Fake Poetry Book
From my new fake book of illustrated poetry. Do not make me stop. Do not look for excuses There is no way back.
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The theme for Flickr Friday this last week was "Stacked". On Friday we had some unsettled weather and the clouds got dramatic. Really good timing. Below is the picture I posted. It's a good picture. It certainly fits the concept of "only post your best stuff" because this is about as good as I get. Some other folks thought it was OK as well because it went on to Flickr's Explore page which is the sort of their front page. A lot of other people viewed this photo, a couple of hundred stopped long enough to click the favorite star and a dozen or so took the time to drop a favorable comment. This happened one other time and I find it interesting and to be honest great that people from all around the globe see something I've done and like it well enough to say so.
I have been posting pictures on Flickr lately. As a way to encourage community engagement There are groups that have weekly themes to use as inspiration for photos. This week a group called Macro Monday suggested the theme "On A Coin". Object being, put something on a coin and take a picture. When I started rummaging for a coin I knew I wanted the largest I could find. That way it might be easier to find an object that would fit. The flower is Lamium amplexicaule or Henbit. I remembered having this Kennedy Half Dollar and when I found it I looked at it for a full minute. It’s dated 1971. This forty-nine year old coin commemorates the presidency of a man that won the office almost sixty years ago. Some of the core issues of his time are the core issues of this time we are now living. Those of us that were naive enough to think that the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was an end of the struggle to rid this nation of it’s worst disease has been disabused of that ...
I spied this little snail while on a walk yesterday. I'm glad I did because I almost stepped on it. Snail In Clover Looking For Something This is with the A7RIII and the 24-105. At 105mm and f4. This is not a macro lens but I can get a decent close up and with the 42mp sensor I'm able to crop some to find the detail.