Archive

September 2016

Image of the Week: Poppy Picker

This week's article imagery starts off in my garden, taking a look at the early autumn insect and arachnid life. This Hoverfly was particularly fond of my Poppy 'Falling in Love' blooms, as am I... (more)

Image of the Week: Guzmania

This week we're kicking off our photo journey in the house, and are taking a look at a couple of house plants... (more)

Image of the Week: Abyssinian Gladiolus

This beautiful piece of flora is called an Abyssinian Gladiolus (Gladiolus murielae formerly classified under the genus of Acidanthera). Grown as a late flowering summer bulb, the flowers are produced on top of slender stems that can grow in excess of two feet tall... (more)

Image of the Week: River Lily

This is the River Lily (Hesperantha coccinea, also known as Schizostylis Coccinea), also known as the Crimson Flag, or Kaffir Lily... (more)

Image of the Week: Raindrop Retreat

After an extremely dry period of weather, the garden got some much needed rain this weekend. The only downside was that it came during my Sunday morning photo shoot in my dad's garden! This meant that there was very little chance of photographing insects as they had all stayed home in bed, avoiding the enormous raindrops... (more)