Sunday, March 13, 2011

Wild Cuke/ Macro Monday

Dried wild cucumber

As this wild cucumber ages it is becoming more and more lacy.


Brown but not yet totally dried
 

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35 comments:

  1. JanMarch 13, 2011 at 4:56 PM

    Wow, these are great. Isn't nature grand, when we keep our eyes open.

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  2. Ruth HiebertMarch 13, 2011 at 4:56 PM

    That looks like some kind of fancy ornament one could buy in a craft store.
    It's actually quite pretty.Hmm,I've got ideas floating around in my head.I'll have to watch for these plants next fall.

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  3. Lois EvensenMarch 13, 2011 at 5:14 PM

    It looks like a delicate crochet ornament. Very pretty. Great image.

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  4. TexWisGirlMarch 13, 2011 at 5:19 PM

    Indeed. Very pretty.

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  5. UnknownMarch 13, 2011 at 5:19 PM

    What a great view! I've never seen a wild cuke....I really am enthralled at how well you captured the ephemeral nature of its decay! Kudos!

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  6. ViolaMarch 13, 2011 at 5:40 PM

    Oh.. you know what, it's the first time I see a wild cucumber! :)

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  7. LauraMarch 13, 2011 at 5:49 PM

    This is gorgeous, I've never seen anything like this before!!! It's almost like a paper lantern.

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  8. KathyMarch 13, 2011 at 6:19 PM

    I see a crocheted ball filled with crumpledand torn tissue paper.

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  9. Kim, USAMarch 13, 2011 at 8:13 PM

    I thought it's an old old bee hive. Great capture!
    Macro Monday

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  10. RoanMarch 13, 2011 at 8:14 PM

    It's a delicate beauty!

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  11. Trish ~ ♥ ~March 13, 2011 at 8:18 PM

    I have never seen one of these before, it so beautiful in it's dried state.

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  12. Mike B. @ slugyard.comMarch 13, 2011 at 8:21 PM

    Great to leave them out for nature to recycle!

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  13. UnknownMarch 13, 2011 at 8:22 PM

    Wow, it looks like a pendant.

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  14. LowellMarch 13, 2011 at 8:27 PM

    I've heard of wild actors but not wild cucumbers. Hmm. So, I'm ignorant. Stop laughing!

    Not only that but at first I thought the first picture was some kind of artsy chandelier! Seriously!

    Stop laughing!

    And yes, for some reason a bunch of zebras showed up at a local horse/cattle farm about four miles north of where we live. I dunno why or from where they came.

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  15. GeorgeMarch 13, 2011 at 8:35 PM

    I really like this first macro. The dried cucumber is very lacy and delicate.

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  16. MichelleMarch 13, 2011 at 8:37 PM

    Very cool! I don't think I have ever seen one like this.

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  17. GVKMarch 13, 2011 at 8:59 PM

    If I have it right, the lacey lump of dried cucumber, soaked in water, was used by my mother as brush for bathing before they took to soap in villages.

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  18. RandyMarch 13, 2011 at 9:00 PM

    That is awesome when it dries.

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  19. AnonymousMarch 13, 2011 at 10:08 PM

    What an amazing shot. I love that you've shown us the before and current.

    Teresa

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  20. JackMarch 13, 2011 at 10:37 PM

    If someone held a gun to mae and told me to name that thing, I guess I would be pushing daisies by now. I have never heard of, much less seen, a wild cucumber.

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  21. AnonymousMarch 13, 2011 at 10:47 PM

    You lucky lucky people who have never had to deal with this stuff. The vines are very springy. I need a machete to get through!

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  22. UnknownMarch 13, 2011 at 11:00 PM

    Wow! That looks really cool!

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  23. HalcyonMarch 13, 2011 at 11:14 PM

    Really interesting. I would have had no idea what this is! Is it edible?

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  24. msdewberryMarch 13, 2011 at 11:31 PM

    Simple and beautiful. Even in death it is beautiful.

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  25. JamaMarch 14, 2011 at 12:01 AM

    Dried stuffs can be pretty too!

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  26. Small City ScenesMarch 14, 2011 at 12:52 AM

    Fantabulous!!! Nature is so wonderful and I am glad you have an eye to see it and then show us. Love it!! MB

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  27. pattyMarch 14, 2011 at 1:40 AM

    very interesting and beautiful captures!
    patty@
    www.findingserendipity.com

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  28. Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪March 14, 2011 at 2:05 AM

    You can use it as a Christmas decoration. I wanted to say it looks like our apple cucumber until I saw the prickles.

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  29. AnonymousMarch 14, 2011 at 2:18 AM

    You've captured some terrific details!

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  30. AndreaMarch 14, 2011 at 3:44 AM

    yeah, that is naturally beautiful. We just have to look everywhere and beauty abounds around us!

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  31. Hootin AnniMarch 14, 2011 at 8:19 AM

    Beautiful...nature...it can really make us stop and view it's artwork!!!

    My Macro Link: Sand Dollars and Sea Drift Seeds

    Hope you can visit; have a glorious day!!

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  32. Suburban GirlMarch 14, 2011 at 10:02 AM

    I don't think I ever knew what these were!

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  33. UnknownMarch 14, 2011 at 10:06 AM

    Interesting photo!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

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  34. Mommyof2girlz/StephDMarch 14, 2011 at 2:53 PM

    Wow love the textures! I thought it was some bug cocoon or something at first, so interesting that it is a wild veggie :)

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  35. PaulieMarch 14, 2011 at 5:26 PM

    Never heard of such a thing! Very interesting!

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