I haven't felt creative for a very long time, but yesterday I finally looked outside at the lovely spring day and felt the urge to take pictures again! I decided to take our new 5D MkIII + 100mm 2.8L macro lens for my little walk and out I went to see what I could find.

I went down to our granite valley and moved along very slowly, peering closely at the saturated moss and tiny plants that were clinging to the rocks It's been very wet this year so the water has been running from our hillside, through the meadows, and down the rocks to our western seasonal stream.

It's always interesting to look so closely at the world, and I found fun little plants and flower buds, a little beetle, and many other things to capture.

At one point I noticed something black on the tip of a tiny blade of grass. Taking aim from a distance of a foot or so, I only got a few pictures and wasn't able to get closer before the little guy flew away, but still, I'm delighted at the detail from something that was smaller than a grain of rice!