The Welsh Poppies reappear year after year. The are so delicate, with thin petals, like tissue paper. They seem happy in my wild garden, in amongst the grass. Inspired by the Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge: Delicate
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A pop of colour
The Welsh Poppies are blooming in all the random little corners where they like to hang out. There’s one under the hedge which is a little inconvenient as it’s so shady. This one was out in the sunshine though, letting its colour really pop!
Evening Sun
Yesterday, as the sun came out in the evening, I decided to pop out for a quick walk. My daughter came with me and we had a fun little wander. We probably left it a bit late as the sun was low and so there was a lot of shade, but things that were lit…… Continue reading Evening Sun
Weekly Photo Challenge: Beginning
This week’s photo challenge is “Beginning”. This made me think about when I began to use a DSLR for the first time, so I looked back in my photos. I bought a second hand DSLR (a Canon 400D) from a friend back in May 2012, and was very excited to get using it. The following…… Continue reading Weekly Photo Challenge: Beginning
Weekly Photo Challenge: Curves
I was thinking about a photo for the photo challenge this week, and to be honest there are loads that would fit – there’s so much in nature which is curved! I spent a while thinking which photo to choose and decided to go for this close up of droplets on a yellow poppy. I…… Continue reading Weekly Photo Challenge: Curves
Yellow Poppy
Yellow Poppy, a photo by suzypud on Flickr. The weather has turned a bit damp now, but here’s a nice bit of sunshine yellow from a couple of days ago. I’m lucky enough to have this wild yellow poppy growing in my garden and I love getting photos of it. There may be more from…… Continue reading Yellow Poppy
Heart of Gold
These photos are from back in August. I came upon this flower while wandering around a castle filled with many many tourists. I felt slightly silly stopping and squatting taking macro shots while everyone else was busy looking at castle walls and cannons, but that’s just the way I am! I believe it is an…… Continue reading Heart of Gold
