http://pics.livejournal.com/jp_land/gallery/0000d4z2.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/jp_land/gallery/0000d4z2 http://pics.livejournal.com/jp_land/pic/0009fc8d.xml The other day was gardening day. I went to the Hornbach (the German version of Home Depot) and got a whole bunch of garden items. But before I could plant the actual garden, I had to do a ton of weed pulling. I don't really have a lot of garden-appropriate garb, which explains the sandals. http://pics.livejournal.com/jp_land/pic/0009fc8d.xml 03052d17d2e6ec9e73443ba85afb5450 image/jpeg 534 712 127541 http://pics.livejournal.com/jp_land/pic/0009fc8d This is my garden before I got to it. Notice all of the ugly weeds. http://pics.livejournal.com/jp_land/pic/0009sp6k.xml 99c2fb468c61e622b7930b594c94c0f0 image/jpeg 534 712 149706 http://pics.livejournal.com/jp_land/pic/0009sp6k This is after my three-hour weed pulling job. It looks a lot better, huh? http://pics.livejournal.com/jp_land/pic/0009ryke.xml 86368eccf9455f660744e5b6d73d1059 image/jpeg 534 712 130720 http://pics.livejournal.com/jp_land/pic/0009ryke I used my camera's super macro lens a lot while planting the garden. Flowers look a lot different when you get mere centimeters away. http://pics.livejournal.com/jp_land/pic/0009hwcb.xml 3d0b71aaddc70d9a5b1057b47e66852e image/jpeg 712 534 113260 http://pics.livejournal.com/jp_land/pic/0009hwcb The flowers are actually Christina's project. But I like photographing them anyway. http://pics.livejournal.com/jp_land/pic/0009k0wy.xml f6c895451df33fc578b478da3cd1ea59 image/jpeg 712 534 109285 http://pics.livejournal.com/jp_land/pic/0009k0wy My favorite flower when viewed from a centimeter away. It looks like a weed when seen from a normal distance, but it is gorgeous up close. http://pics.livejournal.com/jp_land/pic/0009p96a.xml f9d594193fee076b1cd8476fdaf15cf2 image/jpeg 712 534 110543 http://pics.livejournal.com/jp_land/pic/0009p96a While pulling weeds, I found this little lady bug. Like any lady I photograph, I waited until I could get a clear shot of her butt. http://pics.livejournal.com/jp_land/pic/0009ghr7.xml 0f01184c33997e55333a9fac8ad08697 image/jpeg 712 534 102296 http://pics.livejournal.com/jp_land/pic/0009ghr7 Being all suave. http://pics.livejournal.com/jp_land/pic/0009qwph.xml f80039586ed1d3ae25fc4483eefeddde image/jpeg 712 534 121781 http://pics.livejournal.com/jp_land/pic/0009qwph