{"id":268,"date":"2019-09-16T13:03:58","date_gmt":"2019-09-16T17:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imjustsayin.live\/?p=268"},"modified":"2020-07-21T20:32:37","modified_gmt":"2020-07-22T00:32:37","slug":"this-writer-is-also-an-accomplished-photographer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imjustsayin.live\/index.php\/2019\/09\/16\/this-writer-is-also-an-accomplished-photographer\/","title":{"rendered":"This Writer Is Also An Accomplished Photographer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div class=WordSection1>\n<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id=\"_x0000_t75\" coordsize=\"21600,21600\" o:spt=\"75\" o:preferrelative=\"t\" path=\"<a href=\"mailto:m@4\" >m@4<\/a>@<a href=\"mailto:5l@4\" >5l@4<\/a>@<a href=\"mailto:11@9\" >11@9<\/a>@<a href=\"mailto:11@9\" >11@9<\/a>@5xe\" filled=\"f\" stroked=\"f\">  <v:stroke joinstyle=\"miter\" \/>  <v:formulas>  <v:f eqn=\"if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0\" \/>  <v:f eqn=\"sum @0 1 0\" \/>  <v:f eqn=\"sum 0 0 @1\" \/>  <v:f eqn=\"prod @2 1 2\" \/>  <v:f eqn=\"prod @3 21600 pixelWidth\" \/>  <v:f eqn=\"prod @3 21600 pixelHeight\" \/>  <v:f eqn=\"sum @0 0 1\" \/>  <v:f eqn=\"prod @6 1 2\" \/>  <v:f eqn=\"prod @7 21600 pixelWidth\" \/>  <v:f eqn=\"sum @8 21600 0\" \/>  <v:f eqn=\"prod @7 21600 pixelHeight\" \/>  <v:f eqn=\"sum @10 21600 0\" \/>  <\/v:formulas>  <v:path o:extrusionok=\"f\" gradientshapeok=\"t\" o:connecttype=\"rect\" \/>  <o:lock v:ext=\"edit\" aspectratio=\"t\" \/>  <\/v:shapetype><v:shape id=\"Picture_x0020_4\" o:spid=\"_x0000_s1029\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\" alt=\"IMG_0560.jpg\" style='position:absolute;left:0;text-align:left;margin-left:1.5pt;margin-top:25.2pt;width:255.35pt;height:286.2pt;z-index:-4;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square;mso-wrap-distance-left:9pt;mso-wrap-distance-top:0;mso-wrap-distance-right:9pt;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0;mso-position-horizontal:absolute;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text;mso-position-vertical:absolute;mso-position-vertical-relative:text' wrapcoords=\"-127 0 -127 21509 21570 21509 21570 0 -127 0\">  <v:imagedata src=\"https:\/\/imjustsayin.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/image001.jpg\" o:title=\"IMG_0560\" cropleft=\"15292f\" cropright=\"11469f\" \/>  <w:wrap type=\"tight\"\/>  <\/v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img decoding=\"async\" width=340 height=382 src=\"https:\/\/imjustsayin.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/image002.jpg\" align=left hspace=12 alt=\"IMG_0560.jpg\" v:shapes=\"Picture_x0020_4\"><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:\"Baskerville Old Face\",\"serif\"'>This Writer Is Also An Accomplished Photographer and Soon, I Will Incorporate My Photos Into This Site<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:\"Baskerville Old Face\",\"serif\";color:blue'>I&#8217;m Just Sayin&#8217; &#8230; .<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal> So, these tiny flowers are absolutely remarkable [and common in Central New York]. I guess they are a type of &#8216;weed&#8217;. So, in some photos it is not clear that this precious flower&nbsp; &#8211; the actual little purple flowers are so small I could fit about 15 in the circumference of a US Dime. Each flower is smaller than a small pea! Even 1\/5 the size.<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal>Now, our grass is mowed [like all around the country] regularly; here the blade cuts to about 3 inches or so. So, here is the remarkable part &#8230; these guys &#8216;learned&#8217; [adapted] and developed to full maturity &#8230; at a height of just UNDER the repeating cutting blade of the mower!!<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id=\"Picture_x0020_3\" o:spid=\"_x0000_s1028\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\" alt=\"IMG_0493.jpg\" style='position:absolute;margin-left:1.6pt;margin-top:-.1pt;width:217.95pt;height:220.05pt;z-index:-3;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square;mso-wrap-distance-left:9pt;mso-wrap-distance-top:0;mso-wrap-distance-right:9pt;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0;mso-position-horizontal:absolute;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text;mso-position-vertical:absolute;mso-position-vertical-relative:text' wrapcoords=\"-149 0 -149 21497 21555 21497 21555 0 -149 0\">  <v:imagedata src=\"https:\/\/imjustsayin.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/image003.jpg\" o:title=\"IMG_0493\" croptop=\"15691f\" cropbottom=\"15691f\" cropleft=\"13727f\" \/>  <w:wrap type=\"tight\"\/>  <\/v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img decoding=\"async\" width=291 height=293 src=\"https:\/\/imjustsayin.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/image004.jpg\" align=left hspace=12 alt=\"IMG_0493.jpg\" v:shapes=\"Picture_x0020_3\"><![endif]><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal>Now, our grass is mowed [like all around the country] regularly; here the blade cuts to about 3 inches or so. So, here is the remarkable part &#8230; these guys &#8216;learned&#8217; [adapted] and developed to full maturity &#8230; at a height of just UNDER the repeating cutting blade of the mower!!!!<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal>A few photo&#8217;s seem out of focus, but my aim in adding those is to offer some perspective &#8211; bringing single blades of grass &#8211; into sharp focus to show the tiny environment they thrive in.<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id=\"Picture_x0020_10\" o:spid=\"_x0000_s1027\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\" alt=\"IMG_0475.jpg\" style='position:absolute;margin-left:1.5pt;margin-top:.25pt;width:196.65pt;height:135.95pt;z-index:-2;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square;mso-wrap-distance-left:9pt;mso-wrap-distance-top:0;mso-wrap-distance-right:9pt;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0;mso-position-horizontal:absolute;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text;mso-position-vertical:absolute;mso-position-vertical-relative:text' wrapcoords=\"-165 0 -165 21449 21584 21449 21584 0 -165 0\">  <v:imagedata src=\"https:\/\/imjustsayin.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/image005.jpg\" o:title=\"IMG_0475\" croptop=\"22118f\" cropleft=\"10376f\" cropright=\"14200f\" \/>  <w:wrap type=\"tight\"\/>  <\/v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img decoding=\"async\" width=262 height=181 src=\"https:\/\/imjustsayin.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/image006.jpg\" align=left hspace=12 alt=\"IMG_0475.jpg\" v:shapes=\"Picture_x0020_10\"><![endif]> So, these tiny flowers are absolutely remarkable [and common in Central New York]. I guess they are a type of &#8216;weed&#8217;. So, in some photos it is not clear that this precious flower&nbsp; &#8211; the actual little purple flowers are so small I could fit about 15 in the circumference of a US Dime. Each flower is smaller than a small pea! Even 1\/5 the size.<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal>Now, our grass is mowed [like all around the country] regularly; here the blade cuts to about 3 inches or so. So, here is the remarkable part &#8230; these guys &#8216;learned&#8217; [adapted] and developed to full maturity &#8230; at a height of just UNDER the repeating cutting blade of the mower!!!!<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id=\"Picture_x0020_6\" o:spid=\"_x0000_s1026\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\" alt=\"IMG_0577c.jpg\" style='position:absolute;margin-left:263pt;margin-top:117.6pt;width:122.8pt;height:81.8pt;z-index:-1;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square;mso-wrap-distance-left:9pt;mso-wrap-distance-top:0;mso-wrap-distance-right:9pt;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0;mso-position-horizontal:absolute;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text;mso-position-vertical:absolute;mso-position-vertical-relative:text' wrapcoords=\"-264 0 -264 21362 21618 21362 21618 0 -264 0\">  <v:imagedata src=\"https:\/\/imjustsayin.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/image007.jpg\" o:title=\"IMG_0577c\" \/>  <w:wrap type=\"tight\"\/>  <\/v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img decoding=\"async\" width=164 height=109 src=\"https:\/\/imjustsayin.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/image008.jpg\" align=left hspace=12 alt=\"IMG_0577c.jpg\" v:shapes=\"Picture_x0020_6\"><![endif]>So, these tiny flowers are absolutely remarkable [and common in Central New York]. I guess they are a type of &#8216;weed&#8217;. So, in some photos it is not clear that this precious flower&nbsp; &#8211; the actual little purple flowers are so small I could fit about 15 in the circumference of a US Dime. Each flower is smaller than a small pea! Even 1\/5 the size.<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal>Now, our grass is mowed [like all around the country] regularly; here the blade cuts to about 3 inches or so. <b>So, here is the remarkable part &#8230; these guys &#8216;learned&#8217; [adapted] and developed to full maturity &#8230; at a height of just UNDER the repeating cutting blade of the mower!!!!<o:p><\/o:p><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Writer Is Also An Accomplished Photographer and Soon, I Will Incorporate My Photos Into This Site I&#8217;m Just Sayin&#8217; &#8230; . 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