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Post by jackscrap on Aug 23, 2018 5:18:13 GMT
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Post by hmca on Aug 23, 2018 11:22:55 GMT
Very interesting, Margaret!
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Post by tonyw on Aug 24, 2018 2:05:23 GMT
Put on the macro lens and went for some close-ups:  If you don't recognize it your teeth might. And outside the Allium tuberosum (garlic chives) have come into bloom. You can eat them, they taste strongly of garlic and are perfect with Marmite in sandwiches! 
Tony
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Post by Peterj on Aug 24, 2018 3:39:05 GMT
Here's a side by side screen capture ... the left is the real object, the right is your first hint, and if you haven't guessed look here
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Post by pontiac1940 on Aug 24, 2018 4:01:37 GMT
AHA! A saguaro cactus skeleton. (And I never looked.) Love these huge cacti.
Maybe next winter we will get back to AZ. Love the desert.
Thanks.
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Post by Peterj on Aug 24, 2018 16:54:25 GMT
That's correct pontiac1940 - however the real image is on the left. |
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Post by dennis9 on Aug 24, 2018 17:25:39 GMT
Looks a bit mysterious and sinister -
- but this is merely a section of the supporting framework of an underground tunnel. A very special tunnel burrowing under Trafalgar Square for the disposal of excavated spoil from the expansion of Charing Cross Underground Station in the 1970's. The tunnel curves to avoid the foundations of Nelson's Column, and you can take a stroll there, 30 metres and more beneath the crowds of tourists in the Square.
Brenda
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Post by whippet on Aug 24, 2018 19:23:16 GMT
@ Pete.
I would never have guessed that. Amazing.
I used to have about 20 cacti - indoor ones.
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Post by tonyw on Aug 26, 2018 15:37:13 GMT
One more. No this isn't a creature from outer space it's the head of a parsley worm which is in fact the caterpillar stage of the black swallowtail butterfly. I found several eating my parsley today and I'll let them turn into the chrysalis stage over the next few days and they'll overwinter and hopefully turn into beautiful butterflies next spring.  Tony |
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Post by Sepiana on Aug 27, 2018 2:43:36 GMT
Clive, three beautiful images! If I had to select one, I would go for the first one -- Closeup of the aging florets of a wild sunflower. I would never have guessed it without your explanation.
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Post by Sepiana on Aug 27, 2018 2:52:47 GMT
Peterj , three great shots, perfect for this week's theme. You chose such unique subjects! My favorite one is the glass picnic table top. Amazing shot!
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Post by Sepiana on Aug 27, 2018 2:57:53 GMT
jackscrap , great thinking out of the box, interesting interpretation of this theme. It brought to mind the eternal debate -- Coke or Pepsi? The first or the second image? I choose the first (pencil + small jar). |
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Post by Sepiana on Aug 27, 2018 3:04:06 GMT
whippet , two great findings to fulfill this week's theme. I really like the sculpture -- Celestial Kitchen. It goes really well with the . . . Observatory.
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Post by Sepiana on Aug 27, 2018 3:09:29 GMT
billz , glad you posted the second shot. I would never have guessed it was a . . . seat. Definitely unique! Great job capturing it!
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Post by Sepiana on Aug 27, 2018 3:14:53 GMT
Put on the macro lens and went for some close-ups: If you don't recognize it your teeth might. And outside the Allium tuberosum (garlic chives) have come into bloom. You can eat them, they taste strongly of garlic and are perfect with Marmite in sandwiches! Tony Tony, and what a great job you did! Beautiful close-ups. My favorite one is the first image . . . something edible. It did have myself asking . . . What is it? |
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