Skinnywench at A Word in Your Ear has dipped into her dictionary and drawn out this week’s word: Glitter. Obviously when looking through our photos, we came across quite a few involving light on water, but there were a few other interesting shots as well. Thanks again, AWIYE, for hosting these challenges. Great fun!
Here’s a shot of a European fire salamander, seen through the glittering streaks of a small waterfall.
Fire salamander, Cserepfalu, Hungary
Budapest is a gorgeous city, and the city lights on the River Danube made it run with gold.
Budapest lights on the Danube
Butterfly wings are covered with thousands of tiny chitinous scales (Lepidoptera, which includes moths and butterflies, means “scale wing” in Greek) and the colors you see are a result of structural effects – refraction, diffraction, etc. – rather than pigments. Very cool indeed.
Unknown species of butterfly, Costa Rica
Almost every evening after dinner the family would walk down to Lake Bohinj, grab an ice cream cone, and enjoy the views.
Fountain in Ribcev Lav, Slovenia
One of a pair of swans that would visit the tidal river in front of our cottage every day.
Swan, Trafrask, Ireland
Who can resist the perfect pearls of dew on a spider’s web?
Dew on spiderweb, Klamm, Austria
My brother and I were hiking/fishing and got lucky with this beaver. Wait, that doesn’t sound quite right. We were lucky enough to get good photos of this beaver.
Swimming beaver, near Lake Sebago, Maine, USA
Again, early morning dew on a very interesting web.
Seed head with morning dew, Styria, Austria
This photo was included in the post “How to Shoot Your Kids,” but it was just too glittery not to reprise here.
Sunlight on water, Krk, Croatia
Well, thanks once again, Skinnywench, and I look forward to more photo challenges. Cheers!
Field Notes From Fatherhood 
I have seen necklaces like that spider’s web but nothing comes near it in delicate beauty.
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Love your photos. The spider web is gorgeous. 🙂
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I love the majestic swan picture the most, although the rest are just as amazing. 🙂
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Thanks, sarahneeve. My boys fed those swans just about every day we were there, and it was a lot of fun for them. Cheers!
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That spiderweb shot is amazing!
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Thanks, LB. Early morning webs present great opportunities. Although I’ve never done it, you can also bring a spray bottle with you when you’re out taking photos and spray webs to get the same effect. Cheating a bit, perhaps, but you can’t always wait for a dewy morning, I suppose. Thanks for your comments!
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wonderful shots, my favorite is the glistening spider’s web
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Reblogged this on A Word in Your Ear and commented:
some lovely shots from fieldenotes from Fatherhood – in response to the A WORD A WEEK CHALLENGE – Glitter – This week the WORD A WEEK CHALLENGE is CLOUD and already there have been some wonderful posts and photos
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some great shots here 🙂
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Great shots!
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