Husk

Back from my holiday, with apologies for the downtime. I managed to do myself a mischief while away, with the result that my left arm is out of action, so no long accompanying texts for a while. The broken arm also put a kybosh on my photography plans, though I did as much as I could with one hand (now I'm glad I got that VR lens...). A photo set will follow as soon as I've processed them, in the meantime here's a macro shot.

This dragonfly(?) husk was clinging to a leaf in a shallow well in the beautiful gardens of Montserrate, near Sintra. I assume it had moulted. Ants were busy cleaning it out, popping in and out of a gap in the eye.

Details: Nikon D70, 105mm macro, f/14, 1/100s, ISO 200. 2 August 2006, Sintra, Portugal. Placemark.