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Explorer’s Garden

The Explorer’s Garden in Pitlochry is another gem. It looks at the lives of some of Scotland’s most noted plant hunters, and their contributions to the way our…

Cow Parsley Seed Head with Cobwebs (14 Oct 2015)

I have a giant cow parsley in my garden, and loved the delicate cobwebs with the seed heads. Shutter speed: 1/1000s Aperture: ƒ/8 ISO: 400 Focal length: 42.5mm Taken: 14 October, 2015 08:10…

Teasel (11 Sep 2015)

I have a love/hate relationship with the teasels in my garden.  They make wonderful photographic subjects, but they are nasty prickly things if accidentally handled! If you look…

Ripe Barley (15 Aug 2015)

Heads of barley almost ready to cut.  In contrast the wheat grown in the same field this year (2017) was cut in mid-July! I love the textures, and…

Woodland Walk (17 May 2015)

I went to see bluebells near Crieff, instead I found a vast swathe of wild garlic, and this wonderful woodland walk alongside the River Earn. Shutter speed: 1/100s Aperture: ƒ/5.6…

Chilli Plant (01 Feb 2015)

Despite the very attractive flowers, I never got any chillies from this plant! Shutter speed: 1/100s Aperture: ƒ/7.1 ISO: 1600 Focal length: 250mm Taken: 1 February, 2015 10:02 Camera: PENTAX K-5 II

Pitlochry (25 Dec 2014)

Christmas day 2014 was beautiful, so I drive to Pitlochry and walked up past Black Spout waterfall to Eradour Distillery, across the fields to Moulin, back down to…

Cow Parsley (19 Dec 2014)

I love the shapes in the old seed heads of Cow Parsley. Shutter speed: 1/60s Aperture: ƒ/9 ISO: 3200 Focal length: 250mm Taken: 19 December, 2014 15:12 Camera: PENTAX K-5 II

Crop under Fleece (23 Nov 2013)

This is some sort of root crop, possibly grown for animal feed, under fleece.  There is nothing soft or fluffy about agricultural fleece, it’s very stout stuff! Shutter…

Succulents (22 Sep 2012)

The gardens at Cragside are beautiful and when I visited had some plantings of succulents.  I have no idea what species these are, but I love the subtle…