31 May, 2010

Macro Monday: Kaffir Lime

It's still raining and everything is wet.  In the end I gave up and this weeks macro photo is a soggy Kaffir Lime.  Kaffir Limes are more famous for their leaves which taste brilliant in a Thai curry.  The fruit isn't good for eating or juicing so I don't usually bother collecting them (I'm a lazy gardener).

Kaffir Lime

Don't forget to visit Lisa's Chaos to see her great macro shots of flowers as well as all the other submissions for this week.

14 comments:

  1. This shot is like some personal glimpse of a tropical, well-watered jungle! Great macro!

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  2. Great shot! It looks like refreshing to me after we have 89F temp today! Wheww! Happy Monday!

    MM~My Iris

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  3. Wow, gorgeous shot! Poor little fruit that so often ignored - but it is a beauty isn't it?

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  4. Amazing detail in this close-up shot!

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  5. Beautiful - looks positively lush!

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  6. Oh my gosh....not only such a unique fruit but the photo itself is outstanding.

    My Macro Lantana is HERE I do hope you can stop by to visit with me today.

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  7. Cool picture with all that rain poring down on the Kaffir Lime :)
    Here it has been cold and rainy almost all weekend , bit today it´s about +20 celcius and the sun is shining.
    Lucky me has a free day today :)
    Thank´s for your comment on my clock !
    Have a nice monday !

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  8. Beautiful shot!

    We plant it here, eat it..and sell it too.

    My Bangkok Through My Eyes

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  9. However the fruit looks nice in the rain :-)
    I can imagine how great it must be to pickfresh leaves for cooking, all I might get here are very very dry and boring ones :-(

    christina, sweden

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  10. I've never heard of Kaffir Lime... nice learning something new, thanks! Great Shot... ummm I love Curry. My Cousin makes the best Goat Curry. Tasted it when they came to visit.

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  11. That lime looks a bit like a green brain! And why gather the fruits if they don't taste good? Leave them and gather the leaves -- and make me some curry! Yum!

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  12. Very interesting! It's unusual that the fruit is not the thing wanted, but the leaves instead. Very nice photo!

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  13. Super macro!
    Love that it is enhanced with the rain - nicely done.
    Thanks for your visit. :)

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  14. I love the smell of kaffir leaves in my cooking!

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