Beveled knife and leopard pattern duct-tape sheath behind it, on top of a brushed aluminum plate.
I post a lot of oboe-related pictures for these photoblogs, but for this picture, I decided that oboe was a fitting (and obvious) answer for this, as my oboe teacher is a pretty stalwart driving force for my life. So I think that this knife, which I’m borrowing right now, is a good subject for the photo- especially with the leopard-pattern sheath which is very characteristic of her.