Careful Inspection and Car Issues

I had a lovely day off and got a good start to one of the larger illustrations for CB's Big Bang story, did laundry, and played chauffeur for my DH whose car had vapor lock and wouldn't start. We were hoping that if he let it sit for the day, it would start when we got back home at night. Unfortunately it still didn't start, so I'll be phoning AAA this morning and getting it towed to our local repair place who will fix the car. DH has the day off today so I'll just drop him off at home and he can do whatever he decides to while waiting for the car to be worked on.

Since I've dealt with large-scale photography with my posts earlier this week, I thought a look at more detail might be fun for a change. I've always found micro-photography fascinating and wanted to share some pics with you. I didn't take these, I don't have the talent or the equipment, but they are very unusual and so fun to look at.

I'll start out with these incredible droplets.

I don't know what this almost psychedelic grid is from, but I really love it. I suspect it's a pollen spore or something else similar to that by the structure, but I really don't know. I love it, though.

I'm allergic to bees, so have a healthy respect for them, but they are so beautiful when viewed from this aspect. This little guy wanted to be here especially for my friends who love the striped honey-makers.

The iridescent wings of this insect just called to me. I'm afraid I couldn't identify which insect it was, but it's such a beauty that I had to share.

A simple match head as it begins to burn made such a wonderful photo. I love the smoke swirling and the hint of heat that you see at the actual head as the flame works down the shaft.

And finally, to end things out, this fabulous spider. The colors were so spectacular and those little hairs. I'm not a great fan of spiders (I loved them when I was a kid, but that was then and this is now...) but I had to include her. She's stunning and can't you just see her in Valinor killing the Two Trees under the direction of Melkor? Pretty and deadly - a winning combo. Have a totally FABULOUS day. We'll get 4"-6" of snow overnight tonight and tomorrow will be icky, so I'll enjoy Thursday until I see those first flakes...