A lovely flower that reminds me of my grandmother. She had them growing in their garden and would have a small bunch fresh on the table when they were in season. They look and smell really pretty and brighten up the garden nicely.
This is one of the very few photos I have of an organgetip butterfly, they are so quick and rarely land, but this one let me take a few pictures.
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Only two months into being in Spain, I saw my first mantis. Out walking with the camera after a storm, it was just sitting there on a low wall, I couldn’t believe it. I really didn’t expect it to be so randomly there so was elated. My first photo of a mantis, which was followed by many more and will be appearing in upcoming posts 🙂
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The second day of December started with a dark and moody sunrise…
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I finally got around to filing the multitude of photographs I have taken over the last 6 years. It’s only now I can start to fully appreciate the amount of different flowers that I have seen. So far I have named over 60 and haven’t quite finished. Sorry if flowers aren’t your thing, there’s going to be a lot more coming up! Starting with the Japanese anemone which we had in abundance in the UK where I used to live. A very pretty flower.
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From the Spectacle of Light event a couple of years ago, this is one of my favourite’s from the night. Henry the VIII’s sixth and final wife Catherine Parr spent her final months at Sudeley Castle and is laid to rest in St Mary’s Chapel there. I have seen it in the day light too, and it’s nice, but splash colourful lights on things and it makes my eyes very happy!
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It was a colourful one this morning, brief, but lovely.
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They can never really quite factor in all the variables. Despite the determined consistencies, there will always be the ‘rogue element’ that persists in disrupting the perceived outcome.
Be the rogue element, not a determined consistency.
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Today’s sunrise was a proper treat. I took up painting this weekend and maybe this was natures way of giving me a little inspiration and encouragement. I’ve been doing blending with acrylics and realise nature is far more creative than I will ever be. I shall share some of my painting attempts with you later in the week.
These all happened within the space of 15 minutes.
Definitely a lovely way to start the day.
It just got better and better.
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Puppy Maya sitting in the sun.
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A very pretty flowering tree that was once in my garden. Apparently another common name for this plant is nettlespurge.
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