Mist, moon and moulting

This post is quite eclectic.

We have had some misty mornings of late - this soft mist tends to collect beautifully on tiny spiders' webs that cling to the underside of the deck railings. I captured some shots (with the iPhone) of these delicate structures on Monday.

©2016 Barry Smith  - Suspended mist droplets on micro spider's web against a mist background

©2016 Barry Smith  - Multiple layers of tiny suspended mist droplets on micro spider's web against a mist background

©2016 Barry Smith  - A line of micro mist droplets on micro spider's web against a layer of droplets and a mist background

©2016 Barry Smith - The mist - droplet generator

The moon of course always captivates me - so a few photos taken with the Canon Powershot. Some photos taken early through the bushes, power lines and clouds in the evening a couple of nights ago; and a couple of shots very early in the morning.

©2016 Barry Smith - Almost looking through a tunnel to the moon - Lomandra seeds and spikes

©2016 Barry Smith - Lomandra seeds and spikes against the moon

©2016 Barry Smith - Weeds and the moon

©2016 Barry Smith - Power line across the moon

©2016 Barry Smith - Shadow of a cloud across the moon

©2016 Barry Smith - Crisp morning moon

©2016 Barry Smith - Crisp morning moon

And on my walk this morning my eye was drawn to a number of tiny feathers that were stuck to the damp roadway and dew covered grass - a little be or preening or jolting going on - but whatever lovely treasures to be seen in the fine detail.

©2016 Barry Smith - Galah feather?

©2016 Barry Smith - Down

©2016 Barry Smith - Feather caught by dew drops

Sometimes it is the tiny things that offer so much beauty - the eye can hardly see the details at time - but macro shots give another view of the micro world.

The valley this morning

©2016 Barry Smith - The valley