Budding Clematis

CMMC 3 May 2023

Irresistible buds

The ants just can’t stay away from the juice that oozes from these buds.

CMMC5 April 2023

Can’t Go Wrong With Raindrops

Captured on the wet morning of a recent coach trip, you just can’t go wrong with raindrops on flowers, can you?

CMMC July macro

Wisteria on the way

A sure sign that spring is on its way: budding wisteria.

CMMC: Spring

52 Week Smartphone Challenge: 13 – Beginnings

One quarter of the way through the 52 Week Smartphone Challenge and the theme is ‘Beginnings’. Which may seem a bit late, but in terms of nature the timing is spot on.

New life is beginning everywhere – including on our laurel bushes. We’re never short of a bayleaf when the recipe demands one.

52WeekSmartphoneChallenge 13

Signs of Spring

Although this winter has been very mild (so far at least), it’s still too early to say that Spring has arrived, so here is a bud emerging from the soil in years gone by

Posted in response to Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Spring