FOWC with Fandango: Eye
FOWC with Fandango: Eye
In case somebody is wondering: the butterfly is called a little skipper in English (braunkolbiger Braun-Dickkopffalter in German, a real mouthful: Brown-spadixed brown thick head butterfly); the eye is from an Egyptian goose; the background is an orange daylily. In order to isolate the butterfly … Continue reading All Eyes on You

We went to the bird park yesterday. It was already fairly late and cold, the trees have been covered in hoarfrost for the last few days. There was a pair of snowy owls and it was a bit challenging to take photos through the wire mesh fence, so I went really close.
Imagine my surprise when I saw this photo on my computer screen at home: water droplets around the owl’s eyelid. The photo is completely un-enhanced, just the way I took it. Fair to double dip with Macro Monday?
For Water, Water Everywhere and Macro Monday
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Two painted ladies, one natural, one literal. And a bonus orange: Weekly Prompts Colour Challenge: Mainly Orange
Wordless Wednesday
When I read this quote: “His high forehead, aquiline nose, and longish chin were softened by nut-brown eyes and a gentle smile, one that suggested he was always prepared to think the best of people.” (Sidney Chambers and the Shadow of Death by James Runcie) I dug through my pictures and looked for brown eyes. I looked at brown eyes from cows and horses and even bunnies – but little did I expect to find the best nut-brown in the eye of an emu.
The Ragtag Daily Prompt: Nut-brown.

#14 for Tourmaline’s Halloween Challenge: Horror.
For Six Word Saturday. More six word inspired photos, can be found here.