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The results of me not taking any photos recently

From March through September of this year, I took an average of 391 pictures a month, with 658 in July alone.  So far in December?  Twelve.  And one of those is of a bottle of beer and a bowl of lentil soup (I may give that one a title: “Still Life: Late Night Dinner”).

What that ultimately means is that I have no new photos to bring up here.  These, as a fill in for all the shots I didn’t recently get, are from the same morning stroll through a blanket of fog that gave me a post a month or so ago.

If this tangle was red, green, and gold, it could sell for $95 at a high end department store as a Christmas decoration/mantelpiece.  As is it, I prefer it with these colors, where it is here.

If this tangle was red, green, and gold, it could sell for $95 at a high end department store as a Christmas decoration/mantelpiece. As is it, I prefer it with these colors, as decoration for the pond.

A different perspective of a scene I showed you before.  There's just something about fog, isn't there?

A different perspective of a scene I showed you before. There’s just something about fog, isn’t there?

Get ready.  This is only the first of a slew of similar shots of drops of dew.  It occurs to me now I may have overdone that theme...

Get ready. This is only the first of a slew of similar shots of drops of dew. It occurs to me now I may have overdone that theme.

The whole world in a drop of water?

The whole world in a drop of water?

Without the dew drops, this spider work might be almost unnoticeable - which is a shame.

Without the dew drops, this spider work might be almost unnoticeable – which is a shame.

If you were paying attention in June, you've seen this with a much more lush, green look.  I still find it beautiful.

If you’ve been paying attention to my ever-changing header, you’ve seen this with a much more lush, green look. I still find it beautiful.

Er, another dew drop.  What catches my eye is the little drops to the left.

Er, another dew drop. What catches my eye is the family of little drops to the left.

The same branch, from a little higher perspective.  How do you like that half-circle whatchamacallit at the bottom?  What is the term for that effect?

The same branch, from a little higher perspective. How do you like that half-circle whatchamacallit at the bottom?  What is the term for that effect, anyway?

Ten points to whoever can identifiy this plant.

Ten points to whoever can identify this plant.

Here it is again.  Which view do you prefer?

Here it is again. Which view do you prefer?

Fin.

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27 Responses

  1. There is something special about a foogy morning and it’s captured here wonderfully!
    I especially like the seond pic. :-)

    December 18, 2012 at 11:57 am

    • Thank you, Phil. I like that one as well, and the thing is, the day was much prettier than my photos indicate. I wouldn’t mind seeing an alligator to photograph…

      December 18, 2012 at 2:59 pm

  2. Great shots Sid. I have no idea what that plant is. If I had to pick, I like the first picture of whatever it is.
    ~d.

    December 18, 2012 at 12:07 pm

    • Thanks, D. “Whatever it is” is the best I can do as well, until I haul out my tree field guide.

      December 18, 2012 at 3:00 pm

  3. If you’re not in the groove for taking photos then don’t take them! ;) If we feel we have to take photos it becomes a chore and I know nobody who likes chores.
    Nice fog pictures, I particularly like the open water shots.

    December 18, 2012 at 2:08 pm

    • Well, Stephen, it’s not a lack of desire but more a lack of time lately. I know what you mean about something becoming a chore, though, and you’re right. I’m still kind of chuckling about your ssstick, by the way.

      December 18, 2012 at 3:02 pm

  4. Sid, you make gorgeous photo’s. Oh my god.

    December 18, 2012 at 4:15 pm

    • Oh, wow, Dianda. Thank you. You can comment here anytime! :)

      December 18, 2012 at 10:44 pm

      • Haha. ;) You’re welcome!

        December 19, 2012 at 3:11 am

  5. I love the water-droplet dew shots. Fantastic.

    December 18, 2012 at 5:43 pm

    • I seem to be drawn to that kind of picture, too. I’m glad it wasn’t water-drop overload.

      December 18, 2012 at 10:46 pm

  6. Love the unknown seed pods. Also the fog which is evocative.

    December 18, 2012 at 5:58 pm

    • I still need to find out what those are. Evocative is such a good word for fog!

      December 18, 2012 at 10:47 pm

  7. Beautiful foggy scenery, Sid.
    And as for the plant, I really cannot identify it. I like the first picture better, anyway.

    December 18, 2012 at 9:18 pm

    • Thank you. I’d have been really impressed if you could ID that plant, being that you’re about half a planet away… :)

      December 18, 2012 at 10:48 pm

  8. aww.. now i’m looking forward to go home. i miss taking photographs of nature!

    December 19, 2012 at 5:15 am

    • You’re still traveling? Well, when you get back home, definitely take some pictures… and post them.

      December 20, 2012 at 12:29 pm

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  10. I want to live in a place like that

    December 19, 2012 at 5:46 am

    • There are days… and here, there’s wifi some ways out from the visitor center…

      December 20, 2012 at 12:30 pm

      • darn… that’d be almost perfect. It only it were in Canada…

        December 20, 2012 at 12:38 pm

  11. The seed and drops are indeed tiny worlds.
    Well done!
    If you don’t post for the Christmas days any more: may I already wish you and your family a lovely Christmas time and a terrific start of 2013?
    Cheers!

    December 19, 2012 at 8:02 am

    • Of course! We wish you a wonderful Christmas as well, Paula, and a safe & peaceful 2013.

      December 20, 2012 at 12:32 pm

  12. Sid, how small was the seed pod? It looks like an elm seed to me. Do you have elm trees there? If not, or if it’s larger, I have no idea what it could be, but it’s an interesting photograph subject.

    December 20, 2012 at 10:37 pm

  13. Well, I’d say those seed pods were two inches top to bottom maybe? I need to go back to that spot, as I just can’t now recall what size or shape that unit was. I guess I don’t think it was tree-like enough, but what do I know, Lori?

    December 21, 2012 at 11:36 am

  14. All the pics are mesmerizing….you have an amazing eye for photigraphy, so you are forgven your obsession with drops :)
    If you ask me, I preferred the second last pic to the last…..it’s cool the way the seed pods (or whatever they are) look like lacework!

    December 22, 2012 at 12:14 pm

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