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Phacelia (07 Aug 2020)

Phacelia is also known as lacy phacelia, blue tansy or purple tansy, and is grown around the edges of quite a few crop fields around here. I’ve also…

Clematis montana ‘Fragrant Spring’ (13 May 2020)

I finally got around to planting this several years ago after leaving it in it’s pot for far too long. However it recovered, and now produces a mass…

Cow Parsley Seed Head (28 Aug 2018)

I love these seed heads. Shutter speed: 1/800s Aperture: ƒ/4 ISO: 400 Focal length: 220mm Taken: 28 August, 2018 15:08 Camera: PENTAX K-5 II

Acer ‘Tangerine Dream’ (02 May 2017)

This Acer provides colour and interest from spring right through to autumn. I have it in a pot, and the pot is in the shade of next door’s…

Charcoal Burner (24 Aug 2016)

The Charcoal Burner (Russula cyanoxantha) is a common fungi, and I get some in my front lawn most years. Shutter speed: 1/50s Aperture: ƒ/2 ISO: 227 Focal length: 4.48mm Taken: 24 August, 2016…

Fireweed (30 Jul 2016)

I walked a section of the Fife Coastal Path from Kinghorn to Kirkcaldy , and came across a spectacular patch of fireweed – Chamaenerion angustifolium. Shutter speed: 1/200s Aperture: ƒ/5.6…

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (14 Jul 2016)

The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (it’s formal title) are a short bus ride or walk (downhill) from the city centre. There are 70 acres of landscape, a wonderful…

Branklyn Gardens (04 Jun 2016)

These gardens are a gem, tucked away off the Dundee Road on the eastern edge of Perth. It’s not too far to walk from the centre (in my…

Cowslips (17 Apr 2016)

My garden was awash with spring flowers. I planted some cowslips a while back and they are happily self-seeding, the daffodils come up every year and the snakes-head…

Bullrushes, Birnie Loch (27 Feb 2016)

I love the fluffy seed heads on bulrushes, and here I also love the contrast between the sharp stalks, and the water behind. Shutter speed: 1/320s Aperture: ƒ/5.6 ISO: 200 Focal…