The Sickly Sapling

This is a tiny oak sapling that has just sprung up – presumably from an acorn – on what we laughingly call our pelouse (lawn). It doesn’t look very well, does it?

There again, nor does the lawn.

The Last Photo July 2024

Flowering Fuchsias

The last photo I took in June with my smartphone was this image of two flowering Fuchsias.

Because this is my entry for Bushboy’s Last On The Card challenge, and is therefore completely unedited, it comes complete with a hanging flower basket, part of the door to what used to be a piggery and an out-of-focus football. Oh, not forgetting the drainpipe…

But them’s the rules and if nothing else it’s a lesson to think more carefully in future about what you’re going to photograph as the end of the month draws nigh.

The flowers are a nice shade of pink though.

Last On The Card June 2024

Return of the orange poppies

(Yes, it’s flowers again – deal with it.)

About five years ago we (i.e. Madame) scattered a packet of orange poppy seeds in what we’re pleased to call our garden. For the next three years they went viral – dozens (maybe more – I never actually counted them) of them.

Then nothing last year. However, they’re back again, with a handful appearing in one of our raised beds. This is one of them, preparing to unfold.

Last on the card May 2024

Barrel Ceiling

Last Friday evening, Madame and I had dinner at a rather nice (and nicely unpretentious) bistro in Paris.

I noticed that the ceiling was quite unusual, so captured an image of it using the ‘selfie’ camera on my iPhone.

The Last Photo February 2024

Last On The Card: Moonshot

I captured this view of a bright moon, partly obscured by light clouds, on my way to put out the bins. How prosaic.

(My hands must be steadier than I thought: exposure time was 0.5 seconds)

The Last Photo December 2023

The Sheep Market

The pens are already in place for the village’s monthly sheep market.

Last on the card April 2023