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Rebecca Holden's avatar

Beautiful words and images, as always, Sydney - another stunning post! Ahhhh, the magic of surface tension! 🙂

I love alchemilla (lady's mantle), whose water-resistant leaves are immensely good at collecting droplets. Folklore has it that alchemists would collect those droplets for their attempts to turn base metal into gold.

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SydneyMichalski🌿NatureMoments's avatar

Fascinating...I'd like to grow lady's mantle in our old apple orchard, and now I'll be on the lookout for those droplets (and, of course, now I'm beginning to scheme a new retirement plan...🤣)

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Rebecca Holden's avatar

I LOVE the sound of your retirement plan, Sydney! The world needs to have another bash at alchemy - I reckon you're on to something! 💛

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SydneyMichalski🌿NatureMoments's avatar

When it works, I'll be sure to remember the people who encouraged me along the way 🤣

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Rebecca Holden's avatar

🤣🤑

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Dave Karpowicz's avatar

Sydney, Your photos and your insight are equally amazing. D

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SydneyMichalski🌿NatureMoments's avatar

Thank you so much, Dave!

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Timber Fox's avatar

Lovely photos. I just bought a camera and have been mostly going for birds. I need to zoom in and look more closely.

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SydneyMichalski🌿NatureMoments's avatar

Birds are wonderful! But definitely, once you start looking for little things, you'll never run out of something to zoom into and be amazed by :)

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Lindsay Hartley's avatar

That windshield shot - very unique and my fav colors too. And the droplets on the wire... bet that was difficult to focus on! Lol. I have so many droplet pics, particularly on fallen leaves, but love seeing them elsewhere too. Thanks for another beautiful article.

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SydneyMichalski🌿NatureMoments's avatar

Thank you! Yes, anything suspended like that is really tough for focus! Everything has to be so still, and then I take a bunch of shots and maybe get lucky 🤣 I really enjoy the magnification aspect of droplets on fallen leaves, it adds such fun detail. Thanks for sharing my droplet-enthusiasm! :)

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Lindsay Hartley's avatar

:) Yeah, those thin wires or branches... love them on branches but so hard to capture the magic. Fallen leaves are more cooperative. lol

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Colleen's avatar

All these droplets are so lovely! I thought I was already subscribed to you. I’m still learning how to do things around here. I’m subscribed now! I look forward to more of your lovely photos and words.

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SydneyMichalski🌿NatureMoments's avatar

Thank you! Oh how funny, that's happened to me, too...So, welcome, so glad to have you along!

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Birdsong Photoetry's avatar

Beauty!

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Rebecca J. Gomez's avatar

I love this poetic reflection about droplets. I’ve always been fascinated by droplets. One of my favorite works of art in my office is a photograph of droplets on a leaf, a gift from my sister who is an amateur photographer.

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SydneyMichalski🌿NatureMoments's avatar

Thank you - me too! What a great gift, such a perfect choice for the office! Droplets always add a new element to whatever you pair them with - it makes for perfect artwork because instead of being a specific subject per se, your mind experiences it as more like a little portal to all these different pathways of memory and imagination, a jumping off point for wanderings and musings, so you can continue to experience that same image in new ways all the time :) Not bad for just a drop of water 🤣

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Rebecca J. Gomez's avatar

“Just a drop of water” indeed. 😊

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Switter’s World's avatar

The little details that reveal how the world works. Thank you.

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SydneyMichalski🌿NatureMoments's avatar

So true! The closer we look, the more wonder there is to find :)

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Malcolm J McKinney's avatar

We are as droplets on a spider's web.

I like your photos.

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SydneyMichalski🌿NatureMoments's avatar

Oh, true! Thank you :)

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Malcolm J McKinney's avatar

See my post Indra's web.

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Emily Charlotte Powell's avatar

Beautiful photography always Sydney- water droplets are so captivating. I enjoyed very much reading your letter and seeing your amazing photos 💛

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SydneyMichalski🌿NatureMoments's avatar

I'm so glad you enjoyed it, thanks for stopping by! 💕

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Emily Charlotte Powell's avatar

Always love your photos Sydney 💛

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Pamela Leavey's avatar

Beautiful photos, a wonderful post! Wonderfully captured water droplets!

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SydneyMichalski🌿NatureMoments's avatar

Thank you so much, Pamela, and thanks for the restack!

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Pamela Leavey's avatar

My pleasure! I hope you have some sunshine up there this week as we do down here! Such a gift!

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SydneyMichalski🌿NatureMoments's avatar

Thank you, yes we do have some today! I was just soaking a bit up actually, standing in the front yard with my eyes closed and the sun on my face :)

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Pamela Leavey's avatar

I do that too. In fact I need to go on out in the back yard, and soak some sun up! Enjoy!

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Neil Barker's avatar

Really nice photos Sydney and I especially like the image of the droplets along that wire. We're getting some rain later this week and this gives me something to observe and enjoy. Thanks for sharing.

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SydneyMichalski🌿NatureMoments's avatar

Thank you! Yes, something so simple sometimes - just a little wire trellis that happened to have the right light behind. That's one of the great fun things about droplets, they can transform anything so you get a lot of surprises! Thanks for visiting :)

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Roselle Angwin's avatar

Lovely, as always, Sydney.

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SydneyMichalski🌿NatureMoments's avatar

Thanks so much, Roselle! 💕

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Beth T (BethOfAus)'s avatar

The day before yesterday I photographed droplets on palm leaves. So exquisite. Huge leaves, tiny droplets, amazing patterns. I’m planning on trying to capture their beauty in art. We’ll see how I go. Thanks so much for another wonderful post. Nature is extraordinary.

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SydneyMichalski🌿NatureMoments's avatar

Sounds beautiful, I'm imagining it now! Palms are wonderful and, of course, not something I see up here in the north. We have this one wildflower called Lupine that has palm-shaped leaves that I always consider a "nod" to more tropical climates 🤣 Keep me posted on your artwork, I'd love to see what you explore!

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SydneyMichalski🌿NatureMoments's avatar

Thank you! So glad you stopped by

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