What’s Your Guess?

I thought it would be fun to show readers a variety of microscopic pictures I’ve been taking and see if you can identify what they are. Make a list and compare your answers with the key at the end.

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Answer key

  1. gold sari fabric
  2. crook neck squash
  3. blue microfiber cloth
  4. red strawberry- the small variety
  5. white strawberry- the small variety
  6. Black Eyed Susan flower petal
  7. avocado
  8. dragon fly wing
  9. slug

How did you do? I’d love to hear in the comments below.

I have many photos of the slug, the dragon fly and the avocado and will share them in future posts. I found the dragon fly dead on my rug but the slug was alive. I had no idea how fast slugs could move. It was pretty funny trying to get pictures of it!

Here is a photo of several of the items on this list.

Weekly Photo Challenge: Details

While the detail of a flower in full bloom is beautiful:

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I find it interesting to watch the development of the flower. In this post I will show the various stages I have seen, for the most part going backwards:

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Details

The Dahlias are Blooming

Another garden event I eagerly await each year is:

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Even the biggest of these flowers is still opening. There will be more photos to come!

 

The Artichokes are Flowering!

I decided to take a short walk before studying for a Sanskrit test I’m taking tomorrow. A block away, I noticed that a neighbor’s artichoke plants were flowering. That is always a magical event and I chose to share it with you… NOW! The studying can wait a little while longer.

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There are three or four bees flying in and out of most of the flowers.

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