day 31 ... a fungi

day  31  , this small  very thin fungi was found  early  in the morning ,  growing in  a clump of 6,  some  much  smller fungi  looked like little umbrellas opening  up

day 30 ... droplets on a cd

day  30,  small drops of water sprinkled on a  cd

day 29 , mixture of oil and water

day  29 is  oil on top of  a  small bowl  of  tap water, mixed  slightly  

day 28 Echinacea pow wow

day  28, this is the  spikes on the echinacea plant,  they  look  like  big  pom poms  on  top  of  bent  back  petals . Its a very  striking  plant,  which  grows in clumps   50cm high  x 50  cm  wide.

day 27 small tree frog , (Red-eyed Tree Frog)

day 27  small  tree frog ( red- eyed tree frog ?) this  little guy  is  aprox 3 cm  in  length. 
they  grow up to between 30mm and 60mm ( 3 cm - 6 cm ) in  length

day 26 the spider and the fly

day 26, caught in a  web ..there is no escape for  this  fly

day 26 spider and the fly

day 25 pink petals

pretty  pink petals ,  from daisy  flowers

day 24 match sticks

day  24  and  matches sticks in a box

day 23 a fountain pen nib

day  23 is a fountain  pen  nib, beautiful pen  to  write  with , but so messy  to  fill

day 22 tennis ball

day 22, tennis is all over the news , its  every where,  well this  tennis  ball has a life frame of  less than  5 minutes....here it is all nice  and new ...before the dog has had a chance to  chew
 

day 21 Succulent plant

day 21 this is a small  succulent  plant  aprox  3cm  across, there are  4 growing in a small  pot

day 20 pine cone

an old weathered pine cone,  the home to  lots of  baby spiders ...YIKES!!!!

day 19 strawberry

not the sweetest of  strawberries , but  yummmmmm  anyway

day 18 kiwi fruit

day 18  , this is 1/2 a cut  kiwi fruit , skin  still  on 

day 17 gerbera

day 17 is a beautiful white gerbera flower in  macro

Day 16 is snake skin

carpet python  has shed her skin ..unfortunatley  it was in  a few  bits

Day 15 small shell

Day  15 is a small  sea shell on  sand, the shell is about  4 cm  in  length

Day 14 , Hibiscus flower

Hibiscus  flower in  macro

Day 13 , mini rose

A minature rose is the photo for the 13th  of Jan 2012

day 12 macro Smileys

Macro droplets of  smileys ... happy chappys

Day 11, through the eye of a needle

Through the eye of the needle ,  wished the eye was  this big  when i was threading the cotton

day 10 a walnut

a walnut  for day  10 in  January

Day 9 water drop

it was a hot day so  i played as much as i could in  water , here is a droplet of  water ready  to  splash  back  down

day 8 Coral

 a piece of coral aprox 7 cm length x 4 cm width

Day 7 , dandy lion

a soft as  Dandy  Lion , ready  to  blow away in a  breeze

Day 6 cactus

small  yellow and  orange  spikey  cactus

day 5 lady beetle

found  this  little lady  beetle  whilst looking  at  cherry tomatoes  ready to  pick

Day 4 feather

Soft and light as a feather , with  a pretty  pattern its reflected on a  mirror

Day 3 beetle

 a Christmas  beetle  sitting on  a piece of lettuce

Day 2 Gerbera and lady beetle

gerbera  flower and  lady beetle make day  2

January is macro month

I chose  Macro  for the first month ...start off small

day  1 is a small cactus  aprox 6 cm  high and 3 cm  across