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A couple of quick photos taken late afternoon during the daily dogwalk:
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Testing...
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The first photo below is a normal close-up with my Canon camera. I've just
bought a USB Microscope that I used for the subsequent images. Since the
subject for the ultra-close-ups was the tiny Bougainvillea flower, which is
considerably sizeable for microscopic investigation I only used enlargement
factors of 10 and 60. The microscope can get to level 200X.
I'm looking forward to all the new photo opportunities...
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Today's Walk - Late Afternoon
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I had my walk today later than usual, so was able to see things in a different
light, literally. Here's a beautiful eucalyptus tree trunk, with an interesting play of
late afternoon sunlight.
Monday, May 3, 2010
Today's Walk - Winter approaching
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The (Australian) winter is approaching, so I here's a set of today's photos of
some of our winter flowering plants, specifically banksias:
Wikipedia:
Banksia is a genus of around 170 species in the plant family Proteaceae. These Australian wildflowers and popular garden
plants are easily recognised by their characteristic flower spikes and fruiting "cones" and heads. When it comes to size,
banksias range from prostrate woody shrubs to trees up to 30 metres tall. They are generally found in a wide variety of
landscapes; sclerophyll forest, (occasionally) rainforest, shrubland, and some more arid landscapes, though not in
Australia's deserts.
Heavy producers of nectar, banksias form a vital part of the food chain in the Australian bush. They are an important food
source for all sorts of nectariferous animals, including birds, bats, rats, possums, stingless bees and a host of invertebrates.
Furthermore, they are of economic importance to Australia's nursery and cut flower industries. However these plants are
threatened by a number of processes including land clearing, frequent burning and disease, and a number of species are
rare and endangered.
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| David Hawkes Untitled, 1997 Oil on board, 15 x 15 cm Esa Jaske Collection |
Sunday, May 2, 2010
School Photos from the 60s
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Yet more scans - Kauhava Central Primary School in Finland in the 60s:
Kauhavan Keskuskansakoulu, I luokka 1962 above, and
IV luokka 1964 below.
From bottom left to right, row by row:
1 Hilkka Alestalo
2 Liisa Kangas
3 Raija Rajamäki
4 Irmeli Rimpilä
5 Tarja Kettunen
6 Sari Ala-Nikkola
7 Hannele Tyyvi
8 Helena Levä
9 Liisa Korpijärvi
10 Hannele Koivula
11 Erkki Alho
12 Erkki Urpo
13 Kari Kanerva
14 Hannu Alho
15 Matti Karjanlahti
16 Irmeli Tarjakoski
17 Tuija Väisänen
18 Armas Sivula
19 Jari Kinnunen
20 Esa Jäske
21 Pentti Aro
22 Markku Hiltunen
23 Lauri Meilahti
24 Antti Penttilä
25 Juha Laurio
26 Leena Saari
27 Soili Keko
28 Ulla Tarpio
29 Tuula Rintala
30 Tapio Peljo
31 Erkki Nikula
32 Kimmo Huuskonen
33 Marjo Silla
34 Heikki Vartiala
35 Sirkka Keto
36 Risto Haapsaari
37 Kirsti Reini
38 Anne Parviainen
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| Maunu Lappalainen Untitled, 1963 Gouache on paper Esa Jaske Collection . |
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Relatives from Finland, Two Years Ago
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Makinti Napanangka
Two Women Dreaming - Kungka Kutjarra, 2006
Acrylic on linen, 118 x 180 cm
Esa Jaske Collection
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Drumroll!!!....!!!!: "La prima donna australiana"
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Sue, my sister-in-law, finished first (of the Australian females)
at Venice Marathon a few years ago:
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| Sue. |
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| Leon Bakst Negre d'or "Sheherazade" Color plate (Plate 30) from original drawing from the book "The Decorative Art of Leon Bakst" Published in 1913, U.K. (London Fine Art Society), 26.5 x 16.5 cm (image) Arsène Alexandre, 1859-1937 Lev Samoilovich Rozenberg (pseud. Léon Bakst), 1866-1924. The Decorative Art of Leon Bakst. London: Fine Art Society, 1913. Esa Jaske Collection |
More Scans: New York City
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If I remember right, this photo was taken sometime 1982... The place was
Washington Park in New York City.
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| Kirshehir, Turkey, same year, 1982... |
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