FISHING NETS

A splash of colour for a change. I loved the bright hues of these fishing nets. Taken a couple of years ago at Dunbar in southern Scotland.

BLOSSOM

The dark background is a beech hedge which is still in its winter colours of brown. It'll be a while before its new leaves push the old, dead ones off but by then these lovely delicate spires of blossom will have gone.

LUNCH

This was my lunch today. A bowl of yogurt with raspberries, grapes and a sprinkling of oat bran. Yummy!

FARM SHOP

As you've probably guessed from the pumpkins, this was taken last autumn.  It was a colourful photograph but I thought I'd like to see how it transferred to black and white and I'm quite pleased with it.

SPOTTY LEAVES

These leaves have spots all over them which is such a shame. But I love the way the light from behind shows up the delicate vein system.

PEONY SHOOTS

The beginnings of this year's peonies are about ten inches high. I love the huge, blowsy flowers but they get very heavy so need lots of support which will have to go in soon.

I'm beginning to get a bit fed up with posting photos of flowers. Will have to get out and about with my camera again soon and find some other interesting things.

MAGNOLIAS

My lovely little magnolia tree is just blooming. It's a stellata type of magnolia, not the big waxy flowers. This is more delicate and the flowers don't last long before the petals drop, after which the tree comes into leaf for the rest of the summer.