Sunday, February 26, 2012

Snails and Snow ~ Macro Monday



I recently went geocaching and while walking along the frozen shoreline came across these snails amongst the ice. So many of them, so odd.



Although it's hard to see the ice, all of these are frozen beneath the water too.


MM3


Macro Monday is easy to play, snap a macro (or any close-up) photo, post it on your blog and come back here and sign MckLinky. :) MM started on Sept 29, 2008 - THANX to all of you for helping make it such a fun start to the week!




btw - all these are iPhone pictures. :0)

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35 comments:

  1. Laura HegfieldFebruary 26, 2012 at 11:53 AM

    Now that is an unusual and beautiful sight!

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  2. TjFebruary 26, 2012 at 11:57 AM

    AWESOME LISA!!!!! Nice .....

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  4. CarlettaFebruary 26, 2012 at 12:30 PM

    Love the third one!
    iPhone pic- wow!

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  5. SharonFebruary 26, 2012 at 12:38 PM

    Wow! What fascinating photos, and what an unusual thing to see. I wish I knew more about how it came to be. I'm amazed that you took those photos with your iPhone. I took my Macro Monday offering with a lot more sophisticated gear but I don't think the photo is as good.

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  6. Birgitta - FOTO chipFebruary 26, 2012 at 12:46 PM

    I have never seen such snails before. They seem to have had a hard winter - no life left. Great pictures Lisa!

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  7. DhemzFebruary 26, 2012 at 2:14 PM

    how pretty!

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  8. TeresaFebruary 26, 2012 at 2:24 PM

    What an amazing sight. So sad, but it's also beautiful.

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  9. Mama ZenFebruary 26, 2012 at 2:33 PM

    How strange!

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  10. JamaFebruary 26, 2012 at 2:45 PM

    It's so fascinating! I've never seen so many empty shells of the same kind at the beach...

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  11. AmarieFebruary 26, 2012 at 2:50 PM

    Their shells are beautiful!

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  13. KaziGrrlFebruary 26, 2012 at 4:08 PM

    I love geocaching, though I rarely make my mark unless I have my sharp-sighted daughter with me! LOL
    That's quite a lovely find, and not something you see everyday :)

    ~Kazi xxx

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  14. Sara Chapman in Seattle, USAFebruary 26, 2012 at 4:18 PM

    Mysterious, and sad, but very beautiful. Thanks for showing us this unique sight. And yay for the geocaching thing. I love to go with hubby and take photos while he finds things, usually in parks and other worthwhile photo sites.

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  15. GattinaFebruary 26, 2012 at 4:31 PM

    I have never seen snails like this and apparently living in water, they look quiet pretty for a snail ! I only know the nasty snails which eat my plants !

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  16. JohnFebruary 26, 2012 at 4:54 PM

    One of the more interesting and unusual macro series I've seen. Really nice. Then to read all done with an iPhone!!! Grrrr....

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  17. BirgittaFebruary 26, 2012 at 5:02 PM

    Great shots!

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  18. Peter BFebruary 26, 2012 at 6:07 PM

    Great detail with your iPhone. Really unusual... all those snails in the ice!

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  19. Stewart M - AustraliaFebruary 26, 2012 at 7:59 PM

    Hi there - I assume the snail were no longer with us! Strange how tide and waves can sort them into one place.

    Great shots.

    SM

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  20. KatFebruary 26, 2012 at 8:01 PM

    Love the photography and macro Monday concept. How intruguing all those snails, a wonder.

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  21. NancyFebruary 26, 2012 at 8:11 PM

    That is really very odd -- almost like winter took them all by surprise. Neat shot, Lisa. :)

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  22. NatureFootstep2February 26, 2012 at 8:33 PM

    a snail I can´t remember seeing. I hop they make it through the freezing. Great shots Lisa.

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  23. Wandering ThoughtFebruary 26, 2012 at 9:26 PM

    They are so pretty and neat looking snails..

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  24. HegeFebruary 26, 2012 at 10:32 PM

    Beautiful photos. I don't think we have shells like that here in Norway...

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  25. EllieFebruary 26, 2012 at 11:07 PM

    Wow, what amazing shots.

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  26. CarolFebruary 26, 2012 at 11:08 PM

    Absolutely gorgeous photos ~ love the snails ~namaste, carol (A Creative Harbor) linked with MM ^_^

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  27. BryanFebruary 26, 2012 at 11:31 PM

    Nice find Lisa and great shots. I'm always amazed at what can be found in ice (not that we get much here is southeast Virginia. I wonder if the shells all washed up in one place or if the snails all moved there before hibernating for the winter?

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  28. kerriFebruary 26, 2012 at 11:51 PM

    Awesome captures Lisa!

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  30. DawnTreaderFebruary 27, 2012 at 3:41 AM

    Now there's a combination I've never seen before! Good find.

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  31. WayneFebruary 27, 2012 at 3:42 AM

    How unusual and very cool!

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  32. IdaFebruary 27, 2012 at 6:30 AM

    These are just wonderful. I love that close-up shot of the snails that's near the end of the post, so pretty.
    How unusual to see so many snail shells like that. Your 1st shot was also pretty cool as well. Loved your photos.

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  33. kayeFebruary 27, 2012 at 7:12 AM

    wow! I love that first shot, and the second. . . and the third . . .

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  34. TheChieftessFebruary 27, 2012 at 7:15 AM

    Love the snai shells! And aren't those iPhones great little cameras?!!
    Unfortunately...my link isn't showing up and I can't re-link it...mammothlakesdp.blogspot.com!

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  35. Karen SmitheyFebruary 28, 2012 at 2:27 PM

    I love this--love love love the idea of sharing macro shots! I am going to send my daughter and a few of her photography-minded friends along here.

    My link also was slooooow to show up, but finally did. I'm not known for my patience, either.

    And oh! Don't you just adore your iPhone? Do you do Instagram?

    I agree with Sara--your shots are mysterious and sad and beautiful, all at the same time...

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