Cheap Macro

During a walk through the grounds of TAFE collecting plant specimens for our final test next week i discovered this beautifully coloured beetle nestled on the leaf of a Brachychiton discolor (Lacebark Tree), we get in trouble when we don't use scientific names, with my new phone having the capability of macro i was able to get a reasonable close up.  I await the day when i can afford a macro lens for my DSLR as it is my favourite form of photography so when i found out my phone had macro capability i was a very happy Samsung SIII user :D I was told the name of this beetle but have forgotten it unfortunately, i believe it starts with a 'H'.....  Enjoy :)

Busy Little Bee....

So I've only just realised how it's coming close to 2 months since my last post.  I've been keeping busy with my studies, work and of course socialising.

I've taken a keen liking to Horticulture since starting my course and it has given me great knowledge in plants to which i exercised on my avocado tree now 10 years old and in bad shape due to my lack of care.  It will take time but it will benefit greatly from this reinflamed love hopefully with a fruitful reward.  Regretfully i will be leaving my course to cater for my future which i am always pondering on.  But this will see me returning to the horticulture field next year to a course with alot more stimulation and fast paced action which is what i need because like most people without that strong mental stimulation and pressure behind it one can tend to become lazy :) which i am guilty of a little and as proof i have submitted this photo on a day where i was supoose to be at Tafe BUT am actually sitting in the border ranges of NSW examing this bee hard at work which reminds me! is exactly  what i should also be doing right now :)  Photos of my garden work to come.....

Aaliyah

August 25th, the day i like to stop and honour the memory of Aaliyah, R'n'B singer and actress.  Its been 11 years on now since the plane crash in the Bahamas that took her life and i can only imagine where she would be now, its nothing short of SUPERSTAR.

"Try Again" was my first introduction to Aaliyah's music and to be honest at that time i didnt grasp how connected i had become to her and that she'd made her way into my heart.  At the news of her death coming home from school one day i was in disbelief, i could not accept it in my mind.  I kept imagining many scenarios that somehow she had managed to make it out of the plane moments before it crashed.  The days rolled on and it eventually sunk in that this amazing singer, dancer and actress had passed away.

I believe her spirit is still around however.  Guiding people through their lives, comforting and healing.  This can even be through her movies and music.  I know myself when im sad or at my worst i can find comfort in her work, an unconditional love that Aaliyah set forth on the world. 

In her music, performances and behind the scene looks at the artist that was it's clear that she is an amazing, beautiful soul.  With her death not the end an upcoming release of what will be her 6th official album will further her legacy and reinforce her wish "to be seen as a full on entertainer and a good person." 

I Love You,

 AALIYAH

January 16th 1979 - August 25th 2001 

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/Aaliyah-02.jpg

 

While browsing tributes over youtube i came across this one which was made by MTV in recognition of her anniversary.  Its beautiful and i'd like to share it

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9kUWUm8vP8

Mercy

Throughout our daily lives we come across the choice many times to either act and show compassion or to turn our heads the other way.  Whether it be something as simple as helping up a person who has had the misfortune of slipping over, stopping on the side of the road to aid an animal hit by the car which did not stop and offer assistance or the moment before a punch is first thrown.  A small act of kindness and compassion/mercy can make all the difference to any living creature, especially in a world where hate, revenge and violence are fighting for dominance.

My piece with the accompanied message is an interpretation of the moment of choice.  The action of the choice is yours to decide...

 

As the Sun shone down with scorching power, Mercy was begged by the weeping flower... 

Rebirth

re·birth/rēˈbərTH/

Noun - 2. The action of reappearing or starting to flourish or increase after a decline; revival.