RHODODENDRON

LIGHT THROUGH PETALS II

RIMMED WITH LIGHT

More fern spirals about to unwind their summer finery.

LIGHT THROUGH PETALS

The wonderful sunny weather we've been having here in the UK has allowed me to take lots of photographs using the light as it filters through leaves and petals. I love the vibrant blue of this. It's another flower I can't remember the name of, but it's very short lived and very beautiful. There is probably a lesson in that somewhere!

EARTH DAY

Today's Earth Day and I nearly forgot all about it. To remind me what it's about I took a walk around my garden, marvelling at all the wonderful new growth and sudden colour that's arrived. Then I baked a loaf of bread to celebrate the best things in life.

This is the first of my clematis plants to flower - I can't remember its name but it's white and has dark leaves shaped a little like oak leaves. The stamens in the centre are a very delicate pale green but I thought it looked dramatic in black and white.

LIGHT THROUGH LEAVES

After reading Kat's brilliant post this morning, Rimmed with Light, I rushed out to see if I could find a subject to experiment with. Unfortunately the sun (yes, we're in the middle of a very strange and early summer here in the UK!) was a little too high by then so I couldn't get the exact effect I was looking for. But I loved this photograph so much because of the beautiful colour of the foliage with the sun shining through that I thought I'd post it anyway and then try again later this evening when the sun is low again.

A DIFFERENT KIND OF BARK!

I love taking photos of interesting bark. This was taken a couple of weeks ago in the transition between winter and spring so it still has those lovely pinky colours of winter grass in the background. And a few little dead things still hanging around :-)