Pic(k) of the Week: Piedmont sandwort

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Looking down at tiny Piedmont sandwort wildflowers, blooming in a sandy, dessicated solution pit.

This is a close-up. These tiny blossoms — about 3 millimeters wide, on stems about 4 centimeters long— appear much larger in the photograph than they did in 'real' life!

Geocarpon is a genus of flowering plants in the carnation family (Caryophyllaceae). It includes seven species native to North America, including Geocarpon uniflorum — commonly known as Piedmont sandwort (or one-flower stitchwort).

Geocarpon uniflorum is native to the southeastern United States, where it is primarily found in the Piedmont. Its preferred habitat is sandy or granitic rock outcrops. Prior to 2022, the plant was known botanically as Minuartia uniflora.

— Wikipedia.
— Flora of North America.

On the summit of Arabia Mountain
DeKalb County, Georgia, USA.
3 April 2026.

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Jaco Pastorius: Donna Lee

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• Album: Jaco Pastorius
• Label: Epic Records (recorded: 1975 / released: 1976)
• Musicians
  • Jaco Pastorius — bass
  • Don Alias – congas


• Pic(k) of the Week: one in a weekly series of images posted on Saturdays.
• Photo 16 of 52, for year 2026. See a larger, hi-res version on Flickr: here.


• Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M10 II.
• Lens: Olympus M.40-150mm F4.0-5.6 R.
• Macro extension tube: 26 mm.
• Settings: 114 mm | 1/160 sec | ƒ/5.6 | ISO 400.
• Focus bracket (2 images: tripod).
• Edit: Photoshop Elements 15, Nik Collection (2016).


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