The heart of the matter

An attractive pink seeweed. Looks a bit like arteries?

An Autumn Memory...

"Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower." - Albert Camus

Day dreaming...

Going out on a limb...

King Alfred's cake

Found in Talbot Forest Scenic Reserve, Geraldine, New Zealand, on a tree that had fallen over.

This is perhaps a damaged specimen of Daldinia concentrica, what is often commonly called "coal fungus". You can see why...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daldinia_concentrica

A happy little hover fly

Sometimes called flower flies, these insects are in the family Syrphidae.
Adults feed mainly on nectar and pollen.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoverfly
http://australianmuseum.net.au/Hover-flies

Silver lining