Changed By The Minute

The sky changed by the minute all day long. Sometimes it was bright blue with fluffy white clouds....sometimes it was covered with dark and dramatic clouds. I paused several times just to notice the sky!

It was one of those days where the sun could be shining on one spot in the yard...and there was a little rain shower in another. 

I'm celebrating a few "balls" today. My plant app tells me this is a hard-skinned puffball. It's a mushroom without a stem. Isn't it cool!

And I look forward to these little purple balls  every year.  This devil's bit bud will open to a fuzzy little flower....but I love this bumpy ball stage the best!

This interesting little ball caught my eye. Is it an acorn forming on this oak tree?  I think it's beautiful!

And...my foxtail fern has beautiful green berry balls...and lots of new growth. It loves being outside for the summer.

It's possible to make sun prints on a cloudy day....but it's takes longer and I find it's harder to tell when it's fully processed.  I made a few...but decided to wait for more consistent sun.

I had a few large grass seed stems I was anxious to print...they were so full of life. As soon as I set it in the sun...clouds rolled in. I had one stem down....then layered a second one after a minute or two. Then I just left it for about an hour....and almost forgot about it. 

This is a written page from my butterfly book and I love the words peeking through. I didn't pay a bit of attention so the words are upside down...but I don't think that matters. I will certainly be printing these stems again when the sky isn't changing by the minute!