A response to #Iscriblr’s Freedom of Expression challenge
Where I’ve come with my new hobby
It was never about capturing a moment
blink at the wrong time – it was gone
hands gripped around the camera
like my life depended on it
but then with the picture
of a simple silver garden decoration
I saw something looking back at me
in a moment of wonder
I was taking a picture of something
and taking a picture of myself at the same time…
17th January 2019
#birds
Scattered food lying on the tarmac, brings them here
Preening themselves in the fallen
Aqua that you and I call rain
Reactions to the feast, vary from
Roars of delight to sunflower seeds to
Overall disappointment …. small grains again ?
When the back door opens and the treasures
Spread across the ground, far and wide
Out of the dawn
And the leaves of his hiding place
Comes the king of the urban jungle
Lightly skipping towards the garden fence
And a well furnished bowl
Of the latest catch
Breakfast beckons
Octpowrimo, 29th October 2018
Signs that winter is on its way
Quite inquisitive fellow made his way across the garden fence
Under the fir trees and around the hyacinths
In search, of something
Round , red brown, and tasty to
Restock his larder for winter
Every now and then looking around, protecting his hide
Looking for morsels in every inch of the garden
Selection of things grown – around the house
#nasturtiums
#daffodils
#Promptuarium #HugeCreatures
we went looking for bugs in the garden
each of us using a magnifier,
every kind of insect was spotted
varying from a caterpillar to a spotty ladybird
in fact many were interested in our
looking glass – 7 weevils in a line looked like monsters!
Salford, 8th September 2018
Saturday morning, and I’m pondering the next shade of colour in fees fun foto challenge
lime green
now you say lime green to me, and my artistic thoughts go directly to the fruit bowl
But limes nowadays seem much darker in tone than what I’d normally associate them with….you would have to split them open to get the colour you were looking for
But a quick scan of the kitchen cupboards soon reveals this light green colour. In a packet of custard, or perhaps pasta or even strawberry jelly (strange but true). For the doubters it’s the one in the green packet…
lime jelly ? An acquired taste.
and outside in the garden, the trees have more of a lime green colour to them than the actual shade of a dark green lime
look again… and the outside of the lime is hiding in plain sight…
25th August 2018
#beeinthecity #manchester
Museum of Science and Industry, Castlefield, Manchester
Busy little bee sits in his own little world
Among flowers and scents and colour
working over the flower beds
where the people wait for the train
industrious little fellow he is
#garden #flowers #dancing #photography
Wednesday 15th August 2018
hidden away during winter
Prima ballerinas in their brightly coloured tutus
Spiral around in a northern wind
Attracting an audience
From above and below
