Today was a really, nice Warm day, that made me believe Spring is coming.
I didn't realize I missed all the smells and sounds of nature so much. Birds in the trees, the smell of wet dirt .. it was a very calming day today :)
The perfect weather to explore the little worlds on the forest floor.
I tried out putting some "macro rings" on my camera, so I can get a better magnification with my lens/camera. It's really fascinating to look at things this close, gives you a whole another perspective.
I didn't realize I missed all the smells and sounds of nature so much. Birds in the trees, the smell of wet dirt .. it was a very calming day today :)
The perfect weather to explore the little worlds on the forest floor.
I tried out putting some "macro rings" on my camera, so I can get a better magnification with my lens/camera. It's really fascinating to look at things this close, gives you a whole another perspective.
This for example is a species of moss, that is a few centimeters tall. As you can see it looks kind of dark and wrinkled. That's because it was a bit dried out - this species folds together it leaves, to lose less water. And once it gets wet, the leaves expand again. Really fascinating!
Here is a tiny bug on top of such a moss plant.
Here is a tiny bug on top of such a moss plant.
This little fellow decided to sit down on my camera as I was photographing and stayed there a couple of minutes. I wondered what made him do that - maybe the black camera was a nice, warm surface or maybe he just was curious.
When I was done photographing and wanted to leave again, he even got on my backpack, as if he wanted to come with me. Felt like having a little bug buddy ^^
But I thought the forest was nicer than my garden, so I put him back in the moss.
As I really enjoyed this warm, first day of Spring, I wanted to make a little terrarium to remind me of this moment.
When I was done photographing and wanted to leave again, he even got on my backpack, as if he wanted to come with me. Felt like having a little bug buddy ^^
But I thought the forest was nicer than my garden, so I put him back in the moss.
As I really enjoyed this warm, first day of Spring, I wanted to make a little terrarium to remind me of this moment.
In the terrarium you can see some of the little moss "trees" the bug climbed on. And I also put in there a little snail shell I had collected earlier.
If you want to make your own terrarium, I made a little video about it some time ago: Tiny World DIY.
It's really easy to make and if the glass jar you put it in is air-tight, you don't need to add any water. It's like a little ecosystem on it's own, with it's own air and water cycles.
Has Spring come at your place yet too? How did you spend the first warm days in nature?
If you want to make your own terrarium, I made a little video about it some time ago: Tiny World DIY.
It's really easy to make and if the glass jar you put it in is air-tight, you don't need to add any water. It's like a little ecosystem on it's own, with it's own air and water cycles.
Has Spring come at your place yet too? How did you spend the first warm days in nature?
