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Diabrotica undecimpunctata seen at Heather Farms Park, Walnut Creek, Ca. October 2019.
My submission for Macro Mondays "It's A-Peeling To Me" .... a nice cool cucumber peeled with jaggered edges for extra appeal
Mono March #3
Can you tell I enjoyed my last visit to Cucumber Falls? I keep posting pics from that same visit. Over and over, but the compositions are all slightly different.
Popsicles made from two kinds of cucumbers; the garden cucumber (light green skin) and Japanese cucumber (dark green skin).
Creeping cucumber.
Pepino rastrero
The plant is especially prominent in southeast regions of the United States. The plant resembles the cultivated cucumber, possessing miniature yellow flowers, similar leaf shape, same leaf patterns, as well as similar growth patterns. The unripe berries strongly resemble minuscule watermelons. The ripe berries, which are black, have powerful laxative qualities when consumed. The berries, when unripe and light green can be eaten raw. Dogs are known to eat the leaves without any apparent side effects.
Size of the flower approximately 6 mm.
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The dreaded spotted cucumber beetle (Diabrotica undecimpunctata) is green, or greenish-yellow, with black spots. Unlike its "lady" look-alike, the cucumber beetle has no redeeming qualities. Instead of eating the aphids on roses, the cucumber beetle eats the rose blossom itself. It can devour an African daisy, a poppy, or a lily in a day. Bad, bad bug!
The entrance to Seven Dials Market. A large shopping area over two floors with a food court. I think it is named in homage to the site's previous purpose as a fruit and veg market.
Sure, the light looked warm, but my fingers and toes disagreed wholeheartedly. I love how this place looks different every winter. The ice forms in a different way each year. I really love the little S-curve that the stream has taken on because of the ice blocking some of the natural flow. What a lovely sight!
A second view, from a somewhat different angle, of Cucumber Falls. This is probably the most iced over I've ever seen these falls (that I can remember) and I know it can get even more dramatic than this. I'm tempted to visit again very soon to see how the ice has grown...or shrunk.
Cucumber Falls last month under somewhat low water conditions. The lighting was perfect under heavily clouded skies and the blanket of leaves caught my attention.
Cucumber Falls is located along Kentuck Road in Ohiopyle State Park.
For 121 Pictures in 2021 #106 "Vegetable that begins with a "C"", these English Cucumbers came from a neighbor's garden. My cucumber plant is still only about a foot (30cm) high. Technically, these are fruits, but most people call them vegetables.
Given its proximity to civilization, easy access and sheer beauty, it isn't surprising that this place is crawling with people even on weekdays. So I ventured into the creek with my tripod to find a slightly different perspective
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The Dutch expression "komkommertijd", literally "cucumber time".
It means a period with relatively little news to report.
Since I decided not to mow a patch of lawn a couple of months ago, all sorts of little wonders have started to appear, like this little cucumber spider
Cucumber is the big hit food for tadpoles and they love lining up like cows in a dairy. They do now have their early tadpole flake food but I couldn't resist trying a long section of cucumber just for the photo opportunity.
Macro Mondays #Refreshments
Size of the slice: 3 x 3 cm / 1,18 x 1,18 inches
7DWF: Anything Goes
For me, there is hardly a more refreshing summertime snack - apart from watermelon cubes - than cucumber slices, slightly peppered, salted, seasoned to your liking - or just plain... or in a salad (and cucumber and watermelon and tomatoes are a great salad team, too!). Especially now, when the small, super tasty, locally grown ones are available. The only one thing I've never done, yet, is to put them on my eyes ;-) Did you know that both melons and cucumbers are curcurbits? They are part of the gourd family, "a plant family consisting of about 965 species in around 95 genera" (Wikipedia). Just like squash, pumpkins, zucchini, even Luffa (or loofah), which is used as a sponge. The Spreewald region in Eastern Germany is
famous for its pickled cucumbers aka gherkins. Last but not least, my paternal grandmother used to make her own pickled cucmbers, they were salty and sour, and I loved them (still do, but they are not as good as the ones my grandmother made).
Technicalities: Small slice of cucumber, diameter as stated above, on a scratched glass table, lit from below, camera handheld. The slice was about 7 mm / 0,275591 thick. I used a very bright LED lamp to light it from below, and the distance between table and lamp was really short, so the light was rather glaring. I figured a thicker slice would be better. Processed in my usual order, first enhancements via PS in Viveza which I applied to the slice only: No brightening this time, I even decreased the contrast a little, and enhanced the structure of the slice. Then, in (on?) a new Viveza layer, I increased contrast and structure for the background only, which I've also darkened quite considerably. Next step were "Local Adjustments" in ON1 Photo RAW: I increased the vibrance, details, and added a slight green tinting (as the slice was a little on the yellow side due to the bright backlight) to the slice only. Back to PS, where I added the thin green frame and my signature.
I realise that this would have made a nice Star Trek story, too ("Captain, there is an unexplained round object blocking our vessel's path!" "Uhura, get Spock!"), but since I've already stretched your patience with my previous upload...
Keep fresh, or cosy, depending on whether it's summer or winter for you right now, dear Flickr friends! A Happy Macro Monday, Everyone!