Birch Leaf Our Birch trees have started to turn colour this last week or so. Here’s one catching the sun along the riverbank, starting to turn. “Look deep, deep, deep into nature, and then you will understand everything.” – Albert Einstein “When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to […]
Dew on spider web – detail. The tangled webs we weave… All pretence of summer has vanished (“washed away” might be more appropriate), as instead we welcome autumn. (Indian summer, anyone???). We had one fabulous morning this week of mist and sunshine and a million jewelled spider webs strung over the world. The spider’s web […]
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 […]
Water Lily, Lochan Mor. Its been a hot, hot week, feeling very humid. It stayed dry though all week, until about 5 minutes after this photo this morning, when the clouds opened… I waded in well over the knees to get photograph the water lilies… dedication to the task! Although there is a botanical distinction, […]
Evening colours, view of the Danube, Dobogoko, Visegrad Hills, Hungary. “When I keep my focus on the universe inside, I can have everything: money, success, and fulfilling relationships, as well as that incredible connection inside myself. If I am in love with someone and begin to think of him as my source of joy, then […]
Forest Sunbeams, Dobogoko, Visegrad Hills, Hungary. 7am – morning sun breaking through mist after a massive thunderstorm the previous night. Dobogoko is on a small plateau at 700m, the high spot of the Visegrad hills. The hills are clad in thick beech and oak forest with only an occasional viewpoint, and amazing rock outcrops. “Once […]
Wilderness Canoe camp, Clearwater Lake, Wells Gray, BC, Canada. No – I’m not there this week – this is one from the archives from several years ago. However, right now I am in Hungary – hopefully more news on that next week! You’ve no idea how hard I’ve looked for a gift to bring You. […]
Orchid, Craigellachie National Nature Reserve, Strathspey. I feel this has a lovely combination of delicacy and strength! I like the patchwork of background grasses, too. “When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bonds: Your mind transcends limitations, your consciousness expands in every direction, and you find […]
