Most Truly Valuable

The Stag at the Pool

A STAG overpowered by heat came to a spring to drink. Seeing his own shadow reflected in the water, he greatly admired the size and variety of his horns, but felt angry with himself for having such slender and weak feet. While he was thus contemplating himself, a Lion appeared at the pool and crouched to spring upon him. The Stag immediately took to flight, and exerting his utmost speed, as long as the plain was smooth and open kept himself easily at a safe distance from the Lion. But entering a wood he became entangled by his horns, and the Lion quickly came up to him and caught him. When too late, he thus reproached himself: ?Woe is me! How I have deceived myself! These feet which would have saved me I despised, and I gloried in these antlers which have proved my destruction.?

What is most truly valuable is often underrated.

In a rush this morning, I didn't take my Lumix to work with me. Then while walking through the hospital grounds I was treated to gorgeous lorikeets as close as 1 1/2 to 2 feet away having a bit of brunch - and not particularly fussed by me. It was really wonderful. 8)

Sadly I just don't seem to take good photos with my wife's little compact camera. Only one of the really close ones was decently focused, and in that one the lorikeet was turned away, so the colours were hidden. In the end I decided to blip this, which I've cropped a bit, and applied a little sharpening to the bird.

Fuji Z20fd, iPad, Filterstorm, Blipfoto iPhone app.