The Buddleia in Our Back Garden

A mere twenty steps from our back door is a by-now well-established Buddleia bush, normally irresistible to butterflies and bees – although apparently not at the precise moment I took this photo a couple of days ago.

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Fifty Steps Away

April’s Last Photo

In our son’s garden in Oxfordshire, I was struck by the almost luminous bark on this tree.

April’s last photo

Formal Gardens at Chateau Villandry

Part of the extensive formal gardens at Chateau Villandry:

Posted is response to Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge with the theme of ‘gardens’

Tuesdays of Texture: Fungi

I’m not exactly sure what this is, but it’s growing on a log in my garden. (The artful  little splashes of blue are from the wisteria growing above it.)

Tuesdays of Texture 12 September 2017

Tuesdays of Texture: Celtic Cross

This Celtic cross was spotted in a display of ornaments in a garden centre. It’s pre-cast rather than carved, obviously, but nonetheless the texture is interesting.

A contribution to Tuesdays of Texture, hosted by Narami at De Monte Y Mar.

Tuesdays of Texture 29 March 2017