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from Wikipedia...
A catkin or ament is a slim, cylindrical flower cluster, with inconspicuous or no petals, usually wind-pollinated (anemophilous) but sometimes insect pollinated (as in Salix). They contain many, usually unisexual flowers, arranged closely along a central stem which is often drooping. They are found in many plant families, including Betulaceae, Fagaceae, Moraceae, and Salicaceae. For some time, they were believed to be a key synapomorphy among the proposed Hamamelididae, but it is now believed that this flower arrangement has arisen independently by convergent evolution on a number of occasions.
In many of these plants only the male flowers form catkins, and the female flowers are single (hazel, oak), a cone (alder) or other types (mulberry). In other plants (such as poplar) both male and female flowers are borne in catkins.
Catkin-bearing plants include many other trees or shrubs such as birch, willow, hickory, sweet chestnut and sweetfern (Comptonia), and also some herbaceous plants such as nettle.
The word catkin is derived from the Dutch katje, meaning "kitten", on account of the resemblance to a kitten's tail. Ament is from the Latin amentum, meaning "thong" or "strap".
It was good to have Kohler-Andrae State Park open again after a month of closure. The park is now once more only accessible to those with an annual or daily park sticker. As a result, the crowds have thinned out, people wisely practice social distancing, and garbage no longer litters the park.
Thursday was sunny, the air full of birdsong, and there was much new plant growth after our days of heavy rains. For a moment, life seemed almost back to normal in these trying times. I hope that you have a similar place where you can go as well. It does make a difference in outlook.
JFL Real Hats Spring Soft Brim mesh hat with texture hud.
sacredsquare. Owl v1.0
YSS: Eli Top
KARNA - MIREA Jacket
Deep blue skies, Japanese castle and cherry blossoms.
With the old Sony FE 24-70mm f4 ZA OSS, a lens with a widely acknowledged poor reputation which I also happen to agree with having owned and used it before myself.
This is however still a modern lens, meaning it’s definitely sharp enough regardless of less than great MTF charts or sharpness ratings. Lens sharpness is the most overrated attribute of modern lenses.
Ultimately it’s nothing that competent post-processing can’t improve upon, a message that I have been trying to put across. There’s no need to rush into the latest and greatest gear, don’t fall for the siren song of shills.
As the trip continues, we found a lot of small water ponds around the area. Looks great and the reflection is just perfect.
Just thought this was cute
She got new shoes for spring & I painted her toenails to compliment them : )
hate the blown highlights & shadows
but oh well - I shot this in full sunlight -
so I should know better - LOL