We always say, “It’s the little things that count.”
Indeed.
As we huddle here in the final stretch of winter, I find myself dreaming of details,
the little things that make spring so special.
So, as thoughts will do, mine hopped around until they landed on this idea:
A “can-you-guess” sort of quiz that gives you a close-up glimpse of the coming season’s lovely little things.
Scroll through the images and their multiple-choice identities, below, and give ‘em a guess. Some are more obvious than others, but all are dream-worthy. The answers are at the end.
1.
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- Garlic blossom
- Lily bud
- Moth’s nose
2.
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- Thumbelina’s crown
- Hibiscus
- Poppy
3.
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- Fish skin
- Butterfly wing
- Bird feather
4.
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- Grains of sand
- Semiprecious gems
- Bits of plastic
5.
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- Leaf
- Katydid wing
- Rice paper
6.
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- Bee wings
- Fairy wings
- Dragonfly wings
7.
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- Sand
- Coral
- Starfish
8.
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- Currant tomatoes
- Red currants
- Salmon eggs
9.
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- Sunflower
- Bumblebee
- Fern bud
10.
Photo by Nick Fedele via Flickr
- Starfruit seeds
- Lemon candy
- Hibiscus pollen
11.
Photo by Justus Thane via Flickr
- Vintage wood curio shelf
- Empty sunflower seed pod
- Honeycomb
12. And here’s one to help you appreciate the miniscule marvels of today (hint, hint):
Photo by Alexey Kljatov via Flickr
- Flake of mica
- Shard of glass
- Snowflake
Answers:
- Garlic blossom
- Poppy
- Butterfly wing
- Grains of sand
- Katydid wing
- Dragonfly wings
- Starfish
- Red currants
- Sunflower
- Hibiscus pollen
- Honeycomb
- Snowflake
This was fun. I missed #4, #2, and #12. The last one is really tricky with those micro stems curling off the edges. Thanks for a great Morning Science class today at MJF. Always a favorite of mine!
Beautiful! I wasn’t sure about the butterfly wing or hibiscus pollen. The others I did get correct!
Thanks for this post!
CJ
Yay, got em all right ! Yes, as they say : ” God is in the details “
Wow! That was a fun little challenge. I only missed numbers 4 and 5. I did guess on some, especially the hibiscus pollen, but I seemed to have guessed right. Thanks for this fun little game to get into the spirit of the season and appreciate the small things that make up spring.
I missed on the Katydid wing (thought it was a leaf because a copy of this is one of my screen saver free images) and the snowflake (thought it was mica flake). Otherwise, I think I’m a pretty good observer of nature (or maybe just intuitive??). Either way, I’ll accept the result. milka
What a fun way to learn. In my button club, we would have to identify various clothing buttons on a card. We learned a lot about what they we made of, when made and what garment they may have been sewn on.
Fun!!
Loved this. I missed #5 but definately was guessing on the pollen!