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Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Words Count With Mama Zen

I recently attended Formed in Stone: The Natural Beauty of Fossils, an exhibit featuring macro digital photographs of some of the earth's earliest life. So what do you get when you take the remains of small, 450 million year old life forms and magnify them up to sixty times? Unexpected complexity and beauty.






Today's prompt is pretty much wide open.  Let the pictures inspire you; use them if you like.  Explore the idea of complexity writ small. Or, just write me a tutorial on how to take better quality iPhone pictures (are you reading, Margaret?).  Go any direction you like . . . just keep it to 60 words or less.
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18 comments:

  1. Kerry O'ConnorJuly 23, 2014 at 8:32 AM

    This provided just the nudge I needed to put my mind to some form of poetry. Thanks, MZ.

    I hope it is okay to use one of these photos on my blog. I'm not sure to whom it should be attributed.

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  2. hedgewitchJuly 23, 2014 at 9:08 AM

    Amazing photos--off to see what I can do.

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  3. Maude LynnJuly 23, 2014 at 9:50 AM

    I took the pictures (of the pictures), so use them if you like, Kerry.

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  4. humbirdJuly 23, 2014 at 11:02 AM

    Thanks MZ! Nice photos and theme.

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  5. AnonymousJuly 23, 2014 at 2:39 PM

    I strayed a bit, MZ - hope you're OK with that ~

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  6. HannahJuly 23, 2014 at 7:56 PM

    I enjoy your images, MZ!! Thank you for the challenge!

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  7. 21 WitsJuly 23, 2014 at 8:30 PM

    These are sensational images. What an interesting adventure into the world of fossils! I used my favorite image, it was as if it was begging to be heard!

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  8. UnknownJuly 23, 2014 at 8:32 PM

    Such amazing pretty pictures.. ive never seen fossils sup so close... :)

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  9. JimJuly 23, 2014 at 11:03 PM

    Hi Mom Zee ~~ There is food for a thousand poems here tonight but not one seemed to be for me.
    So I wrote about an old Ford. Sorry, just not real romantic tonight or ... ?
    ..

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  10. FireblossomJuly 24, 2014 at 7:04 AM

    Fossils? Girl, are you trying to say something??? (runs for the Olay)

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  11. MargaretJuly 24, 2014 at 12:03 PM

    These are wonderful photos!! You need no lessons from me. ha ha These past few days have been with kids at pool, barn, and shopping (poor me :) and we watched the 25th celebration of "The Phantom of the Opera" at an opera house in London - Andrew Lloyd Weber and the original cast make an appearance at the end (Netflix - watch now - I highly recommend it) So was up LATE last night… I will do this prompt even if it is posted late.

    Thank you…

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  12. Susie ClevengerJuly 25, 2014 at 12:08 AM

    Beautiful photos Mama Zen. Sorry to post late!!

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  13. BodhiroseJuly 25, 2014 at 10:03 AM

    It's been awhile since I've participated but went looking for inspiration today and found this...thank you Mama Zen! I remembered the photos of magnified sand that I've seen...amazing...and my poem was born.

    Gayle ~

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  14. Other MaryJuly 26, 2014 at 5:34 AM

    I sort of forgot to drop a line here. What cool, lovely pics MZ! Thank you for this prompt.

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  15. MargaretJuly 26, 2014 at 10:29 AM

    I have arrived so late to this party I think all there is left to do is clean up! Don't worry, I'm a mom of six and good at picking up messes :)

    Thanks for the challenge - I think your images are gorgeous - you know how to work the iPhone! :)

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  16. MargaretJuly 26, 2014 at 10:30 AM

    I WILL be back to visit and comment - but first I must go exercise before it reaches 90 plus degrees.

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  17. AnonymousJuly 26, 2014 at 11:10 AM

    Hi MZ, Kerry and all, I've been terribly busy of late and just haven't even been able to contemplate doing much for myself other than some pursuit of endorphins through exercise, but the prompt has been sitting with me so finally got something up. Thanks so much, MZ--the word count made me cut the original poem considerably much to its improvement, I think. k.

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  18. UnknownJuly 27, 2014 at 12:50 AM

    Very nice Prompt and wonderful photographs... they surely encouraged my creative juices to flow :)

    Linked...cheers!

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