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Deze roze Tulp is in knop minstens zo mooi als wanneer de bloem open is.
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Megacerus discoidus bug in a local morning glory. Not sure about the other bug, but possibly a larval stage of the main subject. They come out every year with the white morning glories. A small glimpse of the "smiley face" butt may be seen in this shot. See www.flickr.com/photos/gab57/1076300992/in/album-965854/. The antennae look like reindeer antlers from the top. See www.flickr.com/photos/gab57/2026003730/in/album-965854/.
~P. G. Wodehouse
Bloomin' Bokeh Buds (#1 of 2): Given that I'm going mono (as in lack of color, not the communicable illness) in 5 days, I thought I better get my hue on now with some florals. :)
The difference between boys & girls:
Laura: So sweet!--they look like babies yawning with their little arms reaching out!
Steven: Really? I thought they looked like the cool face-sucker eggs opening up in 'Alien'.
Have a great Sunday!
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Canon 5D Mark II
Canon 50mm f/1.4 USM
Canon EF 25 II Extension Tube
Aperture: f/5.0
Focal Length: 50mm
ISO Speed: 400
Lighting: Ambient
Polarizer/Filter: None
Exposure: 1/800
RAW File Processing: Lightroom 3
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I always love discovering one of these very small mushrooms in the forest. This was one of the very few fungi I could find on that day, at Brown-Lowery Provincial Park, as this season has been very poor. Not sure if this is the lichen that produces mushroom-like growths. IF it is, then the information below would apply.
Once again, I am turning to a great online resource - Doug (dougwaylett). I have looked on several websites for information on Lichenomphalia, but anything I found was far too technical for me to understand. Doug has explained more simply how this little beauty is both a Lichen and a Mushroom.
"Lichenomphallia umbellifera 'Lichen Agaric/Mushroom Lichen' is a fungus/lichen that is almost always found growing on a rotting log that is coated with algae. Lichenomphallia is a genus of lichenized Basidomycetes or club fungi which has spores produced on club-shaped basidia. The lichen fungus resembles a mushroom and the algae are concentrated in special tissues or lobes at the base of the fruiting body. This plant is found in both books on Lichens and books on Mushrooms usually under the genus Omphalina." Doug Waylett.
Thanks so much, Doug, for confirming my ID! I did wonder if that was algae growing down at the left lower edge.
Now, the ground is covered in white, after it snowed overnight : ( It's -8C (17F) just before 11:00 a.m. and snow is forecast for the rest of the day and evening, if it happens. Looks like the days after that should be cold, but sunny. And so winter begins ....
Explore, October, 4, 2008, # 431. African daisies (Osteospermum) in the neighborhood. I walked by just after the automatic sprinklers went off.
The needle doesn't look that sharp when you see it this close up, but you don't want to get poked with it.
Shot using a Kuribayashi K.C. Petri Orikkor 105mm f3.5 at f8 and 50mm of extension helicoids.
Devil and the deep blue sea behind me
Vanish in the air you'll never find me
I will turn your flesh to alabaster
Then you will find your servant is your master
And you'll be wrapped around my finger!
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Macrolicious...Last week was a long weekend for Malaysians as our muslim friends celebrated their Eid-ul-Fitr starting from Sunday 19 and I am back to work today...I've missed quite a lot in viewing and commenting on your stream and hopefully I'll catch up as soon as possible...
Captured quite a bit of insects and will post them up progressive for all to see...
Thanks everyone, cheers...Ringgo.
Nikon D700 + Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8 AF-D + Tripod
Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand. Dragonflies assume this 'obelisking' position in order to present as small a surface as possible to the sun thereby absorbing less heat. It's a fairly common pose here in SE Asia where it's hot most of the time.
~Robert Frost
It's almost Halloween & I haven't bought candy for the trick-or-treaters yet. Not because I intend to hide in the house with the lights off (like we've done in years past), but because it would likely all be gone by today if I'd bought it this past weekend. What? I'm just sampling to make sure I'm distributing the best...it's like quality assurance for the neighborhood.
Happy Gorgeous Green Thursday! (#2 of 2)
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