Ramblings

It is a “volunteer” in our back yard. Each spring it lights up with beautiful blossoms.

A photo from back in 2016 became the logo of the Peach Blossom Artists group. Like the blossoms, the group lit up with creative activity.

Like the blossoms on our little tree, the group faded after a while.

After the petals fell our little tree greened up and replaced the faded blossoms with growing little peaches.

Alas, our little group did not fruit out like our little tree. Oh, the artists are still creative and productive, but the group is “dormant”, participation has fallen asleep. Maybe they will awaken soon and show their fruits.

All the best for the Holiday Season!

It can happen to anybody, of course. As I was getting ready to take a photo of Mrs. Joro, I accidentally pushed the release button all the way down. I hadn’t focused yet and was still wondering what aperture I should use. When I heard the click, I mumbled something to myself, something on the order of “well another wasted frame”.

So it was a bit of a surprise when I saw that wasted frame and recognized a “ghost spider” in it. Here it is.

This was shot with the Tamron SP 90mm f/2.8 Macro. EXIF says the focus was set to 0.94 m.

Once focused (at 0.6 m) our Joro spider looked more respectable.