Desert rose crystal

This is small desert rose crystal and part of my ‘collection’. Seems to be a varied one these days including fossils, shells, crystals and geology. I’m also trying new things with backgrounds when taking pictures, so get ready for more bits and pieces with colourful sparkly backgrounds 😉

(c) K Wicks

Dandelion

A very underrated flower in my opinion. I thought they were weeds for quite some time, but now I know they really aren’t – or at least they are a useful one. Bees love them, and one flower seems to keep giving for quite some time. The plant is mostly edible. The leaves can be used for salads or cooked and eaten like spinach, the flower buds are good in omelets apparently, or you can put the flowers in cakes. And of course if can be turned into Dandelion and Burdoch, which I remember as horrible drink that my mother used to drink and love. I didn’t even know what burdoch looked like until I started typing this and looked it up – another fantastic ‘weed’ that is even more special. I shall try and find some and do a post about that one too. 

(c) K Wicks

More Muscari

Spring is in full swing, slightly held back by this cold snap we are having now, but over the last few weeks the Muscari (Grape hyacinth) has bloomed nicely and started bringing in the bees. I have planted loads more seeds which are all now sprouting so hopefully soon there will be lots of colour in the garden. Some of the seeds are last years poppies, sweet peas and nasturtium I collected and put aside for the following year – and a new pack of bee friendly flowers, so not sure what else will be coming. It’s that exciting time of the growing season!

(c) K Wicks

Pink shell

Those years of randomly collecting pretty shells finally found a purpose. Being photo props. My new found enjoyment is backgrounds – setting them up and trying to get a good shot on top of them – this one isn’t great, but getting there.

Just a pink shell.

(c) K Wicks