January Nature Walk
My nature walk in day 219 of 365 Days Wild took me down to the meadow and to the pond. … More January Nature Walk
My nature walk in day 219 of 365 Days Wild took me down to the meadow and to the pond. … More January Nature Walk
On day 182 of 365 Days Wild I decided to spend some time with my house plants. … More Plants, Plants, Plants
On day 178 of 365 Days Wild I spent some time with my pastels recreating the previous evening’s sunset. … More Sunset Art
The morning of day 259 of 365 Days Wild was obscured by fog. … More November Fog
For day 119 of 365 Days Wild I decided to see which wildflowers can still be found blooming in the meadow. … More September Wildflowers
A bit of rain doesn’t stop me from getting out and about. … More A Walk in the Rain
a glimmer, sheening fascination,
a glimpse caught of a mirrored
existence, of wisdom pooling
between shades of wild growth
and vibrant explosions of light … More Light on the Water
For day 39 of 365 Days Wild I spent some time amongst the rain droplets covered plants in the meadow. … More Pixie Celebrations
gunpowder grey clouds shift, as night swiftly fades, lightening with tints of mauve and lavender and apricot, with a burst of fresh peaches sweetly tanging across newly awakened senses, both promise and warning combined: time is short; make it count For day 36 of 365 Days Wild I walked out in the early hours to … More Out for Dawn
positivity purchased in shining pennies scattered upon dawn-kissed green, innocent joy freely paid from a poor-man’s purse These flowers, like most of wildflowers, have a fascinatingly wide variety of names. Scientifically they’re called Leucanthemum vulgare, but they’re more commonly known as the ox-eye (or oxeye) daisy or the dog daisy. Other names include: field daisy, … More Pennies
willful late bloomer shrouded by chill apathy awaiting sun’s touch I had intended to share my November Changing Seasons post today, but, as it’s getting late here and it’s still not ready to go, I thought I’d share one of the pictures I took during November instead. The haiku was written in my notepad with somewhat frozen fingers while I was … More Late Bloomer
If you hear merriment echoing enticingly amidst lengthening shadows, strands of beguilement entwining your senses whilst sunbeams scatter like raindrops upon fertile soil,  look carefully: there you’ll find ephemeral shelters emerging for other-wordly festivities I photographed a lot of toadstools around the meadow and in the little wooded area during September. As I had a few too many to include in the Changing Seasons post, I … More Toadstools
They hide amongst the sunlit leaves, with only hints of movement to betray their presence. If you watch carefully you might see a darting shape, there and gone in the blink of an eye. But listen. You can hear them: the swish of fluttering wings; the pattering of tiny footsteps on branches. And there – the tinkling of … More Sunlit Leaves
nature’s adornments spun in finest filigree mother’s parting gift This post is for Susan’s Macro Moments Challenge. This week’s photograph was taken at the wildflower meadow during August on my Canon EOS 1100D, with the 18-55mm lens: ISO 100 f/4.5, 1/400 sec, handheld.
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