Birmingham 14x04x30 (20c)

Pattern shot showing the stone and vegetation patterns on the rocks at Boscastle. Cornwall.

Part of 'Was du liebst, bring dich auch zum weinen' on Teshima Island as part of the Setouchi Triennale

From Geyser Hill boardwalk, Yellowstone.

Silica is dissolved from the underlying Rhyolite by the hot, acidic water and precipitates out as it cools at the surface, forming siliceous sinter and making these intriguing patterns.

It was a cold morning, so the stark white around this hydro-thermal feature is hoar frost.

Io sono verticale

Ma preferirei essere orizzontale.

Non sono un albero con radici nel suolo

succhiante minerali e amore materno

così da poter brillare di foglie a ogni marzo,

né sono la beltà di un’aiuola

ultradipinta che susciti grida di meraviglia,

senza sapere che presto dovrò perdere i miei petali.

Confronto a me, un albero è immortale

e la cima di un fiore, non alta, ma più clamorosa:

dell’uno la lunga vita, dell’altra mi manca l’audacia.

Stasera, all’infinitesimo lume delle stelle,

alberi e fiori hanno sparso i loro freddi profumi.

Ci passo in mezzo ma nessuno di loro ne fa caso.

A volte io penso che mentre dormo

forse assomiglio a loro nel modo piu’ perfetto –

con i miei pensieri andati in nebbia.

Stare sdraiata è per me piu’ naturale.

Allora il cielo ed io siamo in aperto colloquio,

e sarò utile il giorno che resto sdraiata per sempre:

finalmente gli alberi mi toccheranno, i fiori avranno tempo per me.

Sylvia Plath - "Io sono verticale"

Patterning made using a photo of a woven keychain; the original was blue and green and gold.

The brush size was the same in all the rows, but the spacing varied. The rows were made different colors, and the color was inverted.

Patterning in GIMP.

The Alabama Balloon Jubilee definitely provided some interesting and great photo opportunities. I caught this one as one of the balloons was being inflated.

This is photo 4 in a set of 4 nearly identical scenes in which the rapidly moving clouds provided an ever changing illumination pattern. It was quite spectacular to watch it unfold. The scene is of the Painted Hills in the John Day Fossil Beds.

170/365/2023, 4553 days in a row

The evening pattern these days seems to be a glimpse of sunlight after a day of fog. Is it just a teaser of a sign of hope? Is it symbolic of anything?

Thousands of Mitsubishi cars and vans awaiting customs clearance at Port Rashid

Tree against the sky at Blue Marsh State Park

Patterns in a beach stream.

Artistic pattern under an arch in the Medersa courtyard.

Morocco

Window in a place of worship in Talisay, Camarines Norte, Philippines

I didn't iron the details because I'm not sure if I'm satisfeid!

If you want to see, I posted 4 pictures before this one, with some differences in the front trees, in the VW Van, and is some windows.

Is there one of them that you liked more, dear partner?

I will be so glad to hear your opinion!

Now I'm thinking on the quilting!!!! I have no idea how to quilt it!!! :))))

Eu ainda não colei os detalhes porque eu não estou certa de que esteja satisfeita!

Se vc quiser, eu coloquei 4 fotos com algumas diferenças nas árvores frontais, na Kombi e em algumas janelas. Tem alguma delas que vc gostou mais?

Eu ficarei muito feliz em ouvir sua opinião!

I always love working with patterns and texture in nature and this fern gave me a great opportunity to do so. The light was soft because it had just rained and it was a fantastic moment to capture some fine details. I didn't hesitate.

Charlecote Park

Salt pan patterns in Salinas, Peru, way high up in the Andes. The salt cultivation predates even Inca times and are still used today.

This is a photo of patterns in exposed bedrock at Clam Harbour Beach.

Sunflower floret

wickerwork pattern

Trying out gofirecrest's 100mm macro in gardeness' garden.