Anything small or tiny is the theme for Sunday Stills this week. Small and tiny things, whether photographed in macro or normal-sized are welcomed and encouraged. Some other adjectives for small include minuscule, petite, wee, teeny, etc. Have some fun!
This Universe is Small
“The universe is not made up of atoms; it’s made up of tiny stories.” ― Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Looking closely we can sometimes see a tiny universe under our nose. This “forest” is really moss growing on a tree.
Rock On
Planets are large celestial bodies. The equatorial circumference of Earth is about 24,901 miles (40,075 km). Compared to the universe, Planet Earth is a small pinprick in the scheme of things. Schoolkids created this solar system in the local park with “small” rocks using the ratio from the sun.
The Kindness Rock Project was started by Megan Murphy in 2015. She wrote “You’ve got this” on a rock and left it on a beach on Cape Cod with the intent to spread positive energy and thoughts. Someone picked it up and created another. The trend continues via social media and school projects.
“Take one when you need one, share on with a friend who needs some inspiration or leave one for another.” Motto of the Kindness Rocks Project
Over the millennia, rocks are crushed to sand through a variety of geological events. According to Wikipedia, the famous black sand beaches of Hawaii such as Punaluʻu Beach and Kehena Beach were created virtually instantaneously by the violent interaction between hot lava and seawater.
The black sand, found on beaches near a volcano, consists of tiny fragments of basalt.
“Put three grains of sand inside a vast cathedral, and the cathedral will be more closely packed with sand than space is with stars.” ~ James Jeans
Creatures Great and Small
“All things bright and beautiful, all creatures great and small…” ~ Cecil Frances Alexander
We’re focusing on those tiny small creatures, some we love, others we love to hate. This bee may loom large here but he is just a bit bigger than the tiny blossoms that make up the sunflower’s center.
Do Butterflies Flutter By?
As butterflies flit from flower to flower, this white moth preferred to cling to the frame of our back door. I’ve never seen these before–quite striking and about 2 inches long.
Little Birds Say, “Let’s Get Wet!”
Lucky for the insects, the birds were too busy bathing to notice them. 😉
“May my heart always be open to little birds who are the secrets of living.”
~ EE Cummings
Two days ago, our little bird friends took their morning showers and baths early to beat the heat. I set the sprinkler out early and the birds came swooping in!
“There is no easy way to bathe a hummingbird.” – Kehlog Albran
Mrs. Western Bluebird isn’t happy about sharing the bath with Mrs. Purple Finch.
“Stay faithful in things large and taking on the world, but stay faithful in those things small – because remember it’s the small things, the size of a mustard seed, that ultimately moves mountains.” ~ Cory Booker
Inspiring Photo Challenges This Week
Each week I find inspiration from my fellow bloggers’ photo challenges. I enjoy incorporating these into my Sunday Stills weekly themes.
- Denzil’s Nature Photo Challenge: Black (insects and sand)
- Cee’s Flower of the Day garden and implied sunflower
- Johnbo’s CellPic Sunday
- Marsha’s Wednesday Quotes: Tiny (coming 7/19)
Sunday Stills Photo Challenge Reminders
The Sunday Stills weekly-themed photo challenge is easy to join. You have all week to share and link your post.
- Remember to title your blog post a little differently than mine.
- Please create a new post for the theme or link a recent one.
- Entries for this theme can be posted all week.
- Tag your post “Sunday Stills.”
- Don’t forget to create a pingback to this post so that other participants can read your post.
- I also recommend adding your post’s URL to the comments.
This Week’s Featured Bloggers
Sunday Stills is a wonderful community of bloggers, poets, and photographers who desire to connect with one another. Below are this week’s links from bloggers who shared their photos of small things. I add these all week as new links are posted.
- YOUR BLOG’S NAME GOES HERE…
- Always Write
- Between the Lines
- Bushboys World
- Cats and Trails and Garden Tales
- The Day After
- Deb’s World
- Easin’ Along Image shared in comments
- Equipoise Life
- Flights of the Soul
- GFPacificbee
- Graham’s Island
- Hugh’s Views and News Image shared in comments
- JJJ Interactive Books
- Kamerapromenader
- Light Words
- Loving Life
- Mythrider
- Now At Home
- Philosophy Through Photography
- Quaint Revival
- Roberta Writes
- This is Another Story
- Travel with Me
- Whippet Wisdom
- Woolly Muses
I’m looking forward to seeing your small things this week! Join me next week for the theme “seeing double.”
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