Sparks fly

Close-up of a christmas candle dangling from our christmas tree.

If you look closely you can spot sparks exploding into several smaller ones which themselves again explode, yielding even smaller ones...somehow reminds me of U-235 atoms being bombarded with neutrons, but I guess nuclear fission is not an appropriate blip topic for christmas day :)

Photographical note: the circle in the background nicely displays the effect of the nine-blade diaphragm of my new 100mm macro lens.