Another one at Namsangol Hanok Village. Malcolm and I live in a tropical country where we don't have pinecones so we were so fascinated by the beauty of these little things. We thought we'd bring them home for keepsakes, but after a couple of days in our hotel room they started to 'open' and bits fell off. Is that normal? :O

By the way, I'm sorry I haven't been looking through my contacts' photos or commenting lately, I'm so busy with work.

All set for world cup viewing... couch, in front of tv, cushions, reading material, remote within reach, laptop, sleep cloth, cell phone. Mulit-tasking is the name of the game. My life for the next month. See also: Dilemmas

Some small ornaments and keepsakes in a display box in my hall.

For 365/2021 - Expanding Horizons Theme 71: Variety.

For 365: The 2021 Edition - Week Three Theme 'Small Things'.

Sunday, 17th January 2021.

very small spider on a blade of grass

used Canon Speedlight 580EXII with added plastic diffuser fitted over it - a Sto-Fen Omni-Bounce ..

also Canon Extension Tube EF12II

My Jaldet, finally getting some love!

I actually paid money for this. Yes, I ate it.

through the pages of my life:

wooden flowers, paper, tea, night

maybe a simple way for discovering happiness in small, ordinary, things

Life is in the details. Get in close and show us the details we usually miss. You don't need a macro lens to shoot a macro shot.

The last of the three Ratufa squirrels in the Indian subcontinent. found this guy after three days of searching in srivilliputhur reserve forests.

Project for the March issue of the Bustle & Sew Magazine. Designed with Mother's Day in mind - cos this is what mums do!

All set for world cup viewing... couch, in front of tv, cushions, reading material, remote within reach, laptop, sleep cloth, cell phone. Mulit-tasking is the name of the game. My life for the next month. See also: Dilemmas and Ecstasy = Ghana 2 - Czech Republic 0

The nails date back to 1914 the tin foil well last month is when I bought it so nearly 93 years difference.

Santa Monica, CA. August 2010

dragonfly and spider webs taken on the firetrail where i live combined into one image

i was photographing bees that were gathering nectar and pollen from these flowers when i noticed this bug .. i took a couple of shots and thinking he'd be there for a while coz he wasnt moving, i changed position .. mistake .. he flew off right after this shot was taken ..

a wasp hanging upside down from the nest ..

For a manager at T-Mobile who is very patriotic about being from Cornwall! I'd have loved to have included the Cornwall flag too, but just didn't the time to add it in! This is a 8" and 6" chocolate sponge, filled with vanilla orange buttercream, and crumb-coated in chocolate ganache buttercream! Totally edible, seashells are made from a 50:50 sugarpaste/gumpaste mix.

Credit to Betty's Sugar Dreams for the brilliant original 'seaside' design cake - I was totally inspired by it, and also by SmallThings Iced who built a sandcastle cake.

The 365: The 2023 Edition group has chosen Small things as the theme for week 39.

Found these all caught up in a spiders web

"Think big thoughts but relish small pleasures."

-H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Pablo needed some blankets after going out... It's -25°C (-13°F) outside.

Wandering around Brockley there was plenty of opportunity for moss seed heads. I liked the red of the front door of this as a nice colourful backdrop that the green seed heads merge into.

Even fake kitties are trouble!

This is my smallest superball.

Borrowed my husbands camera and new MPE-65 lens today, and found this rather unwilling model in the garden, however with a bit of patience (s)he decided to stay still while I fired a few shots

These were a little larger than the ones I ate in the teriaki. And these were still raw and wiggling.

nelly rejoins the circus and comes out on top

.... yet we don't see it.

Stop ... look inside, and ask yourself; If you can do ONLY one more thing, what would that be ?

And when you start doing what your heart says, you will understand the beauty of life.

-- Vijay N

www.celestissima.org/smallthings/works-new/qualcosa-di-me/

this may actually be a Blackish Meadow Katydid .. its very hard to identify .