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Here and There…Now and Then |
Gill-Over-the-Ground Leaf
I decided to try something a little different today so I went micro. This image is the underside of a leaf from a Gill-Over-the-Ground plant (Glechoma hederacea). The section of leaf shown is about 8 by 12 mm. It isn’t quite as sharp as I’d like. Still, the damp, soft ground isn’t the firmest base for a tripod and the wind kept moving the leaf.
Are You Frond Of Ferns?
Or are you Pterrified of Pteridophytes? These are the sporangia of a sensitive fern Onoclea sensibilis. Aren’t they nice? It was much warmer today and I noticed the buds on a rose were already swelling. They won’t really start to grow for a while yet, but spring will be here sooner than you think.
Safiya, Sarah, Jenny, and Dorothy
I don’t think I need to explain why I picked this picture for today.
Chinese New Year
I took quite a few pictures today but can only publish one here, so I went with all the kids at our Chinese New Year dinner.
Ice Crystals
It was chilly this morning and ice crystals had formed on my car windshield over night. I’m not sure about the color in this but wonder if it has to do with the polarizing effect of the crystals in combination with the safety glass.
Shopping Cart
Yesterday I decided to go into the older woods between my building and Key West Avenue. It’s much different to the empty lot I’ve been visiting. Older (but still not terribly old). It’s interesting what you’ll find in the woods. There seems to be the remains of an old road. I found a deer skin and this old shopping cart.
Melanie and Levi
Levi, almost 12 weeks old and his mother, Melanie.
Leaf In Snow
I like the shape of this leaf silhouetted against the snow.
UPDATE: It was suggested that this could be named “Fire and Ice”.