Blue water lilies at the New York Botanical Gardens.
Tag: Nature
At the seaside in Rhossili beach, Wales
Rhossili beach is possibly one of the best beaches in Britain. Rhossili lies in the Gower peninsula in Wales in an area designated as an area of outstanding natural beauty. The beach itself is about 3 miles long and is accessed by a steep descent from the Rhossili village at the top of the hill. As with most of Gower, this property is owned and operated by the National Trust.
All pictures from an iPhone 4S. Post-processed in Adobe Lightroom.
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.
Agave – the “fake” cactus plants
Agaves are commonly mistaken to be cacti due to their appearance – spiny thick succulent leaves etc. However, Agaves are not related to cacti or Aloe, with whom they share a passing resemblance. The agave plants are monocarpic, which means that they flower only once in their lifetimes after which they die. As the flowering cycle could be decades, some species of Agave are also known as century plants.
The photograph above is that of Agave bovicornuta from the New York Botanical gardens taken with an iPhone 4S and post-processed in Adobe Light 5.0.
Standing tall…
At the Anglesey Abbey, a national trust property in Cambridgeshire. Home to some interesting trees and landscapes, and vast grounds for walking or even a picnic. See some related articles below.
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Wildflower Diaries – Sainfoin
Sainfoins (Onobrychis viciifolia) belong to the pea family (Leguminosae/Fabaceae). My trusted Collins Complete Guide to British Wildflowers tells me that these are generally found in dry, calcareous grasslands, which is exactly where I found these growing!
All pictures with a iPhone 4S, the bottom two with an external macro lens attachment. All pictures corrected for contrast and white balance in Adobe Lightroom 5
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Wildflower Diaries – Heart of a dog rose
Using the iPhone macro lens attachment, the very heart of a Rosa canina (dog rose) flower.
Wildflower Diaries – Sun spurge
I bought myself a cheap and tiny macro attachment for the iPhone. While it was nice being able to photograph details of flowers using this, the quality is as to be expected – both by the camera on the phone and quality of the attachment. Nonetheless, I will be using this more when I don’t want to be lugging a camera with me on a walk
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Wildflower Diaries – Dog Rose
A dog rose (Rosa canina).
Incy Wincy Spider
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