Echinacea. Despite the overcast conditions for most of this week, these Echinacea were just glowing from within. “If we are interdependent with everything and everyone, even our smallest, least significant thought, word and action have real consequences throughout the universe. Throw a pebble into a pond. It sends a shiver across the surface of the […]
Poppy after Rain. I was expecting to send out a picture of rain on the window this week – until yesterday dawned bright and sparkly. So here’s another one from the garden – lilac poppy and raindrops. “Be careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear and you will produce […]
Water Lilies, Lochan Mor, Strathspey. Another week of dull light, rain, and humidity. However on the one good afternoon I took myself up to the Lily loch for another go at getting close to the lilies – I went as deep as I dared whilst holding an expensive camera! I love the geometric star shape […]
Silver Daisy. There was a brief lull in this week’s rain, during which the sun briefly came out. I loved the silvery effect and the texture of the raindrops on this daisy. The individual florets in the head of a daisy grow in two spirals extending out from the center. The clockwise spiral has 21 […]
Scotch Argus on thistle, River Dulnain. Taken during a hot spell this morning, shortly before the big downpour… Butterflies everywhere on the tall grasses and thistles, flitting fast (mostly too fast for slow photographers). Oh, and clouds of midges too. Just in case you thought it sounded like heaven. The Scotch Argus is common and […]
