That's beautiful Pat. How old would that be? Lovely little piece of history
Ppauper - I could do with that book for my daughter....
Gorgeous shots Papi Jo. Sometimes these close ups are better than the real thing! Perhaps it's because you can study the detail, whereas when you look at plants in the flesh, you take in the whole picture rather than seeing the plant in separate parts...
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Hi, Pat....that's really interesting, thank you for posting it.
Some years ago, I found an Elizabeth 1 coin in some imported gravel.....I would assume it had remained undiscovered in some quarry somewhere or a few hundred years.
Hi Joyce and Fairygirl. We find lots of stone tools on our place and Hubby says that this one is probably a couple of thousand years old (not ancient like some on the north western Australian sites). They always show up after rain - the dirt washes off and then you can see them. They are everywhere. It's Silcrete - we don't get Flint here. Both our Uni degrees and in Prehistory and Anthropology. He was more interested in rock art and stone tools, I was more into foods and plants and the anthropology side of things.
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That's beautiful Pat. How old would that be? Lovely little piece of history
Ppauper - I could do with that book for my daughter....
Gorgeous shots Papi Jo. Sometimes these close ups are better than the real thing! Perhaps it's because you can study the detail, whereas when you look at plants in the flesh, you take in the whole picture rather than seeing the plant in separate parts...
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Pat, is it flint? These tools took a while to make, with the pointed cutting tip at the top and then the flaking off to produce the serrated edge.
Hi, Pat....that's really interesting, thank you for posting it.
Some years ago, I found an Elizabeth 1 coin in some imported gravel.....I would assume it had remained undiscovered in some quarry somewhere or a few hundred years.
Hi Joyce and Fairygirl. We find lots of stone tools on our place and Hubby says that this one is probably a couple of thousand years old (not ancient like some on the north western Australian sites). They always show up after rain - the dirt washes off and then you can see them. They are everywhere. It's Silcrete - we don't get Flint here. Both our Uni degrees and in Prehistory and Anthropology. He was more interested in rock art and stone tools, I was more into foods and plants and the anthropology side of things.
Hi, PJ
Thank you for your suggestion, something hadn't thought about.
Your flowers are fantastic takes, thank for posting them.
Hello David. I'm glad you find it interesting. It measures 2" or 5cm long. That old coin is also interesting.
On the subject of macro flower shots, I can get this degree of closeness with my very versatile Fuji HS50 EXR bridge camera...love this camera.
Begonia, btw.
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On reflection, I would concede that the above shot doesn't have the sharp, crispness of those posted by Papi jo.
Ahh, but it's really romantic David
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Sheps I agree with Fairy that a calendar of yours would be well sought after. Superb pics
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I love this thread for the diversity of subjects and learn something interesting all the time. I'd never heard of Silcrete Pat.
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Went on a gardening group trip yesterday to York Gate, a garden near... Leeds, not York.
I love waterlilies. Only had my mobile to take photos though, so it's not wonderfully sharp...