On my lunchtime walk today I spotted this snail about 1.5metres off the ground. Will this snail make it to the top of this shrub? And which branch will it take?
Tag: iPhone
Honey bee on Zinnia
The autumn is beginning, and bees everywhere are making the most of the season by hoarding up for the coming winter.
At the seaside in Barry, Wales
Barry Island in South Wales is on the Bristol Channel. It is an extensive beach and has the second largest tidal range in the world (15 metres). These pictures are from a recent trip to the Welsh seaside. At low tide the beach extends for almost a kilometer from the promenade.
All photographs from my trusted iPhone!
Related articles
- Beach huts for Barry Island as ambitious plans for seaside redevelopment are unveiled (walesonline.co.uk)
Birds eye view
A birds eye view of Rhossili beach and Rhossili village (top right) from the cliffs.
Panorama from an iPhone 4S, processed in snapseed. Click on the picture for a larger view.
Rhossili Beach, Wales
Rhossili beach in the Gower peninsula. Panorama using iPhone.
Lolipop Plant!!
Pachystachys lutea goes by the really interesting common name of Lolipop Plant or sometimes golden shrimp plant. It is easy to see why these names make sense for this sub-tropical plant from the photograph below.
Pineapple!
Please raise your hand if you are one of those (like me) who always thought pineapple fruits hung from a plant upside down. For a long time I had this vision of a pineapple tree with many pineapples hanging downwards from branches (like that in an apple tree). The first time I saw a pineapple on the plant many years ago, it was, needless to say, a moment for pause and surprise.
Pineapples belong to the Bromeliad family, and like other bromeliads, are low growing plants with tough waxy leaves. This particular specimen was seen at the New York Botanical Gardens and photographed with an iPhone 4s.
Artichoke!
The artichoke (Cynara cardunculus) is a type of thistle whose unopened buds (hearts) are used in Mediterranean cuisine. The photograph below is that of the wild (and therefore inedible variety) artichoke, also known as cardoon. That the artichoke is closely related to the thistle is clear from the purple head of petals that sit on top of the flower.
Photographed at the New York Botanical Gardens on 22nd July, 2013 using an iPhone 4S. Later processed in Adobe Lightroom simulating a single frame HDR.
Related Articles:
http://juridicious.com/2012/08/13/british-wild-flowers-thistles/
Revel in the mundane – 2
Yet another view of the colour and texture in the mundane. More colourful pegs. Photographed with an iPhone and processed in NIK Snapseed.
Here’s looking at you…..
The seeds of the lotus flower. Seeds in the floating fruit provide an eery alien vision.
Photographed at the New York Botanical gardens with an iPhone.
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