Sam was excited his vine bloomed.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
After the rain
I found this beautiful spider web and wondered if my little Canon A530 could capture the delicate lace of rain droplets. I had to have many takes before I got some of them. Click on the photos to get a better view of the droplets.
I think of the Incy Wincy Spider after the rain.
Monday, February 16, 2009
Cicada
In Auckland, New Zealand, the cicadas make a lot of noise in the morning. This one came inside my house, and I caught it to show my students. This is about two inches long. The cicadas are plentous in summer.
Cicadas are benign to humans and do not bite or sting, but can be pests to several cultivated crops. Many people around the world regularly eat cicadas: the female is prized as it is meatier. Cicadas have been (or are still) eaten in Ancient Greece, China, Malaysia, Burma, Latin America and the Congo. Shells of cicadas are employed in the traditional medicines of China.[2]
Red Sunflowers
I have never seen these burgundy red sun flowers. They were grown in a private garden in Sandringham. They are tall plants. Or are they sun flowers?
I have grown yellow sunflowers in Singapore.
The day before a festival:1
The logistic and planning for a festival for 25,000 must be be thorough. I arrived at the site the afternoon before, and people were setting up tents and the stage.
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