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An early season snowberry clearwing moth visiting the wild plum blossoms. Usually I see these moths much later in the year. As it happens, I woke up with an inch or so of snow on the ground here today, April 20. hmmmm
Kansas.com: "Wichita may have only seen 0.7 inches of snow Tuesday morning, but that amount and this late in the season was enough to be the second-latest measurable snow in records dating back to 1918. The latest measurable snow was 0.2 inches on April 23, 2013, according to meteorologist Roger Martin of the National Weather Service in Wichita."
I've been wanting to try this shot for a long time. This simple idea was SO tough to execute. My success rate in timing the droplet was only about 1-in-10. Each time I got a shot with a drop in it, I then had to chimp the image and adjust the flower position to improve the focus of the flower in the droplet. As you can imagine, It ended up taking quite lot of shots to produce just a few keepers.
Lighting was a single bare flash from camera right.
Taken for the Strobist Sundays theme "spring flowers" and the Macro Mondays theme "wet".
I love how the Word is full of color and life in spring 🌼🌼🌼 Happy birthday Himitsu!!!
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Quiero aprovechar para dedicar esta foto a Himitsu por su cumpleaños!! Espero que hayas pasado un dÃa muy especial, siempre que veo estas pequeñas margaritas me acuerdo de ti, asà que espero que te guste la foto! Un besooo
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Hello flickr friends ^///^ I'm sorry for been a little ausent here! lately I've been uploading more in my instagram @suki1590 but I think to update all the pictures to my flickr too! and when I can I'm going to catch up all!!
Kind regards and many kisses and hugs to all ^3^o
Captured during sunrise in Kassel, Germany.
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Little blossoming flowers everywhere! It is making me sooooooooo excited. Flower photography is one of my favorite things to do and I shure missed seing all these little beauties! View large for extra spring sensation......
Here is a great tune! My daughter will be having a dance show to this song in Jazz Dance...
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I've started to part time work at an Italian pasta restaurant, so I guess I'm a bit influenced haha!
However, I long for bright, colorful days of spring and summer. And fresh, light food. I also need a versatile portfolio, so a lot of brighter, more colorful pictures are on it's way!
Jongmyo Shrine was built by Lee Seong Gye or King Taejo (1335-1408), the first king and founding father of the Joseon Dynasty. It was a primary place of worship for kings throughout the Joseon Dynasty and has been registered as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site.
The royal shrine houses the tablets of the Joseon Kynasty kings and queens, and is the venue of yearly ritual ceremonies, now held annually the first Sunday of May.
Japanese invaders burt down original structues in 1592, but rebuilt in 1608.
I wondered why the ponds here never had any fish an lacked the lush floral displays found at nearby palaces. Apparently in deference to departed souls, such amenities were not originally introduced. However, as seen here, there are a few modern exception to ancient sensitivities.
In the background is "Mangmyoru", used as an office and sometime meditation spot for the deceased. The name means: the king thinks about the achievement of previous kings, and the policies which would benefit his people...".
The place has undergone changes over the past decade. Once, people filled the area on a fine Spring day. Now, one has to take a guided tour. At the end of the excursion, we tried to sit where senior citizens once lingered. A tender came over and told us we were not allowed to sit in the benches beside the pond, not more than 20 meters from this picture. The pendulum of human foibles swings - from exclusive royal haunt, to plebian respite, back towards a more restful venue for the departed.
King's rest stop, 2012.
Entire Jongmyo set at: www.flickr.com/photos/karl_wolfgang/sets/7215762652339293...
Official UNESCO writeup at:
Caveat: pictures are kind of lame, not to Flikr standards:) However, the historical content is good.