Macro Mondays Leaves only Leaves

A few weeks back I picked up two or three leaves from the capital pear trees in our driveway and decided to see what sort of shots I could get using a black cloth as background, a bit of desklamp lighting manipulation and a tweak or two of photo post-processing editing. This is a different shot from one I posted of the same leaf a few weeks ago.

Having fun with crocuses. Happy weekend!

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A shot of this little guy from our garden, taken yesterday while sitting in the sunshine ☀️😎

The forest floor and fields turn soft shades of pink and magenta in the fall as the Asters take their turn to brighten up the landscape

The first ladybug in my flower bed this spring. Finland, on a sunny noon.

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Spoonbill alights on tree

Salyx, having a wee shady moment on the new garden sofa...

We built this behemoth in June...from old pallets and new decking. I thought it was a good idea. It weighs a bloomin’ tonne! It is more than seven ft long, at one point. Also, I had to buy some sheds in which to keep the over-the-top-expensive cushions.

Anyway...not content with lying under a tree or a bush, Madam decided that comfort was top of the agenda.

In the garden,

South Carrick Hills

SW Scotland

Huge Water Lily, so full, one of the most beautiful one I've ever seen!

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Chrysanthemum!

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It was the first day of Spring but there was still snow on the Alps.

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strong colors of spring 2020

A White Squirrel (not albino) grooming.

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Magnolia is a large genus of about 210 flowering plant species in the subfamily Magnolioideae of the family Magnoliaceae. Magnolia is an ancient genus. Appearing before bees did, the flowers are theorized to have evolved to encourage pollination by beetles. To avoid damage from pollinating beetles, the carpels of Magnolia flowers are extremely tough. The flowers are bisexual with numerous adnate carpels and stamens are arranged in a spiral fashion on the elongated receptacle. The natural range of Magnolia species is a disjunct distribution, with a main center in east and southeast Asia and a secondary center in eastern North America, Central America, the West Indies, and some species in South America. 37830

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These carefree flowers were growing alongside the sidewalk. I thought they were quite pretty and deserved to be photographed. For Sliders Sunday, I took them to Topaz Studio for editing, colour enhancement and addition of a texture. HSS!

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This building in downtown Beardstown, Illinois was completed in 1889 as a clubhouse for the Beardstown Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. In recent years it has housed an antique mall. Glad to see this old-timer survive into the 21st century, but I'm not quite sold on the color.

Dietes is a genus of rhizomatous plants of the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1866. Common names include wood iris, Fortnight lily, African iris, Japanese iris and Butterfly iris, each of which may be used differently in different regions for one or more of the six species within the genus. Most species are native to southern and central Africa. They have flowers with six free tepals that are not joined into a tube at their bases. 29221

Spotted close to my home town.

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A lovely pink tulip in the garden enjoying some very rare sunshine

A few weeks back I took this shot of the Yellow-rumped Warbler enjoying the warm Autumn weather. Now not only are they gone but most of the leaves had fallen too.