Macro 27/30: Grasshopper

Of some sort.

Macro 26/30: A Bed of Roses

This is probably not where the bug sleeps, but it sounds nice.

Macro 25/30: Upside-down

...a birdhouse as seen through a marble...

Macro 24/30: Anole

...Just hanging out on the patio swing...

Macro 23/30: Guitar

Donald's classical guitar...

Macro 22/30: Straw Hat

Donald's new straw hat...

Macro 21/30: Whisks in Red

Red light on two wire whisks...

Macro 20/30: Dumbcane

...variegated leaf...

Macro 19/30: Ginkgo

...teensy leaves on our very small ginkgo tree...

Macro 18/30: Dragonfly

At Big Lagoon State Park in Florida.

Macro 17/30: Former Rose

...what's left when the petals have fallen...

Macro 16/30: Hidden Spider

I almost didn't see this spider hiding in a convenient knot on a crepe myrtle.

Macro 15/30: Coreopsis

...coreopsis in our garden...

Macro 14/30: Notepad

...pretty pages waiting for their turns...

Macro 13/30: Screws

...some of the kind we used for the most recent work on the patio...

Macro 12/30: Red Brick

...Yeah.  I wasn't feeling inspired yesterday, so we have a nice "textural study" photo.  ;o)

Macro 11/30: Another Rose

I don't know what kind it is, though. It's growing by our gate. I thought it might be a "Joseph's coat of many colors" rose, but now that I see the bloom again, I see that it's not. Well, whatever it is, if it's managed to stay alive under my negligent care this long, it must be pretty hardy (or at least well adapted for this climate).

Macro 10/30: Insect on Rose

I'm really enjoying these roses this year. :o) (I can smell them right now through an open window...)

Not sure what the insect is, though.

Macro 9/30: Taluva

...a tile-laying game...

Macro 8/30: Thread Crochet

There's a new project on a little hook!  I know some people won't understand (and maybe it is counter-intuitive), but there's something very soothing about thread crochet.  Nothing but you, the thread, the little steel hook, and a pattern.  Everything else can just fade into the background for a while as the stitches form out of thin air... :o)

Macro 7/30: Ladybug

I'm pretty sure this is one of those "bad" ladybugs. Oh well. They're still pretty. (For bugs.)

Macro 6/30: Fern

...growing at the edge of my parents' clearing...

Macro 5/30: Sundial

...April...
(I need to repaint this sundial and see if I can get it set up to show the time accurately.)

Macro 4/30: Lizard

The lizards are back!  Lots of little green anoles are running around our patio, and I saw a skink out by the car this weekend, too. I love the little bit of aqua/turquoise around the eyes of this type of lizard.

(There are a couple more photos of this anole on my Flickr photostream.)  

Macro 3/30: Blueberries

They're growing...

Macro 2/30: Sugared

Donald's "Fruit Salad" candy.

Macro 1/30: Rose

How many times have I photographed this rose? Seriously. I need to find some new subjects...

April: Macros

I plan to spend April looking at the world through a macro lens.

You may remember that my theme/challenge for January was also to take at least one photo a day with our macro lens, but back then, many of my photos didn't look like macros (because that wasn't the challenge).  This time, the challenge is to take at least one "true" (i.e. close-up) macro photo every day. 

I expect there will be a lot of botanical photos this month... maybe an insect or two... and quite a few common household (and backyard) objects.