
I’m bouncing back with a typically mixed bag of pictures (including one approaching a red herring) for the last gasp of Becky’s red-themed July Squares.

Celebrating gardens, photography and a creative life

I’m bouncing back with a typically mixed bag of pictures (including one approaching a red herring) for the last gasp of Becky’s red-themed July Squares.

“Whatever our differences in culture or external appearances, there is more that unites us than divides us.”
Halima Cassell
Continue reading “Geometry as Muse: Halima Cassell’s Patterned Stoneware”

It’s intriguing to see inside a tree. I’m fascinated by the uneven outline of this cross-section – how it has what could loosely be described as a star shape.
The worth of an artwork is not so much tied up in its monetary value for me, but is more connected to how long you can look at it, enjoy it or think about it. I could look at this slice of tree for a long while. Continue reading “Wall Art: Rustic Tree Slice With A Wiggly Outline”

Cee likes vintage cars, so I’ve included several, together with a couple of modern curiosities. Continue reading “Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Cars”

My sweetheart recently shared a picture of a chair & flowers installation from the Hampton Court Flower Show on Facebook and got a flurry of comments from people who didn’t fancy a bonfire-sized pile of used and broken furniture in their garden. So I am opening with the caveat that I’m not expecting many of these to be ideas you might go on to use at home. Continue reading “Quirky Fences, Mostly”
I’m going to offer up two stories using the same subject, each told in three pictures.

All the artwork is by Church Goin Mule and in Clarksdale, Mississippi, home of The Blues. I think that the ghost mule’s hind legs are partly obscuring ‘Blessissippi’. Continue reading “Telling A Story With The Help Of Church Goin Mule”