Wednesday, 4 July 2012

Day 355...I stopped to take a picture of what I had thought to be early...

Anemone Blanda. by BambersImages
Anemone Blanda., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

...bluebells. But, to my joy I discovered a large patch of incredible bright blue Anemone Blanda.
The colour was very unusual as most of the blue ones are much paler.

Day 354. You find these tiny flowers of...

Osmanthus x burkwoodii. by BambersImages
Osmanthus x burkwoodii., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

...Osmanthus x burkwoodii by the scent wafting quite a distance from the plain green shrub.

Day 353. I found a wonderful example of...



...a magnolia.

Day 352. Don't you think that this...

Horse Chestnut. by BambersImages
Horse Chestnut., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

...Horse Chestnut looks like it is reaching out to you?

Day 351. We had been looking out for the new...

Backlit lambs. by BambersImages
Backlit lambs., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

...lambs, and were delighted to find them beautifully backlit by the lowering sun.

Day 350...is another subtle image of...

Tulip petal. by BambersImages
Tulip petal., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

...a Tulip petal.

Day 349...I had been waiting for a nice day to revisit...

Malmesbury Abbey. by BambersImages
Malmesbury Abbey., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

...Malmesbury Abbey with the daffodils blooming...

Day 348...Don't you think this is so beautiful...

Tulip. by BambersImages
Tulip., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

...so delicate and subtle.

Day 347...and I am loving the tulips...

Peeping out... by BambersImages
Peeping out..., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

Peeping out...

Day 345...I was delighted to find a large bunch of...

Erotic Bud. by BambersImages
Erotic Bud., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

...gorgeous pale pink tulips as it is one of my favourite flowers. They are especially good to photography.

Erotic Bud.

Day 345. I had seen these a few days earlier...

Bullrushes. by BambersImages
Bullrushes., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

...but had been unable to stop at the time. When I was around with similar light I jumped at the chance to get these Bullrushes backlit by the setting sun.

Day 344...a delightful scent drew me to this...

...Daphne mezereum, "Mezereon"

Day 343. I love fences and the perspective they give...

Fenced in. by BambersImages
Fenced in., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

...they are also great to play with the depth of field of the lens.

Day 342. This is an enormous...

Betula ermanii. by BambersImages
Betula ermanii., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

...Betula ermanii growing at Westonbirt Arboretum. The bark peels back and flutters in the breeze. A very special tree. <3

Day 341 I found a gorgeous Comma butterfly...

Comma Butterfly. by BambersImages
Comma Butterfly., a photo by BambersImages on Flickr.

...feeding on stachyurus praecox flowers.