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although usually a moisture-loving plant, i found this one in Arizona. i think its roots must have tapped a nice hidden water supply.
Pink Bromeliad
While hiking through the many woods in the valley, I came across a clearing packed full of ferns. Clearings between the groves of trees were common, but none were like this one. These ferns average five to six feet in height and were nothing short of spectacular. The sunlight filtered through the airy flora creating many layers of green as it progressed toward the shaded ground region.
Fern Field
Banyan tree silhouettes and reflections in Horseshoe Lake (southern Illinois) during sunset
Banyan Sunset 1
Yellow Daisy 1
a super closeup shot of a bee's wing. the longer hairs are on the side of the wing facing the camera, and since the wing is mostly transparent, you can also see the hairs on the opposite side which appear shorter as they fade off into the distance. each of these ultra-tiny hairs have a diameter about 1/8000 of an inch (1/4 the thickness of kitchen plastic wrap).
Bee Wing
a picture-perfect passage between cliffs in southern Illinois
Crevice Pass
not a bad place to stop for a rest...
Hume Lake
apologizing in advance for those with allergies... here's a whole cluster of pollen spores. each one measures about 0.006 inches across, so this entire grouping is equivalent to the thickness of a DVD. the photographed colour was enhanced from pale tones.
Pollen Boquet
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