Tiarella, hanging on in there in November 2011
Popcorn Hydrangea Ayesha, October 2011
A slightly imperfect shop-bought chrysanthemum, October 2011
Sunflower, August 2011 at Kingston Lacy, Dorset
Agapanthus, Kingston Lacy, Dorset, August 2011
Fuchsia after rain, July 2011
Day lily (Hemerocallis) after rain, July 2011
Close-up of a day lily (Hemerocallis) after rain, July 2011
Campanula after rain, July 2011
Astrantia in full flower, June 2011
Astrantia breaking into flower, June 4, 2011
Shop-bought Alstroemeria, May 28, 2011...
Old-fashioned pansy after rain, May 7, 2011
Pelargonium, April 16, 2011
Pelargonium, April 16, 2011
Pelargonium, April 16, 2011
Pansy, April 16, 2011
Azalea luteum, April 16, 2011
Hellebore, April 16, 2011
Fuchsia, April 16, 2011
Blueberry (vaccinium), April 16, 2011
Rhododendron in the garden, April 9, 2011
Rhododendron in the garden, April 9, 2011
Rhododendron in the garden, April 9, 2011
The sunshine through a Rhododendron in the garden, April 9, 2011
Flower of the day, April 7, 2011 - Tiarella (foamflower), a member of the saxifrage family
Snake's head fritillary, March 26, 2011. Click on the image to go to my blog post about fritillaries...
Flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum), March 20, 2011
Daphne after rain, end of February 2011 - I wish it could be a scratch-and-sniff picture as the perfume is wonderful...
Golden bells of Mahonia in January 2011
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These are GORGEOUS!
Thanks for the kind words, Kerri, but I think I’m going to ask for a real macro camera for Christmas!
Take care…
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These are FANTASTIC!
Well, I wouldn’t go that far! But yes, I am pleased with them…
Thank you for your kind words – and I am still admiring your lovely blog…
Have a good March – Spring is on the way!
X
I have to agree with Kerri. May I ask what camera you use? I must admit that my photo skills are nothing compared to yours. But hey, I like taking pictures too. Taking pictures of flowers is like breathing fresh air in our otherwise smoke filled world.
Cheers!
Thanks for your comment.
I use a Nikon D5000 – for more info see this blog post
Thanks for following. You say you need a DSLR – but most of the pictures on my blog before late 2010 were taken with my compact digital camera, which I’m sure cost under £200. And the technology has improved since then.
Interesting that you like Dorset. I have a reason, of course, as my mother is from there, but I always think that for most people it is considered the poor relation.
I was reminded of Maiden Castle in Dorset half an hour ago, listening to a Desert Island Discs programme – top choice of all time was Elgar’s Lark Ascending, which always reminds me of the last time I heard a lark – decades ago, on the heights of the Maiden Castle ramparts…
Speak again soon…