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Trees and plants

Smells on the Riverbank

Whenever I get to Edinburgh, no matter the weather, I try to make my first point of call the riverside walk along the Water of Leith. Of all the seasons here, […]

Golden Treetops in Winter

Every possible type of precipitation was visited upon me (except actual snow) yesterday in a bitterly cold Glasgow.  But as evening approached, the sun illuminated this tree in the finest […]

Palm Trees

I thought it was time for a break from traditional Christmas trees! Linked to B&W Wednesdays. .

Autumn in Regents Park

I do love the colours of autumn and the crisp, crunchy leaves on the floor (mind you, they’ve been more soggy than crunchy since I took this photo) Linked to Photo Sunday

K is for… Kapok

This stately and gnarled tree twists and turns its way around the garden outside the Museum of Fine arts in St Petersburg, Florida.  It attracts plenty of tourist attention because […]

Autumn Oranges

What better way to brighten your autumn garden than with some Chinese Lanterns. If you are in London, pop along to the Columbia Road Flower Market for some fine specimens of Physalis […]

Happy Face

The Lavender Farm in Hitchin has a field of sunflowers too.  This one was smiling at me! Hitchin Lavender, Cadwell Farm, Hitchin, Herts SG5 3UA Linked to Monday Mellow Yellow […]

Monochrome Papyrus

Discovering the shaggy, slightly fluffy, papyrus plant was one of the unexpected delights of last year’s trip to Botswana.  I particularly like this monochrome view with no colour to distract from the […]

Forming a Purple Kew

A purple look back at Kew’s Spring Orchid Festival. Linked to Purple, Spring, Macro Monday, Mosaic Monday, Floral Friday and Today’s Flowers.