The morning light made me take a second look at the curvaceous, mossy bark of this big leaf maple (Acer macrophyllum). As I began to consider posting this image I noticed what appears to be the form of a female with bowed head.
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The morning light made me take a second look at the curvaceous, mossy bark of this big leaf maple (Acer macrophyllum). As I began to consider posting this image I noticed what appears to be the form of a female with bowed head.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_(mythology) Known to me as Mercury, Hermes was the god of so many worldly and other worldly themes. I see faces and character in so many rocks in nature. Long Canyon Rd. Is a rough dirt road west of Potash Rd. along the Colorado River, just west of Moab where I saw this outcrop. As I continued to study this photo, the face, without much of a nose, began to resemble the Sphinx.
I see a parrot (possibly an eagle) head on the right side of this photo which appears to be scratched into the rock. At left is another figure that may be arrows or an array of something or possibly a teepee. If indeed this is the work of an artist it is in a style much more recent than ancient petroglyphs. This rock panel was discovered along Long Valley Road northwest of Potash Rd. near Moab, Utah.
Long Canyon Road is a dirt road off of Potash Rd. southwest of Moab Utah. It is popular with off road enthusiasts but is largely unknown among most tourists to popular National Parks around Moab. Long Canyon Road has much less traffic, most are forced to drive more slowly, and you can get closer to rock features without traffic jambs or risk to life and limb. Above is a rock face where frost induced spalling has created a heart shaped face high above. The black tint on the red rocks is known as “desert varnish”. It is a combination of tarnish from metal oxides (rust) and some algae and lichen. It creates contrast from the lighter red tones created when new rock surfaces are exposed.
Mossy tree with a little grooming. I see a mossy man, up to his hips is leaf litter with the world on his right shoulder. You might see a great ape or sasquatch but I’m pretty sure there is a humanoid figure standing there with arms raised. Chimicum, Washington near Anderson Lake State Park on the Olympic Peninsula.
Long Canyon Rd. Connects Potash Rd. with State Highway 313 near Dead Horse Point State Park. It is a rugged, at times harrowing, narrow and steep trail favored by off road enthusiasts. We drove no more than 3/4 of a mile before deciding it was too rugged for our tastes. The sights overhead, though, were pretty impressive. Moab, Utah.
My eyes race over the various bizarre rock forms (calcium carbonate water deposits) searching for the next pattern. I try to imagine the mechanics that manifested these forms. Kooyooe Panunadu (Northern Paiute) Á'waku dáʔaw (Washo) Pyramid Lake on the western edge of the “great basin”. #nvmag
A dead and rotting oak is beginning to disintegrate and fall. My intent was to focus on the rot but I realized that was also where the limbs converged. It then occurred to me that the slope of the limbs likely served to collect all the precipitation to the junction of the limbs causing rot at the crotch. Does anyone else see a dancing lady?
The Sandy River on the edge of Troutdale, Washington was so very still it created this near perfect duplicate. The slight blur on the left is the only clue to give away the reflection versus the forest.
Project 365, 2023 Edition: Day 182/365
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Just two flowers on the chopping block. But who's watching...
Careless Whisper
Cover by Alexandr Misko
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzgTMh21zhI
This weeks Macro Mondays theme is Pareidolia.
I appear to have surprised this item in taking its picture. Bonus points to anyone who can identify the item. I will post the identity at the close of this weeks submissions.
HMM.
As promised.
The device in this picture is a packaging strap crimper.
So you know when you buy big heavy things that are packed in corrugated cardboard boxes that have those tough plastic straps wrapped around them to hold it all together? This device is used to crimp the metal pieces that hold the overlapping straps together. Many of the newer straps are "welded" together at the overlap. The welding has to be done with a large machine. This tool along with the tool that pulls the straps tight, and the metal crimping pieces, allow you to do this job by hand.
