Knapweed

Knapweed is a member of the same family as cornflowers. You can see it in the shapes of the petals and the ovary.

I only encountered it two summers ago.

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Drop by and see what else is blooming!

Abstract

Placing the light bulbs between the camera and the sun increased the contrast, making them appear to be in black and white, although the first two are in full colour...

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Brooch from 1945

My uncle brought this from Italy, where he was stationed late in WWII, for my Mom. I wonder if it can be fixed up...

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Catch the Light

The sun had just cleared the horizon when I captured the light refracted in this glass ornament.

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Iris

Back into the archives

to see some irises,

stately and proud.

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Some people don't even have to use the Way Back Machine!!

Be Still Week One

I have started an on-line course,

called Be Still.

It is about centring yourself before picking up the camera

and capturing still life photos.

Being still and focusing is harder than it looks.

So are still lifes.

But these images are my favourite results of the week.

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Another Rusty Thing

Another set of photos from the archives, from my Dad's collection.

I have no idea what it was before it became rust.

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Sunlight and Snow

I am happy that my gate faces the south, so I can see the sunlight coming through the snow which the gate has captured!!

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Morning Glory

The morning glories are blooming in my archives this week.

I love the way the buds unfurl!

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Shadows

The sunlight casts some interesting shadows

on this old wine jug...

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Queen Anne's Lace in Winter

There was freezing rain the day before I went to visit my Mom. While I was waiting for the bus, I took some photos...

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Morning Glory

Back to the archives, for these morning glories catching the morning light.

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Poppy

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Goldenrod

Time for more flowers!!

This fall, I was noticing goldenrod galls.

They are made by some sort of fly, 

and there are wasps that prey on them, specifically.

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