Minutiae. April 19, 2010
Posted by littlebangtheory in Art and Nature, macro photos.Tags: club moss, columbines, Early Saxifrage, pussy toes, violets
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Some little things which had the poor judgment to cross my path today.
Common club moss, here topped with its Spring fertile hats and drenched with morning dew:
Pussy Toes, along the road:
That’s a quarter inch of pristine complexity.
A clump of violets, the local wild kind:
Early saxifrage, clinging to a roadcut on the drive home.
And a little red Columbine, considering whether or not to unfurl its crown at this early date:
Things have popped early this year, and risk being taken down by a cold snap.
Meanwhile, I’m happy to share them with you.
Little Bang Theory 
I’m sure they were all very happy you stopped by to pay attention to them.
Did you know Earth went millions of years without flowers? There’s no real reason for them to exist except for beauty’s sake.
Beautiful macros, love the minimalist approach!
The photo below (your rt post) is very surrealist…love it!
So, so beautiful….each and every photo!!
My Ruby Tuesday? I’ve Got Crabs Do stop by if you get a chance. Have a great day.
Cowering near stone,
one diffident columbine
droops its crimson head.
My red buds
Nice haiku, magicalmysticalteacher. Awesome photos, Ralph. Thanks for helping us all learn to see the world around us.
I see you got your pussytoes early too! I’ll hafta be on the lookout for the columbine. Another early one here in NH is hobblebush – a friend of mine brought in a blossom for id. When he described it to me last week I dismissed hobblebush as a possibility thinking it was “too early”, but that is absolutely what it is.
Thank you all, and yes Paul, MMT has The Knack!
jomegat, I think we have hobblebush raging here and now, though I’ll confirm that with the more detailed internet description of its complex flowers.