Janet Brien's photos with the keyword: intertwined

I tried very hard to capture this tendril! It was close to the ground and hiding behind leaves. I wanted to get JUST the "droplet pane" in focus while letting the rest of the larger circle fall off into blur and that presented such a challenge! Leaves I moved would move back in the way...droplets kept falling onto the vine and threatening to dislodge the droplets on the circles...and I was getting more and more soaked! But I hoped that after about half a dozen attempts, that maybe one would come out...and I got this one, hooray!!! :D

This beautiful tendril features a droplet of water which contains the end of the tendril and refracts a leaf below!

When I saw this tendril, I instantly pictured that special symbol that you find on sheets of music. My husband immediately said what it looked like, "Oh, it looks like a treble clef! :D

3 more tendril pictures can be found in the notes above! :) Yesterday I planned to take pictures of Sweet Pea tendrils but a beautiful Red Milkweed Beetle stopped me in my tracks. This morning I was determined to get to my destination! I'd been waiting for the rain to stop and finally it looked like I could sneak out for a photo session, so out I bounced with my camera in hand! Well, no longer than five minutes after I got to the sweet peas, the rain began again, heavy drops plopping onto the vines, splashing onto my camera, and spattering my glasses. However, I decided to stay as long as I could because I hoped that I might capture the droplets on the tendrils, and indeed I did! This picture actually shows the least amount of droplets, but how could I not choose this for my picture of the day? It shows perfectly how I feel about tendrils, and about this very special place, the only spot on our 26 acres where these wild sweet peas grow! This area is magical, a dark spot in our lower forest where only beams of sunlight shine through the trees, and it is here where I also find many of the special mushrooms that I've shared. How lucky it was that I captured the mood of this place without knowing it...only when I saw this on my computer did I discover how special this image was! :) Explored on June 27, 2013. Highest placement, page 2 (#31)