Mmmmmm, a nice cuppa

I found this at the bottom of a cup on my desk .... in my defense, it has been hot so it hadn't been there very long.

Life

Holes

The first time I went to Whidbey Island, 11 years ago or so, I brought with me my completely manual, bare bones, no computer chip in sight, Yashika film camera. I shot all black and white film of varying brands and speeds. I carried a brand new note book in which I recored each frame, the film specs, exposures, weather conditions ...... 

Keith and I went to South Whidbey State Park and Fort Casey. It was off season, fall or early spring, I can't remember which. At Fort Casey, along with the photos of nets and guns, I fixated on holes. None of the hole photos came out well. 

Last week I went to Fort Casey. I hadn't been there in 11 years or so. I don't know if it was my memory of my first trip or some obvious prevalence of holes, but I was compelled to try again .... this time with my Nikon fully digital no film in sight camera. 

Nancy's Garden

Reino, this is really just for you .... I wanted you to see Nancy's garden. It is so incredible ... and these photos are just of the food sources not the decorative plants.

Still Life

So I did some quick still life tests with the stuff in reach on my desk. This needs some exploration ... I don't really know where it is going if anywhere. 

Incidentally, the 'things' on the top are some thorns from an odd plant. Their antler like quality drew me to them.  Also the fact that they were smooth and begged to be touched even though they are thorns. 

I felt like they could be of use in the same way Reino's bones are (reinoart.blogspot.com) .... just more to explore.

A few other oddities

Bees

This was a luck find in my Eucalyptus.

Eucalyptus

I was fortunate to come across this detritus from a eucalyptus plant. I was able with the help of a friend to collect a tin full. These are just some preliminary experiments.

millipedes / lifesavers

isopods / pez

ants / lollipops