October moon

 The October full moon occurred on October 1st and looked something like this:

then the following night I was able to see that the moon had a companion that was visible: Mars

It's there, in the upper left and slightly red, which, as many of you know, is why it is often called the Red Planet.

Topsy Turvey

 Such a strange name for a flower and I have been having fun playing with it.

And as I work towards the center of one of the blossoms, it looks like this:

 

Then when look down into it, we see this:

 

And that center bulb looking part is the pistil and the yellow (seeming to float)

 parts are the stamen.

A closer view of the pistil; photographed about 3x actual size

I don't know how much larger it is when seen like this.

Google has recently updated this blog software and while it seems to offer more, all I'm finding is that it is more complex to use. However, I understand it is easier to comment - so it this looks o.k. or not, would you add a comment so I can learn if its true about being easier to comment? Thanks.