Looking at nature close up is amazing! It opens up whole new vistas, and you see things you have never seen before. Ordinary objects become extraordinary!

After purchasing a microscope to view stamps and coins on my computer I thought I'd have a look at a leaf. Wow! I was amazed at all of the beauty and detail I had been missing! So, this is my way of sharing some of the wonder and beauty I have found.

This is a collection of beautiful images taken through the microscope and then the same objects at normal size so you can tell what they are. The first half of the book has the close up images and the second half has the full size pictures. See if you can guess what they are before looking at the answer. I bet you will be surprised at some of them!