which side of the water’s surface I’m on
as I lose my self within
the dazzle of looking
I’ll bet the fish forget too.
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Leica R8/DMR, 100 mm Apo Macro Elmarit
Category: Flora
Once upon a time…
It blew in the summer breeze
sucked up the sun’s rays
transformed carbon dioxide into oxygen
evaporated water drawn through tendrils rooted deep in the earth
Then it separated from its earth bound branch
travelled, alone, through space, on the winds
floated downstream
Now… momentarily still… full of Chlorophil…
on its way… to becoming earth itself
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Leica R8/DMR, 100 mm Apo Macro Elmarit
Ted Grant’s ASSIGNMENT #8 “FALL COLOURS—REALLY MAGICAL STUFF!’
First snow
always magical to kids
and dogs; and me too.
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Leica R8/DMR, 100 mm Apo Macro Elmarit
Friday’s flower: The card read, “With Apologies, – “
They arrived weeks ago.
The day after.
The card read, With Apologies, —
Time healed the slight bruises;
even as it dried the lovely,
apologetic roses.
Though no one knows why
he lashed out.
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Leica R8/DMR, 100 mm Apo Macro Elmarit
At the edge
At the edge where
one can fall off
or climb over
where liquid becomes
solid or gas
where everything changes
where transformation occurs
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Leica R8/DMR, 100 mm Apo Macro Elmarit
Peer deeply
“A painter can outsee the layman. The camera can outsee the photographer.” – Wilson Hicks
Peer deeply here… now… thoughtlessly…
to reveal everything…
no.
deeper still.
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Leica R8/DMR, 100 mm Apo Macro Elmarit
Speechless
I love it when an image, dance, or a bit of music
causes me to feel…
absolutely speechless…
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Leica R8/DMR, 100 mm Apo Macro Elmarit
Friday: flora’s freezing
Fire and Ice
BY ROBERT FROST
Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I’ve tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.
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Leica R8/DMR, 100 mm Macro Apo Elmarit
falling…
and curling, and turning, and becoming…
brittle, and breaking, and darkening, and crunching
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Leica R8/DMR, 21 mm Super Angulon
Friday: Fallen, floating flora with a wee fauna
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Leica R8/DMR, 60 mm Macro Elmarit