TODAY'S PHOTO -
Continuing with the water theme - close-up of waterfalls at
the Morikami
Gardens in Delray Beach, FL
Several other interesting photos came out of the many shots
I took of these falls, so I created another web page, Morikami
Falls, for you to see them also. The two views on the bottom
of that page had so much energy coming from them that I had
to make them rather small, for the easy download I aim for on
the web. Should you wish to see either, or both, of them with
a better resolution simply email me with a request and I'll
get it/them out to you.
I chose the above photo for the feeling I get from the variety
and yet the steadiness of the flow of the water, as well as
the colors and patterns of the rocks. For those of you who like
to look for "microscopic" fanciful images, check out
the white sections on the right. If you cut out a small opening
in piece of paper, take it up to the screen and use that to
look around, you might have an easier time.
What ways can you take a closer look at situations today?
READER COMMENTS ON THE LAST ISSUE - Issue
94
Cool! I had no idea these existed - I have a feeling my son
would be entranced by them:~) Debra Schanilec - So was he,
Debra?
"Knocks me out! Love it"
Judith
Schwab - Fun! I wrote back and asked Judy if that
was an intentional play on words.
"I was puzzling why it's called a deer chaser. I should
think water might attract deer. So I looked it up. Indeed, this
type of fountain contraption was (is?) used by Japanese farmers
to chase away deer (and boar!). I supposed it's the knocking
sound that does it.
It was hard for me to tell, on the page with the set of deer
chaser photos, if the water gathers in the pond. If it does,
are birds attracted to it? Or does the noise put them off also?"
Mary Gray
Interesting "ponders," Mary, and I'm not sure
of the answers. I did not even know that this was a "deer
chaser" until I
questioned what it was as we were leaving the Morikami. I, therefore,
did not play close attention to more than the bamboo colors
and the movement of the water when we were at the site. I don't
even recall the sound that it made when the bamboo hit the rock,
or even notice it hitting. I suspect that it's a quiet noise
that would be more apparent to animals with keen hearing.
In response to your second query, I don't remember a pool of
water. Looking at the photo again of the full view, I'm thinking
that the opening into which the water flows is fairly deep.
Also, it did not require a lot of water to fill the lower bamboo
rod to activate its descent.
Thanks for adding to our discovery path, Mary. I will certainly
look for and pay more attention to this deer chaser when I visit
the Morikami again.
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