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Seen in Maria's Garden, NJ

My 200th Explore

Some friends and I hiked several; miles up and down mountains, bush wacked through a mountainside of poison ivy, fell , slipped and slid down slopes to visit four waterfalls yesterday. All it cost me was fall in a creek where I doused my iphone , watch and wallet (saved the camera though) broke my tripod. lost a lens cap and developed a huge case of poison ivy. However, I would do it again and probably will to see the rest of the hundreds of waterfalls here in the Natural State of Arkansas.

Our Daily Challenge - Liquid

Happy Slider Sunday - HSS !!

View Large If You Dare!

Woke up this morning 5.40 am. Took camera and went for some sunrise photographing. :) Here is first from the set. 3 exp. HDR in Photomatix.

Please no glittery invitations or group photos! Thanks, really appreciate it!

Most people don't like bugs. I'm not a fan of mosquitos but I do think there are some bugs that are really amazing. I think this one may be some sort of tiny planthopper nymph.

Found in the brush by the side of the road at Squaw Creek Park in Marion, Iowa.

Id help/corrections appreciated.

Fuzzy

Fuzzy leaf

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I think these are little beetle larvae but am very open to being corrected! A whole gang of them on this talk! What a fuzzy little crowd. [Faulconbridge, Blue Mountains, NSW]

It's a good day for doing some Macro.

Fuzzy Iris, are having a Banner year.

Pick Two

Last outdoor flower pictures before the snow and frost

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And what's better still.... I now have 2 weeks off work.... ;))

I know you would like to play with them before sleep

Another macro of the same group of flowers.

Purple Fuzzy Magnolia Flower ready to open.

1980s, from my childhood sticker collection

Photo taken at Ølberg in Rogaland Norway...

This caterpillar-looking structure is the orange beard of bearded iris "Midnight Oil". Always a striking sight in the garden!

Interesting to find so many different type's od Fern's.

Acloser look at the Variable Checkerspot butterfly.

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Explore # 364 Jan 1, 2009

Thanks so much everyone!

Looking at Jim Fowler's photos I think this is flaxleaf false foxglove. His photostream & blog are a treasure.

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Collinsville, Oklahoma.

(Any help in ID'ing what this is would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!)

Theses Flower's are new to me.

Snapdragon Bud

Adansonia digitata (Bombacaceae) Baobab tree

In my heart there lives a little riddle

I’m always trying to find my way

I don’t know what it’s going to take, man

I only need a little break, man

I know you know that I’m a good man

But I’m feeling kinda fuzzy

But you know I’m alright

--Eels ("Kinda Fuzzy")

Macro Mondays 'pick two' theme.

This week we were given two lists of words, had to pick one from each and make an image that combined the two.

List 1: iridescent, fuzzy, twisted, damaged, speckled

List 2: glass, toy, candy, plant, abstract

.......here is my fuzzy toy!

This is the smallest of my handmade designer bears, this part of him measures just 1.75" x 1.25"

The rain is coming later.But its all about doing some Macro.

A fuzzy little gull chick blends in perfectly with the rocky background.

This is my beautiful boy Fuzzy Peach...AKA Zing!

He is so wonderful and always ready for a picture!

Sometimes I think he understands that he is getting his photo taken...lol...we just love him so much!!