The pond was looking really clear
Such a contrast between the strong orange colour on the outside and the soft pastel orange inside
The flower beds are bursting with colour
Rose hips are forming
I caught sight of the gardener cutting hedges in the distance
Bees buzzed busily everywhere
Tall plants have shot up in the prairie beds
I love the contrasts of size, colour, texture
I'm fascinated by this peculiar plant - a spray of tufty flowers, sprouting from the stem with a single tall spike shooting up from the centre. Today the light was shining through the little hairs below the top flower.
Close up of quaking grass seed - fabulous structure
Many of the pathways in the prairie beds have an abundance of plants flopping over them making them difficult to walk along but there's a little semi-circle that is clear. Honesty plants are growing up thickly - when these flower it is likely to be pretty spectacular
Protruding veins on abutilon petals (Indian mallow)
I was wondering what the flowers look like on the plant with arrow like leaves - if I hadn't tried to get a photo of them I wouldn't have noticed the tiny white spider which scuttled away just after I'd taken its photo
These tiny berries will soon be purple
More berries on their way - little oval ones
These tiny berries are beginning to blush red
Bright orange berries
Acer seeds
The winged seeds on this dark acer were only visible when the breeze gently lifted the leaves
Showers of berries forming where there had been cascades of creamy white bell-like flowers
Even this dying bush is a magnificent colour in it's decline. So many amazing shades of red, brown and green on one dying plant
Looking up through the big green leaves at the overlapping shadow patterns
Little insect with a very round head and huge eyes, on a hydrangea flower
Stripy insect
Cornus berries/fruits turning red
Lime green leaves and yellow flowers next to pink flowers - not colours I would think of putting together - amazing contrasts
Big Cosmos flowers on slender stems with wonderful feathery leaves
Everwhere there was evidence of where the gardener has been working. He works so hard
Bands of little flowerlets opening around the teasels
Broader stripy insect
The wild carrot flowers really fascinate me. This nest like structure looked like the flat white flower above a few days ago. I think the little individual claw-like bits that make up this structure are incredible - they look like miniature venus fly traps
Looking at an open flower head from behind
Here's one that hasn't become nest-like yet. Each individual pink flowerlet base has formed a little pointy hat
These are the flowers on the large mystery plant that has grown in the middle of the wild flowers I thought they looked soft but are covered in barbed hooks. I know because I got stuck to one when I touched it
Slim black and yellow insect
Tiny yellow buds wafting above the pathway
Looking closer - how bizarre these little flowers are as their tightly coiled petals begin to unfurl
The gardener was still cutting hedges - there are a lot of hedges to cut
Bees were flocking around these flowers - making them bob and bounce and they clung under the tiny flowelets
Not so many bees on the purply pink ones though
Shiny berries
This sunflower is far too heavy for its stem
Another unlikely colour combination - I do enjoy these challenges that make me think again about how colours work together
The gardener has cut lines into the egg shaped bush in the corner
Splashes of colour among the luscious green
I linger at the pond to admire the reflections in the lovely clear water before heading home
Thank you very much for joining me
Another great visit, and some amazing photos. I love the teasels. The various colour combinations are great.
ReplyDeleteThank you Helen. I'm quite hesitant about using complementary colour together - much more comfortable with either a very limited palette or with pinks, blues and purples. It's stretching my brain to take more notice of unusual colours together.
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