Painted Stranger

Posted in Life, Love, Macro Photography, Meditation, Nature, Photography, Relaxation, Spirituality, Sustainability, Truth? by Mark on 13/03/2013

Once more unto the breach, dear friends – however small that hole may be. And never relent in the making of light, no matter what the impediment.

That’s what this endeavour of mine is at times; a reminder to acknowledge the simple good of sense through the wall of mind or physical pain that depends only on what I attend to – largely.

And so there was this visitor in the garden that I had only before seen in passing flight, its size and flash of colour the only track of its existence. A mystery until it presented in masked form, a mystery still.

The Passion-fruit Vine attracts many a visitor these days, being of fruiting maturity, flowers of delightful aroma. An oasis to many a little one, the fairies and elves of our nature, that come and go as they please.

Occasionally inspected by the Vine’s guardians, the little army of black ants that know no fear or favour – just the command of form and function.

There is no disposition in nature to give up, until the end, of form and function – missing a piece of a leg a beginning, a common condition – mobility being essential in an ever moving world.

Anything not mobile is ant food.

Mark Berkery ……. Don’t forget to CLICK on any picture to enlarge it in a new tab – best in FireFox – for me

Tagged with: Human Nature, Macro, Meditation, Nature, Spirituality, Sustainability, Truth

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katiepede said, on 25/03/2013 at 7:08 am

oooh wonderful

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- Mark said, on 25/03/2013 at 7:33 am
  
  Ha! Indeed. What amazes me is how so few see it …
  
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N said, on 20/03/2013 at 5:02 am

stunning!

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- Mark said, on 20/03/2013 at 3:50 pm
  
  Yep … creature …
  
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iliketoplayindirt said, on 19/03/2013 at 1:57 am

Nice shots! What kind of lens did you use? Did you use a flash?

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- Mark said, on 19/03/2013 at 12:35 pm
  
  Thanks … I always use flash at 2″ WD. For the rundown see here – https://beingmark.com/macro-illustrated/ – or exif is usually in the files.
  
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- lifeonabalcony said, on 20/03/2013 at 2:47 pm
  
  Wow! Amazing, you really feel like you’re up close and personal with this little guy :)
  
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  - Mark said, on 20/03/2013 at 3:47 pm
    
    That’s macro … :)
    
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micheal said, on 18/03/2013 at 6:45 pm

never seen before..great shot..

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- Mark said, on 19/03/2013 at 12:32 pm
  
  Thanks Michael …
  
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polly said, on 18/03/2013 at 8:29 am

awesome shots and amazing colors

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- Mark said, on 18/03/2013 at 12:02 pm
  
  Thanks Polly.
  
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Tammie said, on 16/03/2013 at 2:22 pm

it is always wonderful to see who you are finding in your garden!
I am still finding ice crystal fairies while you are finding fairies beetles.

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- Mark said, on 17/03/2013 at 6:56 pm
  
  Hello Tammie. There’s always something new and strange in the garden …
  
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standingoutinmyfield said, on 14/03/2013 at 5:52 am

A fiddler beetle (Eupoecila australasiae)? Lovely patterns

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- Mark said, on 14/03/2013 at 12:26 pm
  
  Hello Laura. A fiddler, from the pattern no doubt.
  
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suzysomething said, on 14/03/2013 at 4:42 am

Mark, once again you have moved me with your words. A philosopher of the first degree. Sure wish I could meet you face to face because I have a feeling that we’d be great friends. Thank goodness for the internet and WordPress that keep us lesser philosophers in touch with philosophers of the first degree!

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- Mark said, on 14/03/2013 at 12:22 pm
  
  Hello Sarzy. I don’t know about the philosopher part but I do my best to articulate my experience and perception.
  
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Godfried said, on 14/03/2013 at 3:08 am

I have no worths for it. WOW what a beauty.

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- Mark said, on 14/03/2013 at 12:19 pm
  
  Yes, it is, isn’t it …
  
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smccann27 said, on 13/03/2013 at 10:49 pm

Awesome! I like the Crematogaster in the first shot.

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- Mark said, on 14/03/2013 at 12:39 am
  
  They are probably the most numerous around here …
  
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paranoiasnfm said, on 13/03/2013 at 8:09 pm

Wow!!!
Amazing!

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- Mark said, on 13/03/2013 at 9:35 pm
  
  Hey, yep … amazing creature.
  
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  - paranoiasnfm said, on 13/03/2013 at 10:14 pm
    
    Yeah! :D
    
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minqan said, on 13/03/2013 at 5:35 pm

Beautiful bug!

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- Mark said, on 13/03/2013 at 9:34 pm
  
  It is, isn’t it …
  
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Alex Jones said, on 13/03/2013 at 5:08 pm

These are great photographs of a colourful insect. Nature likes to move and change.

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- Mark said, on 13/03/2013 at 9:34 pm
  
  Thanks Alex, it does indeed …
  
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