7/6/2012 1:28:29 PM

a cool close-up!

7/6/2012 1:45:30 PM

Excellent details, light and capture, John. Hope someone can let us know.

7/6/2012 1:55:47 PM

I don't know either John, but most of our gums have got them! Love the design this has left against the bright green of the leaf!

7/6/2012 2:01:48 PM

Wonderful image with great detail!

7/6/2012 2:01:59 PM

Nice capture, John. Love on the eggs on the leaf. Hope all of your tomatoes will be ok.

7/6/2012 2:04:45 PM

Cool find and capture. Great details.

7/6/2012 2:13:44 PM

Those are eggs? Eeeeeeewwwww! Cool capture, though - hope whatever pops out doesn't have teeth!

7/6/2012 3:08:26 PM

Cool Image, John!

You Can Grow Tomatoes In Your Winter :)

7/6/2012 3:47:30 PM

I love the contrasting color here, John against the bark of the tree! Terrific close-up! I hope whatever they are they are allergic to tomatoes!

7/6/2012 5:06:40 PM

Terrific light, colors, textures and clarity!! Well done John!

7/6/2012 5:37:55 PM

WOW, have not seen anything like this before, John! The tones, colors, textures, clarity & detail are superb! Super interesting find & capture, as always!

7/6/2012 6:02:51 PM

Hmmm, ... It will be interesting to see what hatches out of these eggs, John! Be ready with your camera!!! This is a fabulous image with wonderful colour and amazing clarity and detail! Excellent find and capture, my friend! :)

7/6/2012 6:12:26 PM

Keep watching- you never knows what lurks in the backyard!

7/6/2012 6:21:37 PM

Cool shot.. I had to laugh at your description

7/6/2012 6:44:54 PM

Wonderful surprise to wake up to! Terrific John!!!

7/6/2012 6:59:12 PM

beautiful bright color, comp, and capture!

7/6/2012 7:25:51 PM

Kinda cool looking but I don't think I would want those things hatching!! :)

7/6/2012 7:35:30 PM

You will certainly find out all in good time. Superb capture John. Our 4.8 wouldn't probably make the news. We consider them aftershocks over here, not earthquakes.

7/6/2012 8:49:22 PM

Whatever they are, they make a beautiful design, John!!!

7/6/2012 9:23:20 PM

I think you better se a dr. about that rash. lol. Very interesting.

7/6/2012 10:08:59 PM

Well, you'd better warn those tomatoes then, John. HAHA!
I've never seen anything like this. SUPER capture with GREAT colors and details.

7/7/2012 3:07:51 AM

Fine light, textures, color and detail in this interesting find, John! Let's be optimistic...maybe they will be ladybugs which will eat any aphids on your tomatoes!

7/7/2012 9:01:41 AM

Looks like rust to me, John. We get it badly on hollyhocks & other mallows & also roses. Nice image tho!

7/7/2012 11:49:43 AM

Thank you for all your comments and thoughts on this image!
I visited the local nursery yesterday and they identified the growth as being Coccid Wasp Gall. They appear to attack only the new young leaves on a tree, and cause no serious damage to the tree!

7/7/2012 1:22:31 PM

Nice find and a very cool image, John!

7/7/2012 3:31:58 PM

Wonderful lighting, colors and details, John! Thank for the info, what are they.

7/7/2012 4:54:36 PM

Great capture and detail! I was wondering what it could be now I know, thanks for the info!

7/7/2012 11:37:45 PM

Thank you so much Mike, Mariann and Lyn for your kind remarks, they are appreciated!

7/8/2012 3:11:12 PM

I was going to say that is probably a wasp as most galls in leaves and stems of gums are but then I saw that you have already identified it.
Lovely light.

7/8/2012 4:00:01 PM

GREAT find John, very well captured with wonderful contrasts and textures, WTG!!! The tomato eating caterpillars sounds about right...LOL!! <><

7/9/2012 7:20:36 AM

Thanks a lot Paul and Nancy!

7/9/2012 3:23:10 PM

Wow John nice eye to spot these and superb capture to share with us. Glad the nursery could help in identifying them.

7/17/2012 2:21:29 PM

Thanks Emile!

7/17/2012 3:45:15 PM