Esther's favorite photos

New York Botanical Garden (NYBG), Bronx, NY Description provided by Gemini AI (Google): This photograph captures a striking, top-down view of scattered organic debris and vibrant blossoms floating gracefully on a dark, reflective water surface. The Palette: The arrangement features an eclectic mix of yellow and deep red orchid-like flower segments, intermingled with faded pink petals, withered brown leaves, and a few small, starkly contrasting purple star-shaped flowers. The Atmosphere: The dark background enhances the rich colors and complex textures of the botanical elements, creating a moody, dramatic, and poetic atmosphere that highlights the natural beauty found in cycles of decay and renewal. Additional Photograph of Organic Debris:

Adapted using Artificial Intelligence from a Floribunda Rose 'Bolero 2004' photographed at the New York Botanical Garden (Bronx, New York)—June 7, 2026. In Rose in Superposition, the flower is reimagined through the language of quantum mechanics. The rose appears to rotate at extreme speed, its outer petals dissolving into luminous bands of color, while a tiny central core remains sharply resolved. This contrast between blur and clarity evokes the tension between motion and measurement. Drawing on the idea of spin as an intrinsic property rather than ordinary rotation, the work transforms the rose into a poetic hybrid of botany and physics. The petals become orbit-like fields of color, suggesting superposition, energy states, and radiant probability. What emerges is not simply a flower in motion, but a meditation on identity itself. Even in turbulence, the heart of the bloom endures.

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Empty barrels at Bajo Caracoles filling station. When we passed by there was no petrol to be had for hundreds of miles, they had all run empty because of a lorry driver strike (we got some at Lago Posadas from our hosteria's private emergency supplies). HFF! I'll be away for some days...

... bon dimanche serein mes amis.

Auch diesmal hab ich mit verschiedenen Farben meiner Makrolampen gearbeitet,wo diese spannenden Effekte bei diesen Blick Vorne auf die Glühbirne zustande kamen,im letzten Pip zeig ich diese vordere Ansicht der Glühbirne ohne den verschiedenen Lichtern :)) Pip1-6: Blick in die Glühbirne This time too, I worked with different colors of my macro lamps, which created these exciting effects when looking at the front of the lightbulb. In the last pip, I show this front view of the lightbulb without the different lights :)) Pips 1-6: View inside the lightbulb Cette fois encore, j'ai utilisé différentes couleurs de mes lampes macro, ce qui a créé ces effets saisissants lorsqu'on regarde l'ampoule de face. Sur la dernière photo, je montre cette vue de face de l'ampoule sans les différentes lumières :)) Photos 1 à 6 : Vue de l'intérieur de l'ampoule

Sie gehört zur Familie der Zwergzikaden (Cicadellidae) und ist in ihrer eigenen Unterfamilie (Mönchszikaden) die einzige Art in Mitteleuropa.Die Mönchszikade wird etwa 4 bis 5,5 mm groß und hat einen sehr kompakten, fast käferartigen Körperbau. Typisch ist der breite, abgerundete Kopf und die nach hinten schräg abfallenden Flügel. Farblich ist sie sehr variabel: Sie kann komplett glänzend schwarz sein, sehr häufig eine markante, leuchtend orange-rote bis rotbraune Färbung auf dem Halsschild (Pronotum) und den Flügeln.Man findet sie von Mai bis August vor allem an Waldrändern, in Gebüschen und Hecken. Sie ernährt sich vom Saft von Laubgehölzen :)) Pip1-5: Nahaufnahmen der Zikade It belongs to the family of leafhoppers (Cicadellidae) and is the only species in its own subfamily (monk cicadas) found in Central Europe. The monk cicada grows to about 4 to 5.5 mm in length and has a very compact, almost beetle-like body. Its broad, rounded head and wings that slope backwards are typical features. Its coloration is highly variable: it can be completely glossy black, but very often it has a striking, bright orange-red to reddish-brown coloration on its pronotum and wings. It can be found from May to August, primarily at forest edges, in bushes, and hedges. It feeds on the sap of deciduous trees. Pip 1-5: Close-up photos of the cicada Elle appartient à la famille des cicadelles (Cicadellidae) et est la seule espèce de sa sous-famille (cigales moines) présente en Europe centrale. La cigale moine mesure environ 4 à 5,5 mm de long et possède un corps très compact, presque semblable à celui d'un coléoptère. Sa tête large et arrondie et ses ailes inclinées vers l'arrière sont des caractéristiques typiques. Sa coloration est très variable : elle peut être entièrement noire et brillante, mais elle présente très souvent une coloration orange-rouge vif à brun rougeâtre sur son pronotum et ses ailes. On la trouve de mai à août, principalement en lisière de forêt, dans les buissons et les haies. Elle se nourrit de la sève des arbres à feuilles caduques. Pip 1-5 : Photos rapprochées de la cigale