I’m sharing two views of the same plants growing in a long border beside the Kitchen Garden at Hampton Court Palace. Their moods are quite different. Continue reading “Echinops and Alliums at Hampton Court Palace Gardens”
Backlit Stems With Seeds
Most of my ‘art’ shots are happy accidents. I give myself some credit for spotting an interesting subject, and playing with light, but can’t claim to have a clue how the picture will turn out. Here light seems to have been trapped by the hairy geranium stems and, by a stroke of luck, tinted pink. A smattering of blue blur circles in the top left of the picture hint at a blue sky, although they might be flowers. Continue reading “Backlit Stems With Seeds”
Spring Tree Canopies, Sunnyhurst Wood
When people are indoors, nature seems more in the spotlight and its imperturbability strikes me as a superpower.
Have daffodils always been this yellow and crocuses so purple? I pay attention, but it feels like I barely noticed before. Now it’s the turn of the deciduous trees. Continue reading “Spring Tree Canopies, Sunnyhurst Wood”
Acer With Joyful Autumn Colour
Wordless Wednesday: Potting Shed Vignette
Sweet Peas On The Holy Island
Gertude Jekyll and Edwin Lutyens created a kitchen garden with herbs, vegetables and flowers for cutting on The Holy Island of Lindisfarne. We found these sweet peas overlooking the garden from a string trellis, one summer evening.
For more about Lindisfarne’s garden, visit the National Trust website.
Wordless Wednesday: City Life, Reflected
Susan Rushton 