light through the dogwood leaves

A leaf after rain

Beautiful detail from a palm leaf

From Yellowstone trek 08

I've been inspired by a beautiful book that I picked up in Japan. I couldn't read it but it didn't matter - it featured little wildflowers in vases made from 'junk'. This vase was the container that my hairdye gloves came in. I saw this strange little leaf with bud on my walk home.

Autumn leaf colour change is late starting this year especially in our garden for we no longer have the poplar tree dropping leaves all over our garden which usually starts quite early. Our witch hazel leaves which normally change quite early are still green.

I wish you all well in whatever way is most appropriate for you but cannot take on the extra work of writing it to you individually. Thankyou for your good wishes and to those who have made me their contact. Due to poor health, eye problems and low energy I regret I can't take on any new contacts but nearly always manage to reply to your comments. Please no more than 1 invite.

First images from my new Helios 44-2 vintage lens.

August 12, 2015

This picture is a redo of a shot I took back in 2007. I needed something with color to celebrate the start of Fall, and all I could find outside this year was brown and crispy. So, I went back in time.

Tiny leaf beetle on a magnolia leaf in garden, he was only a few millimeters long!

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botanical garden series

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Giant palm leaf at the Eden Project

Taken from 15-20 feet above this plant with the little butterfly on it using the 20x zoom on my camera.

Experimenting with the Topaz Adjust filter - Spicify

Lake Garden, Kuala Lumpur - LINCOLNOSE2®2008

Macro Leaf

Nothing special--just a leaf

This bug got into the house but paused long enough for me to take its picture.

Kew Garden, London, England, UK

Still a lot of colour in the leaves.

The leaves are starting to turn.

Backlit leaves on a perfect summer's day.

I liked the look of those veins in the back of this grape leaf so I took a picture.

Little grub and parasite are happy in their cosy folded leaf tip! Oxley Creek, QLD.

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Study of maple leaf with photo-editing effects.

I'm still learning how to make the moving pictures. Walked in the woods yesterday. Watching the rain today. Mmm... fall. :)

Leaf on umbrella.

Sometimes in wilderness areas, one needs reminders that insects are in fact wonderful creatures, and that just because some of them are horrendous pests doesn't mean to say we should tar them all with the same brush... Here is one such reminder!

This is another attempt at using a wide angle to show a nocturnal species within its habitat. This insect is a Leaf katydid (Typophyllum sp.) From the Ecuadorean Choco. The semblance to a leaf is incredible.. The wing cases are complete with leaf-like veining and imperfections.

These Katydids are frequently encountered at night, during the day, their cryptic pattern and shape keeps them well hidden.

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Sony Cyber-Shot.