Stick In the Red
So there's a stick in the red flower petals.
Karen didn't like it. I ignored the stick. It's stuck in the photo.
Life isn't perfect, far from it sometimes, it seems. Neither are any of the natural beauties I've captured in photographs. Not perfect, but they still evoke an emotional response.
Even with the stick, this zinnia is is something I love to see, especially up close in this macro view.
The green leaves surrounding it's shades of red and orange, are a nice contrast. The splash of yellow in the center, draws my eye. Up close, viewed large, the tiny frosting of pollen on the yellow leaves, is the added detail that a macro brings out.
Stick and all, a nice display.
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Uploaded on Jul 15, 2009
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Dry
The silica gel beads found within a packet of desiccant, used to keep (in this case) computer equipment dry during shipment and storage.
We recently had 22 network switches swapped out for new ones. Each box had a couple of large (2x3 inch) desiccant packs. What to do with 44 of these bad boys? Not throw them away, for sure.
I asked that they be pulled from the boxes, and ended with a pile on my desk. I brought most of them home and put them in my photo storage boxes. That is what I had in mind: to keep my cameras, lenses and the like, nice and dry. Just as they should be.
Being a curious sort, one recent day, took one of these and opened it up for a closer inspection. These tiny beads popped out. Each one is about 1/2 a centimeter in size. Very small.
I went off on a merry search and learn mission through Wikipedia tonight, learning about desiccants, silica gel and the like.
As a lad, I used to enjoy reading the copy of the Encyclopedia Britannica that we had in our home. Wikipedia and other online sources of knowledge are a deep delight for me, a knowledge junkie.
The Panasonic LX3 did a nice job of capturing the macro of these micro beads.
Stay dry out there (all you fragile components)!
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Uploaded on Jul 14, 2009
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Flower Burning Bright
A bit of pink for this day.
I'm fighting a bit of a bug, and this flower cheered me right up.
Take that, you bounder of a bug!
That and some garlic and yogurt, my natural remedies for colds and such. Tasty meds.
This one is found in our back yard. A sort of a mum? Not sure, but it's beautiful even if I cannot identify it.
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Uploaded on Jul 13, 2009
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Wasp Poses
Out in my backyard, exploring the flower bed in search of photo opportunities, imagine my delight at seeing a wasp enter my frame.
My eye was at my viewfinder, and the wasp floated into the picture. What good fortune!
I fired of several frames. The wasp appeared to be posing. Not at a flower, but just perched on the green stem, checking me out, it seemed.
So I present for your delight or horror, the wasp.
I don't mind these creatures of the outside. It's when they tunnel into my attic and create a wasp nest home among the rafters, that I'm likely to find means to rid us of them. Most of the time, I live and let live. I have no idea of what contributions they bring to our ecosystem. I just don't want to do more upsetting of the delicate balance of nature than I have done already. If they don't bother me, I'm likely to let them be.
Almost looks peaceful, amid the green canopy.
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Uploaded on Jul 12, 2009
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Linda Murphy Birthday Party-37
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Uploaded on Jul 11, 2009
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