Saw this Liquidamber leaf on the lawn the other day. It certainly showed up amongst the green on the ground. I love this time of year – fresh with rain, colourful with the Autumn leaves, still warm in the days, cooler at night.
Nature Blog Carnival posts March 2012
Welcome to the March 5, 2012 edition of nature photography. My entry for this carnival is about the Dingy Swallowtail Butterfly. My husband found this butterfly on the ground near an Oleander bush on the weekend. It had a damaged wing and could not fly. I picked it up to put it somewhere safe to…
A study of Bella Donna Lilies
Or otherwise known as ‘The Naked Lady’. I assume because of it’s lack of leaves (dressing) when in flower. The leaves are present at other times. These are popping up all over our garden at the moment and are very pretty. They look so delicate too.
The Damaged Butterfly
It was very windy yesterday but fine and we took advantage of it and spent some time in the garden. Hubby found this butterfly in the garden with a damaged wing. We rescued it off the ground and put it in a bush. But not before it spent some time with us – it seemed…
Living in a cloud
It’s only just the start of Autumn but instead of hot summery weather we definitely are having colder and wet weather. This week we’ve had rain and mist, and it’s been like living in a cloud. And it looks so beautiful, is there any wonder that we love living here?