This is a sculpture of a venus fly trap in Wilmington, North Carolina. The plant is a native of that state and of South Carolina. This sculpture by Paul B. Hill, a conceptual metalsmith and sculptor from Wilmington, stands at the bottom of Market Street and seems hungry only for the blue sky in sunshine.
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Terrific, different sculpture and an awesome capture as always, Sandy! Love that vivid blue sky!! Have a wonderful weekend!
ReplyDeleteSylvia
This is unreal!!!
ReplyDeleteWow - I really thought this was a real plant covered in ice. Great shot - and sculpture... Amazing.
ReplyDeleteI thought it was real. Great shot!
ReplyDeletecool photo...there are many venus fly traps in all of our lives that we have to watch out for...lol!
ReplyDeleteWhen I first looked at it, I thought it was upright icicles. Great shot.
ReplyDeleteAt first glance I thought it was a sculpture of a fish, with only the tops of the fins showing. I once had a Venus Fly Trap but was not successful in keeping it alive. I wonder if Paul Hill considered putting a tiny fly on his art? Just curious. Happy almost weekend !
ReplyDeleteWell this certainly is a good plant to have around my house. We get fruit flies and they are a killer to kill off.
ReplyDeleteThe sculpture looks very refined and beautiful.
Well done!
Cool sculpture, Sandy! The sky is such a beautiful blue. Happy Skywatching!
ReplyDeleteGreeeeat blue sky!!! =)
ReplyDeleteGreat POV.
ReplyDeleteSo well captured.
interesting and different. happy new year, hope the year is starting off great.
ReplyDeleteIsn't it a lovely piece of work? Doesn't look at all like a predator! Thank you for sharing this great work with all your friends
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Sandi
Great shot.
ReplyDeletefun photo Sandy! we have tiny little pitcher plants in the bog near our house... a similar kind of plant that eats bugs too!
ReplyDeleteWhat a neat piece of art! Weatherman says we will get snow Wednesday of next week. . . that will be a gret birthday present if he is right. . .
ReplyDeleteBeautiful SkyWatch posting!
ReplyDeletethank you for sharing this beautiful photo work
Happy SWF! Have a good weekend,
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Amazing one!
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful weekend Sandy.
Yes indeed, the lab where I work has a project studying this fascinating plant.;) The idea was born when the lab was still located at Duke.;)
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When I first looked at this I thought it was a Prickly Pear Cactus pad encased in ice. ha.. Happy SWF.
ReplyDeleteWow! Fabulous!!
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SueAnn
Fantastic shot. Like the ice formation around the cactus.
ReplyDeleteI really like this photo. The colors are fantastic.
ReplyDeleteIt's gorgeous! It looks like glass.
ReplyDeleteThanks for being here.