h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

FWR says:

Wonderful image. I'll let Bob discuss and inform about this shot.

bobstafford:

Taken near the field that the running cat was hunting, it cust caught the eye. First impressions it looked similar to a pair of prehistoric insects.

Fortunately it was windless day and made an interesting subject.
It was made better being a decent sunny day and made the texture of the corn really stand out. The whiskers on both were a great bonus.
It was a lucky break to spot them but that is the point, look around observe, that's all there was to it. Remember to look and take your time about it!

Do try it helps so much and very rewarding.

When those grain heads are green, I like to pull them up and nibble the sweet, tender stems. I could be the stereotypical rural hayseed who has a stalk of grass sticking out of his mouth. Nature has put certain plants here on Earth to be savored. Those grass stems can be nice and sweet. If I pull up a tender sprout of Japanese Knotweed, I eat it of course! It tastes like rhubarb, or maybe like "sweet sorrow," the yellow clover-like plants that are actually wood sorrels. There are fresh, juicy mulberries and raspberries in my back yard. Just pick them and pop them in your mouth.

Very picture Bob. I thought you and the other photographers might enjoy this item from the BBC today:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/extra/HVJMVYKmjp/seeds-of-life

Grass pea is another species that can handle drought. http://www.feedipedia.org/node/285
The down side is that a few people are genetically prone to developing paralysis form eating the seeds. Perhaps someone could breed the toxicity out of the seeds?

Perennial varieties of wheat and oats would be better suited to dry plains than the annual ones we now grow. The down side is smaller crops. The up side is that the roots can be as deep as nine feet, helping with survival during droughts, as well as storing more carbon.

Thank you very much for the interesting link, fantastic images

I've noticed that the seeds of petunias and violas are very tiny. Heave knows what they would look like up close. Some people advice mixing them with fine sand to thin them out so you don't plant them too close together.

That is a great image of the grain - a feast of tones and textures

Black and white definitely hones different skills from colour photography - needs an eye for detail indeed Well done

Thanks for the idea paulh

Thank you for the comment SashaQ

Of course, the sand grains may grow into sand castles.