The Model In Red - Minus Teeth

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T is for teeth...or ummm toothless ;)

I already have my Christmas dress so...

All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth!

See more hues of RED @ RUBY TUESDAY

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Creepy Beauty

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What is it?

See the little heart shape?

Did you guess right?

I am arachnophobic, but this spider had such beautiful markings, I had to photograph it!

It wasn't that big, the body was about 3/4 of an inch, and it's not poisonous.

PS. It's a Cross Spider (Araneus diadematus), common in Europe and North America. The basic colour varies between different species, from light yellow to brown/red to dark/grey. The thing they all have in common is their cross-symbol located at their back. The cross is actually formed by white dots which are closely attached and shaped into this perfect cross. (thanks for identifying it squirrel)

See more great Macro shots from around the world HERE at Lisa's Chaos

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See other found hearts from around the world HERE at Clyties blog, Random Hearts

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Skywatching

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If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, "thank you," that would suffice. 

~Meister Eckhart

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Freckle Berries (Solomon's Seal)

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 Solomon's Seal Berries (False)

(Smilacina racemosa)

False Solomon's Seal is a lovely woodland perennial native to North America. Unlike True Solomon's Seal berries, the berries of this plant are not poisonous. In late fall the berries turn brilliant red and are eaten by birds and wildlife.

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The Fairest Of Them All - Weekend Reflections

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Childhood is the most beautiful of all life's seasons.

  ~Author Unknown

Taken in late October at Lake Huron, an exceptionally warm day.

Look at what's reflecting around the world HERE @WEEKEND REFLECTIONS

Cloudscape

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Behind every cloud is another cloud.
Judy Garland

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Lake View

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Outdoor/Watery Wednesday/NF Waters

 

Man's heart away from nature becomes hard. 

~Standing Bear

Click over to Nature Footstep new WATERS meme HERE for more watery views.

Take a look at the great outdoors HERE at OUTDOOR WEDNESDAY

Get your eyes wet @ WATERY WEDNESDAY HERE

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The Three R's - ABC Wednesday

After a busy morning outside playing in the leaves, chasing the dog around the yard, and flying sky high on the swing, my granddaughter settles in for some

R R and R... 

Rest, Relaxation, and Reading.

A difficult word

...but she got it!

Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.

Joseph Addison

 

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Froggy- Macro/Mellow Yellow Monday

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Sunset Sparkles - Weekend Reflections

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The world is full of poetry. The air is living with its spirit;

and the waves dance to the music of its melodies, and sparkle in its brightness.
James Gates Percival

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Between Shadows and Light - SkyWatch Friday

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The present is the ever moving shadow that divides yesterday from tomorrow.

In that lies hope.

Frank Lloyd Wright

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Quack Quack

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If it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, we have at least to consider the possibility that we have a small aquatic bird of the family anatidae on our hands.
Douglas Adams

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Itty Bits -Macro/Mellow Yellow Monday

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So...I really want a macro lens! But I can't afford one right now (it's on my Christmas list). I thought I would try a magnifying filter. I didn't have much hope really, but I was pleasantly surprised with the results of my first try with the Raynox DCR-250 Super Macro Conversion Lens. The Raynox DCR-250 is not a dedicated lens…meaning you can’t attach it directly to your camera. It clips on to a lens with a filter size between 52mm to 67mm. The clips grab on to the internal ring on the front lens element.

The snail shell and feather above are teeny tiny...how teeny tiny? Well the shell is about 1/4 of an inch...

Size comparison

So...what do you think? Was it worth the 80 bucks I paid for it?

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Cottage Sunset Series #5

Kennisis Lake, Haliburton, Ontario

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Soft Ripples - NF Waters/Watery/Outdoor Wednesday

Long Lake, Haliburton, Ontario

One touch of nature makes the whole world kin. 

~William Shakespeare

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Pear-shaped Puffballs

A post for ABC Wednesday/Guest Heart Thursday

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P is for Pear-shaped Puffballs

(Lycoperdon Pyriforme)

One of the several species of smaller Puffballs, is the Pear-shaped Puffball. Huge masses of hundreds of these puffballs can cover the length of well rotted hardwood logs. Individual fruiting bodies are 2-5cm tall, shaped like a pear, with the swollen end up. They are smooth with fine, mealy grains. As the spores ripen inside, a small hole develops on the top of the fruiting body. Raindrops that land on the puffball, tap the thin skin and force out a cloud of spores that will drift away in the wind.

Small Puffballs can be eaten safely, but it is important to identify them well. They should be cut open from top to bottom, to be sure there is no eveidence of a developing stem, cap or gills. The button stage of the deadly Destroying Angel mushroom resembles a Puffball.

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This shot is for Clytie at Random Hearts! A heart in a puff.

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