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"Macro Mondays" Fashion show
Orange Jacket with black stripes on pretty spotted underwear.
Défilé de mode :
Veste orange à rayures noires sur un joli dessous à pois !
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Violas growing in a flowerpot in a garden in Shoeburyness in Essex, England. Violas are a genus of flowering plants, commonly known as violets, with a wide range of species and varieties. Taken with the Canon 5D4 and the Sigma 135mm 1.8 Art Lens.
A field of flowers within a flower.
...And that's only about a quarter of the sunflower head.
Sunflowers offer abundance in so many ways. Getting up close to its flower face before the seeds begin to mature, reveals hundreds of mini flowers with tiny stamens and pistils. The tight spiral designs from an earlier stage broaden into what looks like arched rows fanning out from the center in both vertical and horizontal curves.
A sepia, painterly treatment lends a sculptural quality to the
details of this image.
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A crested dove took a rest on the fence today.
"7 Days of Shooting" "Week #2" "Birds" "Geometry Sunday"
The Flickr Lounge ... Weekly Theme ... patterns in nature.
Macro Mondays theme: "Patterns in Nature"
White-faced cockatiel feather (1.75 inches)
I hope you will enjoy the other feather images following this one in my photostream.
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“Hope” is the thing with feathers -
That perches in the soul -
And sings the tune without the words -
And never stops - at all -
And sweetest - in the Gale - is heard -
And sore must be the storm -
That could abash the little Bird
That kept so many warm -
I’ve heard it in the chillest land -
And on the strangest Sea -
Yet - never - in Extremity,
It asked a crumb - of me.
BY EMILY DICKINSON
I felt it had to be a flower this week. I'm not sure what species this is.
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The transient beauty of the coast is intricately intertwined with the captivating patterns that emerge in the sand, crafted by the relentless forces of wind and wave. These natural sculptors shape the shoreline, leaving behind ephemeral masterpieces.
As the tides ebb and flow, they orchestrate a delicate dance with the sand. With each advancing wave, the water gently caresses the shore, carrying particles of sand along its journey. As the wave recedes, it relinquishes its cargo, depositing the grains in a meticulous arrangement. This cyclical process, repeated countless times, creates intricate patterns that stretch along the coastline.
The patterns left behind by the retreating tide mimic the ebb and flow of life itself. Swirling ripples, reminiscent of a miniature desert landscape, emerge as the water recedes, their graceful curves and undulating lines transforming the beach into a living work of art. The patterns are at once orderly and chaotic, with intricate geometrical formations intermingling with whimsical curves and asymmetrical shapes.
The wind, a silent artist in its own right, adds its touch to the sculpting process. As it sweeps across the coast, it whispers secrets to the sand, coaxing it to dance in its invisible embrace. The wind's gentle touch lifts fine particles from the beach, carrying them aloft in an intricate ballet. It sculpts the sand into delicate ripples, resembling the soft undulations of fabric.
The interplay between the wind and the tide results in an ever-changing landscape. The patterns shift and evolve, shaped by the combined forces of these elemental sculptors. Ripples become miniature mountains, rising and falling in a transient topography that mirrors the larger contours of the surrounding coast. Each gust of wind and every advancing or receding wave leaves its mark, etching new patterns and erasing old ones, in an eternal cycle of creation and destruction.
These ephemeral patterns serve as a reminder of the impermanence of existence and the transient nature of beauty, as each passing moment alters the landscape, erasing what once was and creating something new. The sands become a canvas for the symphony of time, a tangible reflection of the ever-changing nature of our lives.
The beauty of these fleeting patterns lies not only in their visual allure but also in the emotions they evoke. They inspire a sense of wonder and awe, inviting us to pause and appreciate the intricate designs that nature creates with such effortless grace. The patterns speak of the interconnectedness of all things, the harmonious interplay between the elements, and the constant flux that defines our existence.
In these patterns of nature, we find a profound lesson: that life, like the shifting sands, is ever-changing, and that true beauty lies not in permanence but in the appreciation of the fleeting moments that grace our journey.
Group: Macro Mondays
Theme: Patterns In Nature
I'm afraid there are going to be a lot of shells in this week's group, but this is the direction I had to go. HMM to everyone!
Geometrically fractured shapes of mudstone fit like jigsaw pieces into a hollow of the Mesquite Dunes, Death Valley National Park, California. While I wandered around the dunes I kept thinking that I should climb up to the highest vantage at some point, but I kept getting distracted by the layers of stone that were cracked and exposed in the hollows and I never made it to the heights. My mind immediately conjured up Escher's drawings, and I thought the patterns were nicely emphasized by the monochrome in which he often worked.
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I am a big fan of the markings on many of the Hoverflies. This is of course the Marmalade hoverfly, Episyrphus balteatus. Even the wing veins have distinct patterns specific to a species Sometimes the wing veins are one of the keys to identifying one species from another.