By the Pricking of my Green Thumbs
This spiny fellow is commonly known as the Golden Barrel Cactus, Golden Ball or Mother-in-Law’s Cushion. It is a well known species of cactus that come from the drylands of Mexico. Linked to Weekend in Black & […]
Colours of the Spirit
“Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson Sometimes we take the wonders of nature for granted… …but a scene like this reminds us of its overwhelming […]
Lilies at Kew
I’m back at Kew this week with some lilies for the black and white challenge. Linked to Black & White: Flowers, Floral Friday, Today’s Flowers, Travel Photo Mondays and Outdoor Wednesdays.
Red Snake Bark Maple
London is an incredible city, with so much to see and do. It is a very walkable city too: it is not as big as you might think and a […]
Luminous Leaves
These beautiful water lily leaves contain so many different colours. The colours are enhanced slightly by increasing the amount of shadow in post processing. Linked to Daily Prompt: Bright.
Tequila
It’s a long time now since my father passed away, and I still miss having him here to chat things through with. Of course, I do still remember some of […]
Spiky Leaves of the Joshua Tree
As its latin name, Yucca brevifolia, shows, the Joshua Tree is really a Yucca plant, but its tree-like stature gives it its common names of Joshua tree, yucca palm, tree yucca, and palm tree […]
Red Leaves
Beautiful Ann Street in Edinburgh with its graceful lamps and ruby red foliage: Linked to Ruby Tuesday.
Autumn Seeds
Linked to Macro Monday and Today’s Flowers.
Puzzled?
This tree has unusual leathery, spiky leaves that are arranged in spirals around the branches and trunk. It is the Araucaria araucana, or Chile Pine, commonly known as the Monkey Puzzle – […]
Indian Conkers
This is the Indian Horse Chestnut, clearly distinguishable by its thin, smooth-skinned conker cases. Best avoided if you’re planning a conker fight. And don’t be tempted to eat them […]
Travel with Intent 