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Wispy Dandelion - Macro Monday

What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

About the Image: Dandelion Pappus - 12-03-11 Izaak Walton Park - Christiansburg, VA

I didn't know what the little "wispy" part of the dandelion was called. I looked it up and Wikipedia tells me that it is called a Pappus (Pappi would be the plural).

"feathery bristles of the pappus function as a "parachute" which enables the seed to be carried by the wind" I LOVE learning new things!

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I Saved A Squirrel

Well, I didn't actually SAVE him - but I saved the picture of him. As you can tell from the shot below, it was Way Too Dark. But I still thought it was a cute shot. (I am amazed at how they can balance on their toes like that!) I used Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 (see sidebar link) to make it a more "viewable" image. I still have a LOT to learn - about photography, about editing, about everything, but I thought I'd share this with you in case you have some dark shots that you want to "Save" :)

Mr. Squirrel - prior to the "Save"

Get over the idea that only children should spend their time in study. Be a student so long as you still have something to learn, and this will mean all your life.

~Henry L. Doherty