Grass Seed Stalk

We've looked at grass seed stalks before when they were fresh picked and green. Here is the same thing, dried and after dropping all the seeds. The stalk has changed color to a deep ruby, and the little caps that had secured the seeds to the stalk are all that's left. Very cool, I didn't know what to expect, and it's fascinating!

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Bet you can't guess!

Can you guess what this is? I had no idea it would be so beautiful close up, and intriguing. The details like the curving and twisting stalks that make it appear to be swimming through moving water, and the stripes on these seed casings... Details I just didn't expect.

Actually, I didn't even take these intending to publish them. These were part of a series of test shots taken while I was fooling around with the camera and lenses. It was later that I realized I had something here.

You can see this item at the bottom of this post, with a penny. It's just a very normal stalk of grass, the kind that gets all seedy at the top when you forget to mow the lawn for a while.

I'll get back to the other assorted items--like fasteners--soon enough, but I've got a lot of nature shots to crank through from our recent lake vacation. Send me an idea for something you'd like to see big, if you care to break this cycle of nature photos!

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I'd like to order a Tab, please

I found this on the dresser. It's the plastic tab from a store price tag which had been removed from recently purchased clothing. I've posted it today because even this most pedestrian little item is interesting to see magnified.

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Of Belly Buttons and Straw Hats

First of all, I wanted to enlighten my devoted audience as to who they are. Below are the top 10 web searches that send visitors to my site:

1.	worlds biggest belly button
2.	worlds largest belly button
3.	belly button fuzz
4.	adam saynuk
5.	biggest belly button in the world
6.	bubble ornaments
7.	largest belly button
8.	pieromainea
9.	the worlds biggest belly button
10.	world's biggest belly button

So, who knew there was such a huge demand for information about belly button size and the fuzz which such a belly button can collect? Should I be offended that "worlds biggest belly button," "worlds largest belly button," and "belly button fuzz" are more popular reasons to hit my photoblog than I am. And I'm a bit surprised that not one of my top ten popular keyword searches has anything to do with macro photos or photography at all!

FYI, this is the post these belly button fans find in their journey here.

The strange world of Google. Now, on to the macro photos, not that all you belly button-obsessed people care anyway.

Here are two photos of straw hats, up close and personal. One, Sarah likes, the other will be returned to the store from whence it came. Interesting how different their weaves are. One, shiny and smooth, the other rough and scratchy looking.

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