Flowers

Jul

Day 198 – Daisy play

Flowers / Poetry / Summer / 3 Comments / 17/07/2017

In lands I never saw — they say Immortal Alps look down — Whose Bonnets touch the firmament — Whose Sandals touch the town –Meek at whose everlasting feet A Myriad Daisy play — Which, […]

Jul

Day 194 – Bramble promises

Flowers / Summer / 3 Comments / 13/07/2017

“Clutch the bramble and you will be pricked.” ~ Robert Jordan But come back at the right time of the year and hopefully you will be rewarded with an abundance of large juicy black fruits […]

Jul

Day 193 – Scarlet Tide

Flowers / Landscape / Summer / 3 Comments / 12/07/2017

“And far and wide, in a scarlet tide, The poppy’s bonfire spread.” ~ Bayard Taylor Quotes Fields of wild poppy flowers are just the most beautiful thing I think but sadly because of farming and […]

Jul

Day 189 – Flowering your heart

Black and White / Flowers / 4 Comments / 08/07/2017

“Act of giving something to others is an art of flowering your heart.” ~ Vinayak

Jul

Day 188 – Window on London

Flowers / Reflections / Urban / 2 Comments / 07/07/2017

“Enlarge your windows till you get a window where you can see the whole universe with one look!” ~ Mehmet Murat ildan This window is up in the Shard and the view is looking east […]

Jul

Day 187 – Stately bells

Flowers / Macro / Summer / 1 Comment / 06/07/2017

“The foxglove, with it’s stately bells Of purple, shall adorn thy dells.” – D. M. Moir Not purple I grant you but white bells spotted with purple and looking beautiful in my garden this year. […]

Jul

Day 185 – Pink Perfection

Flowers / Spring / Triptych / 1 Comment / 04/07/2017

“The very pink of perfection.” ~ Oliver Goldsmith This is a Tamerisk which is growing in my front garden. It is wild and unruly like most of my garden and puts on the most beautiful […]

Jul

Day 182 – Buttercup

Black and White / Flowers / Summer / 3 Comments / 01/07/2017

“Against her ankles as she trod The lucky buttercups did nod.” ~ Jean Ingelow The one thing I dislike about mowing the lawn is loosing all the buttercup and daisy flowers. I love the way […]

Jun