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Does the road wind up-hill all the way?
Yes, to the very end.
Will the day's journey take the whole long day?
From morn to night, my friend.
But is there for the night a resting-place?
A roof for when the slow dark hours begin.
May not the darkness hide it from my face?
You cannot miss that inn.
Shall I meet other wayfarers at night?
Those who have gone before.
Then must I knock, or call when just in sight?
They will not keep you standing at that door.
Shall I find comfort, travel-sore and weak?
Of labour you shall find the sum.
Will there be beds for me and all who seek?
Yea, beds for all who come.~
by Christina Rossetti
Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand--This little bee fly was maybe 3-4mm wingspan so I had to use a 25mm Ext Tube on my Canon 100mm f2.8L macro lens.
in early spring a number of blue flowers appear in my area, like this blue scilla, or the lavender blue chionodoxa. they are very small flowers and the blue scilla tend to be close to the ground with the stamen pointing downward. all the makings for a dirty photographer.
hoverfly on caryopteris in a favorite neighborhood garden. the pink spot in the center is a blurry cosmos in the background
I found him in a blooming Queen Anne's Lace. He rolled up in a ball so I brought him inside for a shot. While watching him he suddenly spread his legs in a threatening position. (See Comment section.)
~Leon Redbone
A late edition for Happy Monday Blues, including a sweet quote from one of my favorite jazz & blues singers. Snapped this last week, along with lots of additional late summer floral shots I'm hoping to clear out of the queue!
Back in Black is not sung by Leon
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© Steven Brisson. Do not use without permission.
Another extremely old shot, one of several I took at a place called Bicton Gardens, it was actually in their plant sales area, I have no clue what it is so if you can identify, please let me know. Flypaper Textures used again!
Ordnung : Libellen
Familie : Segellibellen
deutscher Name : Vierfleck
wissenschaftlicher Name : Libellula quadrimaculata
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~Mahatma Gandhi
Another withered & worn coneflower from late October. He's clearly fighting the good fight...not sure if he's winning or not though.
Happy Perfect Purple Saturdays. (#1 of 2)
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I'm not sure who told this little hoverfly that pollen was good for the skin and eyesight, but he's obviously giving it a go...well, either that or his mother forgot to teach him how to eat.
I love how he's holding on to the stem with his two front legs and getting his tongue right in there.
Another quick collection, this one of critters big & small. :)
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© Steven Brisson. Do not use without permission.
carpet beetles and stink bug on a shasta daisy. There also appears to be an aphid at upper left of the yellow flower center.
FELLOWSHIP OF WATER EARTH AND SKY
(Prohibido el uso para fines comerciales sin previa autorizacion escrita. Derechos Reservados Brix JAMORA.)
Cuando ríes cuando lloras
Cuando callas o al hablar
Cada gesto me provoca
Amarte más
Eres mi punto de partida
Mi principio y mi final
Eres el centro de mi vida
Mi guerra y mi paz
Sólo tú
Conoces mis sentimientos
De verdad
Si yo pudiera volar hasta el cielo
En mis brazos te llevaría
Porque llenas a diario mi vida
De ilusión y de alegría
Porque sólo tú me comprendes
Porque tu amor cambió mi mente
Si me pidieras el mundo entero
Te lo daría
Si yo pudiera volar
Hasta el cielo
En mis brazos te llevaría
Porque llenas a diario mi vida
De ilusión y de alegría
Sólo tú me comprendes
Y tu amor cambió mi mente
Si me pidieras el mundo entero
Te lo daría
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I find ants to be a hard target to capture as they never stop moving, and usually are moving at a frenzied pace. Today I found several ants on these small wild flowers, seemingly enjoying the pollen.
After 2 months of backbreaking and sleep deprivation..I finally got my Canon 100mm macro lens.. wuuuhah!!.. :)
just wanted to share with you my first shots of this amazing lens taken this afternoon.. my way of thanking you all for bearing with me in the past weeks that I haven't been around to visit you..
am really grateful that inspite of it... you've always been generous in your visits and comments..
Thank you , everyone!
and have a great week ahead!!!
katydid nymph in nantucket lacecap hydrangea. this macro was taken with my Canon A710is camera as I phased into my current camera, the Canon SX40HS. I made a transition into more telephoto shots and away from the macro, so today the vast majority of my nature & garden shots are made with the extended zoom capacity of the newer camera.