Comments on: a rather confusing story http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2007/05/31/a-rather-confusing-story/ a place where nature, photography and writing meet Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:21:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Jimmy http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2007/05/31/a-rather-confusing-story/#comment-53610 Sat, 02 Jun 2007 13:41:57 +0000 http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2007/05/31/a-rather-confusing-story/#comment-53610 So cool...your story reminded me to put my old chair out in my garden. So cool…your story reminded me to put my old chair out in my garden.

]]> by: Larry Ayers http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2007/05/31/a-rather-confusing-story/#comment-53564 Sat, 02 Jun 2007 12:29:01 +0000 http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2007/05/31/a-rather-confusing-story/#comment-53564 A macro lens, especially when combined with a two-element diopter, is a wonderful amplification of the visual world. What really inspires me is that photos taken with such a set-up show details when enlarged on the computer screen which I didn't notice at all at the time the shot was taken. Bev, your photos just inspire me; I've always been fond of spiders and I need to branch out from my moth photos and try to take some of arachnids. A macro lens, especially when combined with a two-element diopter, is a wonderful amplification of the visual world. What really inspires me is that photos taken with such a set-up show details when enlarged on the computer screen which I didn’t notice at all at the time the shot was taken.

Bev, your photos just inspire me; I’ve always been fond of spiders and I need to branch out from my moth photos and try to take some of arachnids.

]]> by: Xris (Flatbush Gardener) http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2007/05/31/a-rather-confusing-story/#comment-53332 Fri, 01 Jun 2007 13:52:51 +0000 http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2007/05/31/a-rather-confusing-story/#comment-53332 I've decided I'm going to break down and buy a macro lens as soon as it's back in stock locally. There's so much little life around the house here, some of it at the limits of my vision. It's not only on the plants, it's in the soil, now that I've had two years to build it back. I’ve decided I’m going to break down and buy a macro lens as soon as it’s back in stock locally. There’s so much little life around the house here, some of it at the limits of my vision. It’s not only on the plants, it’s in the soil, now that I’ve had two years to build it back.

]]> by: bev http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2007/05/31/a-rather-confusing-story/#comment-53317 Fri, 01 Jun 2007 13:12:20 +0000 http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2007/05/31/a-rather-confusing-story/#comment-53317 robin - I'm constantly amazed by what may be observed in the smallest of areas. It's the point that I like to stress when anyone asks me where to find interesting things. - Cathy - Yes, I guess that's the best way to describe it -- seeing the world in a grain of sand. I've become increasingly conscious of the truth of it. Regarding the female and male jumping spiders -- I've often seen pairs together and haven't actually observed the female attack the male as is common in some other spider families. I don't think jumping spiders have that tendency -- perhaps because the males are pretty much the same size as the females, which is not the case with many of the other families where the male is very small. robin - I’m constantly amazed by what may be observed in the smallest of areas. It’s the point that I like to stress when anyone asks me where to find interesting things.
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Cathy - Yes, I guess that’s the best way to describe it — seeing the world in a grain of sand. I’ve become increasingly conscious of the truth of it. Regarding the female and male jumping spiders — I’ve often seen pairs together and haven’t actually observed the female attack the male as is common in some other spider families. I don’t think jumping spiders have that tendency — perhaps because the males are pretty much the same size as the females, which is not the case with many of the other families where the male is very small.

]]> by: Cathy http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2007/05/31/a-rather-confusing-story/#comment-53145 Fri, 01 Jun 2007 02:40:30 +0000 http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2007/05/31/a-rather-confusing-story/#comment-53145 "To see a world in a grain of sand . . ." or in this case - on the backside of a lawn chair. It's a little sobering to think how easily I've brushed these worlds-writ-small off our stacked lawn chairs. On my first read through this little mystery, I was concerned that you'd found that the female had decided to add the male to her larder :0) Whew. This is all so neat. “To see a world in a grain of sand . . .” or in this case - on the backside of a lawn chair. It’s a little sobering to think how easily I’ve brushed these worlds-writ-small off our stacked lawn chairs.

On my first read through this little mystery, I was concerned that you’d found that the female had decided to add the male to her larder :0) Whew.

This is all so neat.

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