Was so glad I had my camera with me when I saw this sky this afternoon! I wasn’t anywhere particularly interesting, so I was pleased to find these trees – I just love the silhouettes against the vivid colours!
Category: Landscapes
Images taken in the wider landscape: parks, woods, arboretums, wild flower meadows and urban green spaces.
Last throes of Autumn
For a brief moment this morning the sun shone brightly and set the hedgerow ablaze.
“Autumn carries more gold in its pocket than all the other seasons.” Jim Bishop
Autumn Leaves
“Autumn… the year’s last, loveliest smile.”
William Cullen Bryant
Autumn
The summer sun is fading as the year grows old
And darker days are drawing near
The winter winds will be much colder
Now you’re not here
Justin Hayward – Forever Autumn
Garden Gate
Stumbled across this gateway in the Cotswolds today. The beautiful honey-coloured Cotswold stone-wall, dripping with climbing roses was such an idyllic scene.
Wildflower Meadows
Cheltenham borough council have planted 75,000 square metres of wildflowers in the local parks. This particular patch had a mix of seeds which included Flanders poppies to commemorate the centenary of WWI, Ammi majus (Bishops Flower), red flax and cosmos. These urban wildflower meadows are so uplifting to look at and the insects were loving them too. Well done Cheltenham BC – may other councils follow your example!
Bluebell Wood
“The Bluebell is the sweetest flower
That waves in summer air:
Its blossoms have the mightiest power
To soothe my spirit’s care.”
Emily Bronte
This poem beautifully fits my walk through the wood today, where the bluebells were looking absolutely magnificent and the birds were singing so cheerfully. There isn’t a better place on earth to be right now.
Trees
Enjoyed a walk in the sunshine this morning and marvelled at the beautiful blue sky which we haven’t seen for a while. The bare trees also seemed to be stretching towards the sun.
Mossy Wall
On such a grey, damp day it was difficult to find something to photograph. This colourful old wall, covered in moss and lichen attracted my attention and I am pleased with the resulting depth of field and perspective.
