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Ooh, do I have a good one for you today!

I took this a little while ago, and found it this morning while sorting through my picture files. I thought it was a fun and rather pretty picture … But what is it?

This one was not taken inside the house. In fact, I was walking Sid when I saw it and thought it appealling enough to take a few pictures. I only had my little point-and-shoot Panasonic Lumix with me, but it did a pretty good job, didn’t it?

Looking at it now, as a picture standing on its own, rather than a part of my visual world, I think it’s rather beautiful. It’s something which is quite common in our towns and villages, and even in a few places outside them. Not something you can plan for, it just happens.

Mysterious? No, not at all. It’s really rather ordinary.

As always, if you return here tomorrow, you’ll find the answer added to the bottom of the post, and also in the comments. And as always, tiresome though it is, if you want to see the full sized version you’ll have to click on this picture, and then click again on the picture on the next screen.

Oops, I nearly forgot to add the link for Macro Monday!

Well, here we are on Tuesday and DBM is bugging me for the answer! Tee hee. OK, I’ll take pity on you all. Go here, and see for yourself what it is. I’ve kindly put a little square around the part of the picture you should be looking at. It is, after all, a macro, and the new picture is taken from several feet away. In case you still can’t see it, I’ve made a little close up of part of that section.

Oh, and congratulations to Squirrel Queen, the only person to guess correctly this week. Well done, you! And commendations go to Heather P and Maria, both of whom were pretty darned close.

52 Responses to “Macro Monday – Puzzle No. 6”

on 25 Jan 2010 at 11:34 am1Geri Atric

It’s a glass object, I think. Or scrumpled up cellophane… with streaks of green and orange paint running down the back of it? Or maybe the inside of a traffic light? I haven’t got a clue!
Geri Atric´s last blog ..FLITTING THOUGHTS
on 25 Jan 2010 at 11:45 am2foto CHIP Sweden

It is something that got icy clothes, I think. I also thought about traffic lights but instead of black it should have been green
foto CHIP Sweden´s last blog ..Macro Monday – Golden stones
on 25 Jan 2010 at 11:46 am3foto CHIP Sweden

Yellow
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on 25 Jan 2010 at 1:14 pm4Kerri

Icy stop sign?? Something with ice on it?
A neat shot whatever it is!

And thank you so much for your kindness on my latest post!
Kerri´s last blog ..Macro Monday – Making Memories
on 25 Jan 2010 at 1:46 pm5Kiki

Beautiful! it reminds me of something trapped in ice! Gorgeous macro! You are a mysterious soul..love your whole vibe and your picture-puzzles!
Kiki~
on 25 Jan 2010 at 2:37 pm6Mara

I think it’s the reflection of traffic lights in another traffic light.
Mara´s last blog ..Best laid plans and all
on 25 Jan 2010 at 2:40 pm7Teresa

Again, I have not a clue. It is pretty though and a good photo.
on 25 Jan 2010 at 3:33 pm8Kim

An icicle? Very interesting photo and the color in between makes it perfect. Thanks for sharing!

MacroMonday:Pinecones
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on 25 Jan 2010 at 3:35 pm9Mr. Nighttime

Hmm…I’m going to say traffic lights reflected in a car headlight.
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on 25 Jan 2010 at 4:03 pm10Birgitta

Great macro shot! I think it is glass lamp light…
Birgitta´s last blog ..Macro Monday – Tulip
on 25 Jan 2010 at 4:04 pm11Granny Grimble

Another masterpiece Jay. I don’t know how you find these gems. I too think it’s some sort of traffic light, but it looks like it’s are buried in ice, and that can’t be. If it’s something that ‘just happens’ then it must be something to do with nature and I’m back to ice again! Sorry, but you’ve got me cornered Jay and I’ll have to wait till tomorrow.
Granny Grimble´s last blog ..THE PHONE CALL ( AT LAST ! )
on 25 Jan 2010 at 4:05 pm12Nicole

I think it’s a window or a glass door of some sorts
Nicole´s last blog ..Blossoms in the desert
on 25 Jan 2010 at 5:04 pm13Gattina

Living in Belgium I see rain everywhere. So to me it looks like rain running over a window ! and something red is passing by. Lol !
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on 25 Jan 2010 at 5:38 pm14petra michelle

Hmmm…Quite common in your villages and towns, and even in a few places outside them. My goodness. Don’t you think the clue is too general, Jay?

An intriguing photo! Will be back! )
petra michelle´s last blog ..JACK AND JILL – An encore presentation
on 25 Jan 2010 at 6:25 pm15meleah rebeccah

Its definitely SOMETHING glass related…but WHAT? I have NO IDEA!
meleah rebeccah´s last blog ..Everyone Needs A Little Evelyn!
on 25 Jan 2010 at 7:34 pm16Jill

Hmm. my first thought was something iced over, and then maybe piece of stained glass? I dunno, but it’s cool looking!
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on 25 Jan 2010 at 7:55 pm17mimmi

Thank you very much:) Your picture was really really good
on 25 Jan 2010 at 8:34 pm18babs - beetle

“Not something you can plan for, it just happens.” That tells me it’s a natural process, but I have no idea what could give off those colours. I am stumped.
babs – beetle´s last blog ..Oh what a birthday present!
on 25 Jan 2010 at 8:41 pm19Maia

Some plant in ice?
on 25 Jan 2010 at 9:20 pm20Jay

Everyone – I don’t normally come back and reply to comments before giving up the answer, but you are all way wrong! OH says I’m being cruel, so I’ll give you a little more information.

Now that so many of you have said it, I can so clearly SEE the traffic lights that are simply not there! But no, not traffic lights. In fact, not any kind of light, and not plastic, cellophane, ice or glass. And it’s not wet.

Granny and Babs both mentioned that they felt that it must be a natural process because I said ‘it just happens’. Not so, my friends. Not so.

Thanks for all your guesses so far – keep trying!
on 25 Jan 2010 at 9:30 pm21dutchbaby

My first inclination was to say it was looking through obscure glass from a shower door but that obviously doesn’t match any of your clues. I will be back!
dutchbaby´s last blog ..Macro Monday – Olives
on 25 Jan 2010 at 9:54 pm22Baino

I’m so bloody hopeless at these! Still they’re great fun. Keep us guessing!
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on 25 Jan 2010 at 10:08 pm23Colleen

This is a tough one. Am I the only one that sees a little face with a brown hat peeking around the corner? I see it about a third of the way down just next to the red. I keep going back to it, trying NOT to see it, but she keeps smiling back at me.
Regardless… I still haven’t a clue what it is.
Colleen´s last blog ..Light
on 25 Jan 2010 at 11:19 pm24Pat

I’m stumped! I thought it was something ice covered or glass until read you comment that it was neither. Is it a food substance? Candy? Now I’m I’m so curious!
Pat´s last blog ..Custer State Park, South Dakota
on 26 Jan 2010 at 12:33 am25Heather P.

You know to me that looks like paint on asphalt. I’m sure that’s not it though. A very interesting picture!
Heather P.´s last blog ..Update-Please keep praying
on 26 Jan 2010 at 1:01 am26dawn

I was going to say stained glass… but I see you already said we were all way wrong. Hmmmm… dunno!
on 26 Jan 2010 at 1:34 am27Granny Grimble

Could it be the back of a beautiful insect or such. Something like a sun beetle, or the wing of a dragonfly?
Granny Grimble´s last blog ..THE PHONE CALL ( AT LAST ! )
on 26 Jan 2010 at 1:59 am28John McDevitt

It is a nice image and looks like ice to me.
John McDevitt´s last blog ..Monday Musings: Red Begonias
on 26 Jan 2010 at 2:46 am29ksdoolittle

I haven’t a clue either, but it certainly is intriguing! Can’t wait for tomorrow’s answer! Thanks for stopping by my blog and leaving such a nice comment. Sometimes I just get lucky! ~ks
ksdoolittle´s last blog ..MacroMonday: Meadow Spider
on 26 Jan 2010 at 4:15 am30Carletta

I didn’t think ice but I did think plastic.
Does it have anything to do with salt or styrofoam?
I’ll be back tomorrow for sure. So glad you visited me that brought me back here.
Carletta´s last blog ..Eyes for Ruby Tuesday
on 26 Jan 2010 at 6:32 am31Maria

Difficult one. Crayon drawing on canvas?
Maria´s last blog ..2nd Time Around, Heads or Tails: Call, Macro Lovers: Småsaker/Small things
on 26 Jan 2010 at 7:07 am32Vicki

Something icy, I think. Nice macro!

Thanks for the warm welcome.

Vicki´s last blog ..Macro Monday: Queen Anne’s Ice
on 26 Jan 2010 at 7:31 am33SquirrelQueen

Maybe street art or graffiti? It sort of looks like spray paints on a textured surface like brick or concrete. But there is also a metallic shine.
I really don’t know but I will be back tomorrow.
SquirrelQueen´s last blog ..Droplets on Pastels – Macro Monday
on 26 Jan 2010 at 8:05 am34Strawberry Jam Anne

I’m clueless but very intrigued.
on 26 Jan 2010 at 11:06 am35Mara

Jeez, even after holding my laptop upside down I can’t see it. It might be the reflection of yourself, but I wouldn’t know in what since it’s not glass.
Mara´s last blog ..Best laid plans and all
on 26 Jan 2010 at 11:57 am36secret agent woman

No idea, I can never see them until the bigger picture is there.

I left these as a response to your comment on my last post, but don’t know if you are the type tp ever go back and check, so I’ll leave them here – I know they will look familiar:

http://incognitoagent.blogspot.com/2006/07/you-dont-know-jack.html

and

http://incognitoagent.blogspot.com/2006/11/time-to-do-nothing.html

and

http://incognitoagent.blogspot.com/2009/02/visitation.html
on 26 Jan 2010 at 12:13 pm37ethelmaepotter

I’m completely stumped too, but it sure is an amazing shot with a point and shoot camera!
ethelmaepotter´s last blog ..Crazy
on 26 Jan 2010 at 2:01 pm38Croom

I was going to say a tire mark over petrol but that is wet!OOoh what is it. I shall look in tomorrow. Croom
on 26 Jan 2010 at 4:47 pm39Don't Bug Me!

Come on, come – post the answer already. It is tomorrow and inquiring minds need to know i.e I haven’t got a clue. You really do need to make these a little easier ;o)
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on 26 Jan 2010 at 6:11 pm40Jay

Everyone – Thank you all so much for taking part! I loved some of your guesses – Croom’s ‘tyre mark over petrol’ was very creative, and I wish it had been a beautiful insect as Granny Grimble suggested. My, that would have been a stunner, wouldn’t it?

Reading through the comments, I’ve been looking at that photograph with new eyes, and can really see why some of you guessed as you did. A shower door with obscured glass, something frozen in ice, or going past a rainy window .. .they all make sense!

I hope you aren’t too disappointed to discover the truth; it is in fact a wall inside a small tunnel, where a footpaths runs below a road. Over time, it became completely covered in graffiti, whereupon someone painted most of it silver so that they could start again. It really was quite beautiful in its own way, but it’s gone now. I passed a team of supervised ‘youth offenders’ on a recent dog walk, with overalls and buckets and paintbrushes, painting it all out. The wall has become a uniform grey.

For now.
on 26 Jan 2010 at 7:23 pm41petra michelle

Amazing, Jay! Would never have guessed it was graffiti! In addition to your macros’ aesthetics, they’re a challenge for the aging brain cells!

Hope you’re having a wonderful day! )
petra michelle´s last blog ..JACK AND JILL – An encore presentation
on 27 Jan 2010 at 12:02 am42Kala

Great macro, never would have guessed it was graffiti, which I don’t like at all. You’ve made it look pretty here!
Kala´s last blog ..Whisked away.
on 27 Jan 2010 at 5:32 am43Carletta

My Hubs said it looked like spray paint – I should have listened.
Thanks for the fun and congrats to Judy on the correct guess!
Carletta´s last blog ..Eyes for Ruby Tuesday
on 27 Jan 2010 at 6:52 am44SquirrelQueen

Wow, you mean I got one right? That was a tough one but I kept thinking the edge of the silver color looked like spray paint but I wasn’t sure.

Thanks for a fun game Jay.

SQ aka Judy
SquirrelQueen´s last blog ..Droplets on Pastels – Macro Monday
on 27 Jan 2010 at 7:08 am45lisaschaos

I would have guessed a shower door except you said it was not inside the house. Interesting. I do like these little games and now I know what it is.
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on 27 Jan 2010 at 9:57 am46Jay

Kala – Thanks! I didn’t used to like graffiti, but actually I do like some of it now. I think for me it depends on where it is. On a concrete underpass wall, or the side of an ugly building, it can be interesting and fun, and yes, beautiful (depending on the artist!). In the middle of a beauty spot or at a historically important site, no. I would never find that acceptable.

– Carletta – Oh, how funny! Yes, you should have listened! LOL!

SquirrelQueen – Yes! You were the only one to get this absolutely right, too! Well done!

LisasChaos – It does look like a shower door, doesn’t it? I might have guessed that myself, if I hadn’t known!
on 27 Jan 2010 at 10:57 am47Baino

Oh now who could have guessed that? Out foxed and outsmarted yet again but great fun!
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on 27 Jan 2010 at 5:05 pm48dutchbaby

The silver paint was the red herring here; it gave the photo a wet look. Fun game.
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on 27 Jan 2010 at 6:17 pm49sandy

I’ll say an italian flag in the rain through a window but I’ll look after hahah

it is beautiful
sandy´s last blog ..another fortunate shot and a National Geographic Shot of the Year
on 27 Jan 2010 at 9:50 pm50meleah rebeccah

WOW! I would NEVER have guessed it was graffiti!
meleah rebeccah´s last blog ..Everyone Needs A Little Evelyn!
on 27 Jan 2010 at 9:52 pm51babs - beetle

That was a great one! I did think of a car tyre spraying street grime up a wall but couldn’t fathom the red and green.
babs – beetle´s last blog ..It’s all gone!
on 01 Feb 2010 at 2:04 pm52Trefor@Used Cars NI

I had to give up after 10 minutes of serious head scratching!

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