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Looking much like a planet, complete with gas clouds and a icy pole, a frozen bubble rests atop a fence slat on a very cold winter's morning.
An early morning visit to the banks of Rydal Water, the mist was low and I particularly liked the wispy reflections created.
Pressed digitalis flower.
Last week I was rummaging in parts of my study that haven’t been delved since the Balrog was wakened. I discovered a folder which contained some flowers that I pressed quite a few years ago.
Flower pressing is something of a lost art these days which I think is a shame. Not only are they pretty in their own right but they give a unique perspective on the structure and delicate forms of plants and flowers.
Several of the pressings were of foxgloves, and I thought they were really quite interesting to look at.
One of the things I like about foxgloves is the pattern of spots on the inside throat of the flower which are there to guide flying insects to the nectar. The pressed flowers revealed the whole patterns of the individual flowers. You can’t normally see these without dissecting the plant.
The patterns are very variable, and the arrangements are curious. I like the way the splotches get smaller nearer the nectar.
The Macro Mondays theme this week was on patterns in nature. It’s a theme made in heaven (almost literally :) ) because there are so many interesting things you could take. I thought though it would be a good opportunity to share an image of one of my pressed foxglove flowers. I thought it would be a bit different…
The dried flower is two inches long. Yey!
Thank you for taking the time to look. I hope you enjoy the image, and the pattern. Happy Macro Mondays :)
[Tripod mount, delayed shutter, single image. Backlit using my cheap and cheerful LED lightbox (second time it’s been out this week :) ).
Quickly developed in Lightroom for colour and exposure with noise reduction but no sharpening.
In Affinity used Levels to make the backlit pure white, and used Curves in LAB mode to get the exposure more even and to emphasise the colours a little using steepened ramps for the colour channels. Sharpened with Unsharp Mask and that was it.]
I have a therapist.
Her name is Mother Nature,
The patterns of her soul
run deep into everything
that is Alive…
- Lynnette Ward
A desert rose, sand rose, Sahara rose, rose rock, selenite rose, gypsum rose, or baryte rose is an intricate rose-like formation of crystal clusters of gypsum or baryte, which include abundant sand grains
(Wikipedia)
[Dedicated to CRA (ILYWAMHASAM)]
Taken August 21, 2025 and uploaded for the groups
CrAzY Tuesday #PatternsInNature
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A walk along the path from Bethesda toward Dinorwig Quarry, frosty fallen leaves covered the ground which I found appealing.
Patterns in the sand at Clam Harbour Beach created by the action of the waves and tide. (This photo looks best full screen in slideshow mode.)
This lovely moth can be found here in New South Wales, up in to Queensland.
It is a member of the carpet moth subfamily Larentiinae, which occur mostly in the temperate regions of the world.
Wingspan in repose 25 mm
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Llynnau Mymbyr (Lake) in Capel Curig, North Wales offered this reflective moment with the bracken on the hills providing warm tones.
Looking toward Nant Peris from Dinorwig Quarry, it is interesting to see the sharp contrast between the beautiful mountains of Eryri and mankind's destructive influence upon Dinorwig Quarry. The sharp slate waste creates an unforgiving environment for nature.
A walk on my local beach on Anglesey saw interesting sand patterns. This one reminded me of the start of a germinating seed.
Crazy Tuesday theme: “PATTERNS IN NATURE”
Thanks to everyone who took the time to view, comment, and fave my photo. It’s really appreciated.😊
Watching the waves break at Penmon Point on a moody day. The light was just enough to highlight the waves surrounding the lighthouse.
Another beautiful set of patterns inside the compound flowers. This one, given to me as a Mother's Day present shows the circular and compounds patterns so well.
A walk along Penmon Point - the tide created shallow rippling waves which I liked. Always a nice place to visit. I also like the moody atmosphere.
I googled "large moth" and this one was the first hit. "Antheraea polyphemus is a North American member of the family Saturniidae, the giant silk moths."
I totally oversaturated the colors. Because, how could I not?
For Macro Mondays theme 'Patterns in Nature'.
Phormium is the genus for two plant species known as New Zealand flax. The tough sword-shaped leaves of this variety 'Jester' have a brilliant pattern of red/green/yellow contrasting stripes.
The body and shell of this juvenile snail (Cornu aspersum) were translucent, allowing late afternoon sunshine to glow through. The backlight also brought out the vibrant pattern of the leaf.
No snails were harmed in the making of this photograph.
Gladioli are beautiful flowers and climb up the flower stem in repeating patterns as do most flowers. If you look inside there are patterns galore regarding stamens and shape within the flower.
This weeks theme "patterns in nature" was suggested by Cheryl
First venture in Macro Monday, finally getting an image I am relatively pleased with having yesterday deleted the whole 125 photos I took the day before.
Some you win...