Not going quietly

On the last day of Spring, the storm clouds gathered once more.  The wheat is almost ready for harvest and rain is not wanted now – but weather will happen regardless of what anyone’s particular wishes are.  Well….in general…..

I’m forever blowing bubbles…..

This is the song that popped into my mind when I saw what the fly was doing, while it was perched on a flower in my garden.  Then I thought of Dean Martin singing it…..

Capturing an image like this is a dream come true for me.  I’ve only had my macro lens a short time, and am still learning all it’s foibles as it is learning mine…. so I felt extremely lucky to get this shot.

It is said by one of the great photographers, that if you can get a handful of great images each year, you are doing well.  Somehow I think this is probably my allowance for the year…..yet that won’t stop me from trying to repeat it, from trying to get another special moment in time captured forever.  It’s just that the bar has been raised:-)

Disappearing into Nature

This ladybird appears to do something I can only dream about yet…..to disappear into Nature…..

No two the same….

Even the humble white snail is a unique individual.  I found this cluster on top of a farm gate post after some rains.  This type of snail doesn’t like to spend much time on the ground and always seek higher ground.  Now they have probably gone into hibernation.  When I look closely at them I can find no two quite the same…..