It grieves me to report that brother Ingraham has suffered a dandelion relapse, or in the more colorful vernacular, “fallen off the dandelion wagon.” It turns out that even as he was writing yesterday’s moving dandelion confession (which I am certain moved you as much as it did me)…he was surreptitiously watching the sun creep toward a particularly lush patch of dandelion that grows in the corner of the yard where the neighbors walk their dog, and almost as soon as he hit the publish button, he threw on some clothes, unshowered, and ran out with his camera for another fix. Oh the weakness of the human flesh. Which is why, brothers, we need each other. Staunch friends, let Brother Ingraham be a lesson, and let us rally round and support him as he returns to sanity and sobriety after yet another dandelion binge. It could happen to any of us. Guard yourselves and each other. There are weeks yet until we are safe from temptation. Just as brother Ingraham so eloquently confessed…only yesterday. One day at a time!

Nikon Coolpix P500 in Close Up (macro) scene mode, 32mm equivalent field of view. 1) f7.1 @ 1/800th @ ISO 160, 2) f5.6 @ 1/800th @ ISO 160. The sun is directly behind the head of the dandelion in both shots. The flip out LCD came into play of course…they really do walk their dog there. 🙂

Processed in Lightroom for Clarity and Sharpness (with a touch of extra recovery and some fill light to balance the difficult exposure…but still the camera really did very well). Until next time. One day at a time!