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Trees and plants

-Edinburgh

Golden Hour in Portobello

  Hex colour reference: #d68a59 A colourful note:  sienna is an earth pigment containing iron oxide and magnesium oxide, which provide shades of orange and red.  In its natural state it […]

-London

Succulents on Cue

The cacti and succulents at Kew Gardens seemed to call out for a spot of monochrome treatment. Linked to Monochrome Feb, Macro Monday and B&W Weds Copyright Debbie Smyth, 28 February 2016 […]

-London

Greenery and Pinkery

    Hex colour reference:   EF98AA A colourful note: mauvelous is the name of a 1993 Crayola crayon, a company with rather traditional colour terms until the public naming competition […]

-Turkey

Tickled Pink

  Linked to Fun Foto Challenge and Floral Friday Copyright Debbie Smyth, 26 January 2016    

-London

Kew Beckons in February

For colour, variety and beautiful scenery, Kew Gardens never disappoint. These wonderful purples are from the 2014 occurrence of the annual Orchid Festival.  This year, the orchids are starring in the Carnival […]

South West

The Sun Came Out On Monday

We’re having a very warm but very grey winter here in England.  When the  sun made a rare appearance late on Monday afternoon, I was outside in a flash (literally) and recorded […]