When turning my eyes to very "ordinary" things I am often amazed at the beauty I find. Our backyard is home to many weeds and grasses as well as intended plants. Maybe this is one of the reasons it's home to a great variety of insects too. I was quite stunned by the delightful details of this paspalum seed head. Can you see the hanging ballet shoes too?
The clearly defined seed pieces, neatly aligned, look like a row of little beetles.
The top line is surely nature's rick rack. As I studied the grass "weeds" in our garden I discovered we have several varieties of paspalum, this one being the tallest. Time for some serious gardening/weeding in the next week of two.
Hi Karen,
I can understand why you like this photo. I will be featuring your photo in this week's Coastal Views.
Thanks for contributing.
Last night I eagerly opened our copy, turning to page 2.
Sharing at Friday Sneak Peek.
This is fantastic, Karen! I'm so excited for you! And this is SO richly deserved! Your captures for the day are more evidence of your incredible talent with a camera! Having had a daughter who was a ballet dancer with a company in California in her younger days, I love your "ballet shoes"!! Wonderful and beautiful post as always! Enjoy your weekend! Thank you for sharing the "photo of the week" capture!!!
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Beautiful macro photos.
ReplyDeleteSo artfully plant.
Marit, Norway
beautiful post as always! have nce weekend :)
ReplyDeletePodoba mi się porównanie kwiatów ładnego chwastu do baletek. Gratuluję opublikowania Twojego wspaniałego zdjęcia w gazecie. Pozdrawiam. *** I like the comparison pretty weeds flowers baletek shoe. Congratulations on your wonderful photos published in the newspaper. Yours.
ReplyDeleteLovely work again and good compositions.
ReplyDeleteGreetings, Joop
Amazing close ups! and congratulation for the Photo of the Week award :)
ReplyDeleteAlways good to see our own work more visible to the community!
Have a good week end
Congrats on getting published! The ballet shoes picture is great. I love your macros. Cheers, Ruby.
ReplyDeleteOh, where do I start!! Your title is very apt because those purple flowers looks exactly like ballet shoes and the way they hang. The depth of field in your second shot is just amazing. And to have another photo featured in your newspaper - I'm almost too excited to type. WONDERFUL (purposely in capital letters)
ReplyDeleteWow, gorgeous images! Have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteI love your fantastic photos. It is a great pleasure, to look at them.
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Jo
Hi Karen, Thanks for coming to my blog. I am enjoying yours. Please come back anytime.
ReplyDeleteI never appreciated all of the small and ordinary things of life --out there in nature--until I started taking photographs and really LOOKING. Your little 'ballet shoes' are gorgeous!!!! So are the seed pieces!!!!! Thanks for sharing.
Congrats on getting your photo chosen for "Coastal Views"... That is awesome!!!!
Hugs,
Betsy
Definitely looks like a row of ballet shoes hanging up and waiting to be danced in. It brings back memories of Bec dancing, and the great joy it gave her... one day I hope she can experience that joy again.
ReplyDeleteIsn't it wonderful to discover the macro gems, often unnoticed, when you upload your images to your computer.
Congratulations on being published again. A beautiful image and well deserved.
What a gorgeous subject for your beautiful macro images. Lovely, lovely and congratulations on your appearance in the newspaper. You should be a regular contributor.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful work, great shots.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your photo being published! How wonderful! Also, YES, I see the hanging ballet slippers very well! Our daughter danced for many years, and I have seen many a pointe shoe hanging by their ribbons just such a these!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your photo being published and I love the ballet shoes.
ReplyDeleteThis is one of the stranged plants I have ever seen but beautiful
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Filip
Magnificent photographs, absolutely beautiful.
ReplyDeleteWell done you.
Hope that you are having a nice weekend.
Fiona
Hey Karen,
ReplyDeleteI think when we look at the details of everything's growing in nature we are getting supprised. Beautiful photowork and congratiulations your photo is going to be published.
Have a love weekend
Marijke
Wonderful :0) Lovely details :0)
ReplyDeleteLove the "ballet shoes"
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your success we don't get Coastal views here but will see if Paul gets one at work so I can have a look
Beautiful macros - love the details of the ballet slippers. :)
ReplyDeleteThey do look like ballet slippers! How incredible. And congratulations on getting your photo published. Very exciting. :)
ReplyDeleteCongratulation for the "Photo of the week" and for this wonderful grass pictures. They are great!
ReplyDeletehave a nice weekend.
Greetings
Angela
Love the little ballet slippers and nature's rick rack. I love looking for the unnoticed little pieces of nature that we often miss.
ReplyDeleteBallet shoes for sure! I love close ups like this--showing how spectacular the ordinary can be.
ReplyDeleteOh wow. That is ah-mazing. I LOVE the little ballet shoes. Love them.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful flouers :) POzdrawiam
ReplyDeleteThe fourth photo loooks like there are tiny caterpillars dancing on top!
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