Anyway the first thing I came across was this:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsnw0lOu9uB3EgFTIXgRZ1j_xwcn2rer3i0FP1qLQ5v9nTo-ZnKl3FHvUY3Q3zbKCttPS2SuI_3MOH4fqf1ETuUtPd_R7vp1gRTdCOcSTJcM4gkU-5PovxT6Q9HTM3LdUS_4_CxI1-7nrl/s320/Nikon+414.jpg)
I liked it so much that I had to include it.
Then I came to this:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix_1rEFOnMfY2XsRObGpXo5Nle2ooSR3_J7W-BbYxydZ6sUYhuUNsxdQCeIB8lBaonF7lbnN9CqYWfZuig-Ogv7HIjLJOuZbS3FegJFcqrRlIgn8WERHYXffOHZ93qqiC4VxAM-cFty2Vf/s320/Nikon+415.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhop6JMo1UgIu3d2kS-ErnOmmTKlEcpJhi63-jPDBgalNAyuOmvPZAqRSFtREAx41e2aV6hOTgMj2-ytH7pp7oFzoQeCmsh1id1OYHEovuvSOCo1xEl-ng8VdhIJxjqP5YZg5rx9bhM-jX7/s320/Nikon+418.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiJLvAzN3wzgNY8Trdz32UbnHeR5XI648e0XflOL3N3XSdAc3j1vNS5Q0Eu_j5nXsmhQQJdH-SHXcB0AB1yPbAARXCvsBPVP_c-HO_BTvm64CUUnjOgGAYfD2HvHkPRPGTf2LlwwLqq9dz/s320/Nikon+417.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg27Jf8diC2MEi4Nx_jNIs5V_TN4TBGmpkY9weEZyeTQTjNgBeREA7b_2w-EDqm555eWoQQgBXf3uVu7KVXhO7PHFujvkmgKKnNUX5gSGJ7bfAK-EFoqNRB7_qnHoLNssaWrayDXburBgZQ/s320/Nikon+427.jpg)
And I was surprised at what they really looked like "up close".
Then I got this but I have to warn you. Don't get too close or look too long. This one is very sinister. If you come back tomorrow I'll tell you a story that might make your blood run cold. At least it did mine.
So remember this close up:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2wL492g9W-wgx79fKQv-9ioPfq8dxQXNRFnbLXiu5T6p-ZniKq5EB9uY0rHg3eSIOUuy3dGzqP3RQYTGYMkO8L1ioVjbEWM48-4ehjy84bMeAL-qGOvCi7IBGOuIzi22QCW18ySZpy7EP/s320/Nikon+441a.jpg)
Could be part of this:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc7ghlpRyz2LLaEb1p1szCrTgYRnkUdJsYf0YDQD9lDPk3TR9kiKjbFSUhx-ksBQEieWL_JFN8do156nnUD52cjXzlVUji_Q3uguydjaaJwvEwIDxr-5W7izMCUCQtigBB9LUk82Is5auJ/s320/Nikon+441b.jpg)
Nice shots. I'll check back for the story.
ReplyDeleteThat yellow flower is beautiful. I'd much rather smell that than a fish.
ReplyDeleteI'll definitely be checking back tomorrow!
Nice pictures, very cool. Even though I pretty much already know the story, I can't wait to check in and read about those menacing leaves....it makes me itch just looking at them...
ReplyDeleteIt is amazing to really be able to "see" something up close and appreciate their beauty. Looks like your story may have something to do with itching. But that's just a guess.
ReplyDeleteI love the pink and green. So, so, so pretty.
ReplyDeleteHmmmm, I always love your flower shots. They are so beautiful, I can almost smell them! The flowers, not the fish!
ReplyDeleteSo it's poison ivy, right? I hope everything's okay :( I'll check back tomorrow. smfd.
Great close-ups, Mary! I can't wait to read the "story." Is that poison ivy? If it is, I would NEVER have known. I am always so afraid of coming across it. I will check back tomorrow to find out!
ReplyDeleteLovely shots! The yellow flower is so beautiful! =)
ReplyDeleteTHey looked wonderful up close! I love that you shared the big picture too :)
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