this photo--I removed a large patch of snow that was coming in on the left side of the frame because it detracted from the amazing symmetry of the stream. I very rarely remove elements from photos, but in this case I feel it was justified, especially because I'm sure the snow would've melted out of frame within a week or two. What do you think? Thanks for looking!
Funny how this little rose bush has kept a good percentage of its leaves. I don't think it looks too happy nearly buried in the snow though! The bush is several years old and has never kept the leaves like this before.....Interesting nature!
A Macro Mondays submission on the topic "miniature". A small toy boat (with a background based on some recent wild weather).
Lying in their area near the road in Armstrong, B. C. where my sister lives.
We walked past them every day and I took a couple pics... we couldn't get close to the fence because there was a big ditch in the way full of water, mosquitoes, weeds and, well, who knows what. They did come to the fence...but, all we could do was talk to them from many yards away. Very short and quite chubby...
and, they seemed lonely......
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Originally built by my father and mother in law and given to me. I have re-painted and added many new things. Scale is 1:12. One inch equals one foot. More pics to follow (gradually) of the other rooms and the exterior, which has an attached greenhouse. My mother in law called the greenhouse Cathy's Flower Shop.
Scale 1:12. No wrapping paper leftover is too small when wrapping miniature "presents". The red and white garland is a paperclip bent with needle-nose pliers. The tree is made from the tips of Leyland cypress branches.
Miniature world under the trees... hard shot to do, to get`s the fully beauty of it, due to the darkness of that place...
Longwood Gardens Pa.
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Miniature Starburst at Longwood Gardens
This tiny beauty was less than a quarter of an inch long
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A distant view of the city of Melbourne and surrounding areas from the east. You can just make out the light towers (very mini!) of the Melbourne Cricket Ground where the sunset is at its lightest.
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Prompt: Full body shot, watercolor of two Miniature Schnauzer Dogs in an open field, salt and pepper coat. The dogs are looking in the distance. The dogs are next to each other. One standing and one laying down. The background is an open field with blue sky and clouds. --ar 4:5 --exp 10 --v 7
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