The Small Wonders–A Closeup View of Nature at Little Piney

Tammy Brown

Sometimes it’s the little things that delight me the most.  A single bluebonnet is just as stunning as bluebonnets en masse in the field.  I see tiny treasures all the time at Little Piney, and I’m happy that I can capture some of them with my camera.

Some recent small wonders–

A red-orange Indian Paintbrush aglow with the afternoon sunlight against the fresh green field grass–

Glowing Indian Paintbrush
Close up of the beautiful Texas wildflower, Indian Paintbrush from Little Piney, Lost Pines, Bastrop TX

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A perfect little ladybug, smooth and precise on a fuzzy thistle leaf–

A little ladybug is tiny perfection.

The sunburst symmetry and textural contrast in these thistle buds–

Thistle buds and spider
Thistle buds–the lurking spider was a surprise

The trefoil spiderwort just after the rain with it’s perfect complementary hues of yellow-green and blue-violet–

A spiderwort holds raindrops after an April shower.
A spiderwort holds raindrops after an April shower.

This grass-green dragonfly who would vanish if not for the shimmer of his wings–

A shimmering grass-green dragonfly near the lake at Little Piney
A shimmering grass-green dragonfly near the lake at Little Piney

And these perfect fresh white blooms are the tiniest treasure of all–

Tiny wildflowers on the roadside
Tiniest flowers at Little Piney

I’m loving the little things at Little Piney!