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Sunflowers

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This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged close-up photography, sunflowers on October 4, 2014 by Gerard Villanueva.

Bell pepper and chile pequin

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These 2 peppers, one sweet, one very hot, are both identified as “capsicum annuum”.

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This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged bell pepper, chile pequin, close-up photography, food photography, macro photography, photography on July 4, 2014 by Gerard Villanueva.

It’s National Pollinator Week

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Bees in prickly pear cactus flowers.

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This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged bees, cactus flower, macro photography, National Pollinator Week, photography, pollinator, prickly pear cactus on June 22, 2014 by Gerard Villanueva.

Orange and cloves

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This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged cloves, macro photography, orange, orange and clove pomander, photography, pomander on June 15, 2014 by Gerard Villanueva.

Dandelion flower

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This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged dandelion, macro photography on June 13, 2014 by Gerard Villanueva.

Hanging by a thread

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Two drying prickly pear cactus flowers caught by spider’s web.

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No, I did not hear the grasshopper which was at my feet.

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This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged cactus flower, grasshopper, macro photography, pricly pear cactus on June 8, 2014 by Gerard Villanueva.

Pinto beans are like snowflakes

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How are they the same?
This reason sure wasn’t obvious to me.

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These photos don’t really show what I’m talking about.

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It finally occurred to me,
That with a little heat, and time…
In the right conditions,
they will both soften.

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This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged macro photography, photography, pinto beans, snowflakes on June 8, 2014 by Gerard Villanueva.

Dried shitake and morel mushroom

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This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged food photography, macro photography, morel mushroom, photography, shitake mushroom on June 6, 2014 by Gerard Villanueva.

Salt and pepper

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Himalayan pink salt and Lampong black peppercorns

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This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged black peppercorns, Himalayan pink salt, Lampong black peppercorns, macro photography, photography, salt and pepper on June 2, 2014 by Gerard Villanueva.

Sage leaf

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I think from now on I’ll wash my garden herbs more thoroughly.

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This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged herbs, macro photography, sage, sage leaf on May 31, 2014 by Gerard Villanueva.

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