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Walking along the path, I spot
puffy white orb-
A Dandelion
a weed
Infinitely more beautiful than its
grassy fellows
endless, identical
To Me
I feel akin to this fluffy oddball
I am drawn
childlike
I grasp the delicate stem,
Bringing it near to my lips
Make a Wish
a prayer.
I wish for peace,
in the world
in my heart
I wish for love,
true love
I wish for direction,
hope
I blow with all my breath
wish with all my being-
Disperse
miniature white parachutes.
In my mind-
I Too
Detach
in a million different directions,
I Am
the hopes
the dreams
the prayers
the wishes
of a world
a generation;
my peers
my family
Myself-
I Am Blown.
Carried by a passing breeze
soft, gentle then-
Grabbed by a far more violent gust
I fall
tumble
rise
twist
Change directions.
I have traveled far-
have far yet to travel
not sure how far
I Am Not Lost-
just searching
for a purpose
a reason
an answer
a place to land
to stay-
To Take Root.
By Jennifer K. Keane
Chunk of quartz purchased at Cactus Joe's Blue Diamond Nursery in Las Vegas many years ago.
A fellow Flickr member as informed me that this type is known as "Milky White Agate"
Busy Bee...Wish everyone a brand new year and hope the year of the Horse brings you all lots of happiness and prosperity to all...Cheers, Ringgo.
Nikon D700 Nikon AF-S VR Micro-NIKKOR 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED Lens + Handheld
Spotted in my neighbour's garden yesterday. Our kitchen is still a work in progress. Tomorrow the plumber is coming to disconnect the gas stove and the rest of the cupboards have to be taken out ready for the new cupboards on Wednesday. As we won't have a stove, benches or sink for 10-12 days, tonight will be our last home cooked meal for quite a while.
virginia tiger moth caterpiller in spirea in a neighbor's garden
for those of you too young to remember phyllis diller, she was a raunchy female comedian of the 60's & 70's who always badmouthed her husband "fang", laughed at her own jokes, and had the frizziest hair imaginable.
see photo of phyllis at www.cantstopthebleeding.com/img/phyllis_diller.jpg.
Minute creature...It size ranges from 1-9 mm in length. And as you can see he has nice long legs and a slender build. Most of the species are a metallic green and blue or a metallic green and bronze. Some may be a yellow that is non-metallic as well.
Nikon D700 + Nikon 105mm f/2.8G AF-S VR + Ring Flash + Handheld.
echinacea day for night macro shot. use of shade and bright lighting contrast. the scene is a front yard garden with other flowering plants directly behind, a brick sidewalk on the left and parked cars in the street far left and background.
These are one of my favourite flowers - the exquisite Hoya. I always think these tiny flowers look like they are made of fleecy fabric with teeny pearl buttons sewn into each centre : ) They grow in a fairly tight cluster, which is ball-shaped. Taken at the Calgary Zoo on 9th May 2011.
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Personally, I really like the new Flickr. I love how large the photos are! :)
BTW, I didn't forget about uploading a photo yesterday, it was the second Shavuot!
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early macro shot of a hoverfly on a rugosa rose petal. Note the shortness of the depth of field using the macro function at close range. Only one wing, one leg & the graphic tail of the insect is in focus. The flower and other parts of the photograph are blurred.
A companion shot to the one I posted yesterday of the bee. This is the same lavender plant, just different visitors. All this stuff will be gone before long, so I thought I would take advantage while I can.
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Lots of bugs rest in the security of the pine needles. Spiders hunt there but dragonflies and other flying predators cant catch prey inside the needles. This is the two line spittle bug, a hopping bug that has a sucking mouthpart that it uses to eat plants (see image in comment section.)
That I'm gonna give up on careful research in attempting to identify wildflowers, but instead rely soley on my less than successful SWAG method... and with that in mind, I'm guessing this is a Tragopogon dubius (tragopogon major) - more commonly known as a yellow salsify or goat's beard...
This is growing by my shop in Creswell, Oregon - and mid-morning was fully open as shown above...
Zonsondergang aan de Luyssen te Beek.
Deze bandheidelibel geniet van de laatste zonnestralen alvorens in te slapen.
spider on the underside of a Shasta daisy petal. the image is flipped vertically for dramatic purposes. See original orientation posted at www.flickr.com/photos/gab57/8595133344/in/photolist-e6wiG.... I cannot identify the spider as I got no shots of it upright and unobstructed. It may be a grass spider.
Don't forget to hit the polls tomorrow....this is an historic election!! INSURE that your vote counts....go to the polls on NOVEMBER 4th!! THAT IS THE ONLY DAY TO VOTE!!!
Explored 11/3/08 #352 Thank you all!!
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The light was a little softer when I returned to shoot the Cicada at about 4:00pm I went really near with the 35mm Macro set to about 1:1 The only focusing I had to do is moving in and out to get the eye sharp. I did it for about an hour. I am happy with this shot which shot the Cicada at a lower angle, creating a certain grandeur.
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