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We have some mirrors in our garden in an attempt to prevent the numerous neighbourly cats from visiting (mirrors seem to work quite well FYI!).
Yesterday while in the garden I noticed this empty and rather tatty snail shell in front of one of the mirrors and just had to reach for my camera. The mirror is quite dirty from the rain, but for some reason I like the effect.
Initially I wasn't going to bother uploading this shot but then I thought that if I don't upload it what was the point in taking it in the first place. I think it's important to take photos for yourself and put them out there regardless of how you believe others may view your work. :)
Shot on Nikon 1 V1, 1 Nikkor 30-110mm f/3.8-5.6 & Marumi DHG200 +5
My Nikon 1 Nikkor VR 30-110mm f/3.8-5.6 Review:
bigstreetguns.com/2016/08/nikon-1-nikkor-vr-30-110mm-f3-8...
Venus Comb Shell. So called because the god Venus supposedly used it to comb her hair. These ancient people will believe anything :-)
The shell of the giant triton (Charonia tritonis), which lives in the Indo-Pacific faunal zone, can grow to over half a metre (20 inches) in length.
Macro uploaded for alphabet challenge of 2014. Used my x-e1 with macro lens rather than the dslr. Touch of lens flare. Never mind.
Wisdom cries out to all who will hear
and she cries out particularly to the little,
to the ignorant and the helpless.
------Thomas Merton
Southern apple snail shells left behind by limpkins, which are birds who specialize in eating apple snails. Until just a few years ago, apple snails - and limpkins - were found only in Florida. Now, in 2026, both are in all the states that ring the Gulf of Mexico.
These beautiful shells were all over the place, most inhabited by hermit crabs. When you get down and really look at what you are stepping over it can be pretty amazing.
The rule is, if you watch any TV that's not at a normal "wind-down" time, you have to be off your ass and moving.
Looks like I'm personally assembling the dossier he'll take to his future shrink.
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Someone told me I should try taking pictures of my backyard - which is extraordinarily plain, lifeless, and small - and see what interesting things I could make out of it.
It was fun.
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Sometimes it's the smallest details that make you happy. Small details that lift up your heart. If you have ever been in love or loved or experienced your dreams come true, you know what I mean.
It is the small touches, kisses, breezes, smells, words, sounds and sights that come to mind first without trying.
This is my ode to small things.
I had a fabulous day with the ones I love and this small thing was part of it.