52 Photos Project: Waterdrops

Over at 52 Photos Project this week is about waterdrops.  I have tried to take pictures of water before; we have a rain chain outside the French doors near the chair where I have my first morning coffee (& my second morning coffee & these days my 3rd, 4th etc. all the way through my digestif after dinner).  I have more or less given up taking pictures of the rain on the chain & it was only after I stopped I realized I was never going to get a good picture as our rain has two cycles:  drought & deluge.

I have been more successful with frozen water.  It doesn't freeze much here, but when it does the drops from the hose or drips down the whatever really can be lovely.  Especially as we have well water which is mostly clean but hard & therefore very very refractive.  Refracting?  Whichever, it is pretty.

I knew the picture I wanted, though.  There was some question as to whether or not I could get it occurring naturally & if I couldn't, did I want to run water across my subject?  I more or less decided if it didn't happen, it wouldn't happen. 

Then Monday, about an hour before sunset it rained.  More importantly, about 15 minutes later it stopped.  So here it is, one of many shots I got of Cycas revoluta.

The fronds are very young; they emerged maybe seven days ago, maybe ten?  As they uncurl, they become more rigid & then remain that familiar flat, palm-looking way.  But this week (& part of last week, probably not next week), they are still soft & flexible.