There Ain't No Bugs On Me...

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 10:09 am

there may be bugs on some of you mugs...(commercial jingle, american tv

)

Anyway its for sure there are no bugs because there is snow on the ground and more coming today as I post. As a matter of fact as I look out my window, it is snowing now

Well, I got out before the snow started falling again and took a couple of shots, nothing breathtaking but something to post.

Club Moss, the forerunner to ferns I think

peeking up out of the snow.
Canon G7
Manual/macro mode
1/80 sec. @ f/3.5 ISO 100
"My Colors," neutral/AWB
Daylight

...and of course a fern, Botrychium dissectum, normally a deep green in the warmer months, turning bronze in the winter. These are really neat when they stick their little spore stems up in the air. Image data same as above with exception of shutter speed, 1/50 sec.

Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the...

beetleman · Post by **beetleman** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 11:32 am

very nice contrasting feelings in these pictures Ken. I like the way the cold Ice frames the warm colors of life in the center. Even though the fern is brown...it still looks "alive".

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 1:35 pm

Acutally the fern is very much alive, the color is just its winter coat. Thanks Doug

JoanYoung · Post by **JoanYoung** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 4:39 am

I especially love the first one Ken.

It seems to send the message that no matter how bleak things look, there will always be new hope on the horizon. The eternal circle of life.

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 5:15 am

Yes I suppose your right Joan.

Hope keeps us all going, even through the wintery periods of life. It is the dynamics of nature, the essence of chaos, that keeps things interesting.

Thanks Joan

cactuspic · Post by **cactuspic** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 2:42 pm

Nice shots, Ken. I loved plant/ice contrast and the life's perseverance.

Irwin

Erland R.N. · Post by **Erland R.N.** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 4:09 pm

A new "sport" among entomologist in Denmark, is to find insects moving around above the snow in winter. I was quite surprised to learn about this. All kind of small critters can be found.

I saw a report from Japan, where a dragonfly larvae, was observed moving slowly but steady across a snow covered area. Maybe it was moving from one pond to another.

Erland

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 4:53 pm

Thanks Erland and Irwin.

I have heard of springtails being found in the snow or what they more commonly call snow fleas I guess but I had no idea that other insects would be found also. Our snowfalls here in the foothills are few and far between and nothing much stays on the ground for long. Still it is interesting and good to know that this occurs.