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Dusted for Fingerprints
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Shadow Song
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Mysterious Macros
Extreme closeup photos can be beautiful and/or informative. They can also be riddles. Three macro photos are posted here. What on earth do they depict? The mystery of why we call extreme closeups “macros” will have to wait.
Last Few Nights of Old Year
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What’s This?
Many things make more sense when seen from a distance in their context, rather than up close and isolated. Here’s one for the current season.
Lingering Leaves
Cherry hibernates, safe under pine’s watchful eye. A few leaves linger. ~ ~ The cherry had one last leaf on 11-26. Did it sing *Nunc dimittis* before it fell on 11-30?
“Fall, shmall. Gonna set seed.”
Yes, I know that garden gurus recommend doing many things in fall. I also know that some plants routinely set seed then. But most of my lawn only kicks grass into flower beds in spring and summer. Intrigued by a patch that seemed to be proclaiming this post’s title, I took a break from raking […]
Last Song of the Leaves
The sound of dry rain fills the air above my yard. “Keep the rake handy.” – Gray button (upper left corner) reveals widgets, – – above post (on phone) or beside it (on desktop). –
Glory in Gold and Silver
October |Bright sun and cool air; |azure skies and pumpkin pies. |Leaves fall in glory. Silver Savior |The crowning glory |of our civilization |is, of course, duct tape. Glory ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #334 – Gray button (upper left corner) reveals widgets, – – above post (on phone) or beside it (on desktop). […]
Turning Sequence
Still-green oak will follow maple in due time. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ – Gray button (upper left corner) reveals widgets, – – above post (on phone) or beside it (on desktop). –
Flaming Breath
Grumpy dragon stays outside photo frame. It’s a bad scales day. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ – Gray button (upper left corner) reveals widgets, – – above post (on phone) or beside it (on desktop). –
Cherry Meets Maple
Still green and growing, cherry meets older maple and finds a mentor. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ – Gray button (upper left corner) reveals widgets, – – above post (on phone) or beside it (on desktop). […]
The Brave Change First
Waiting in Early Autumn
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Mortality and Defiance
~ Mortality #1 ~ Emergent from dancing atoms, life is short. ~ Mortality #2 ~ I live life with defiant joy, all the way. Defiance ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #328 An earlier version of this post responded to a challenge inspired by Basho’s last haiku, written when he knew he was dying. Contributors […]
Mellow Curmudgeon 