Even at 1/3200 of a second this incoming bumblebee’s wings are a blur. Short of using a high powered strobe I don’t think it is possible to freeze their motion completely. There were two kinds of bees hard at work on this patch of flowers. One was a slimmer and less hairy bee which methodically […]
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Love Apple
Love Apple A love apple for Valentines day? We can thank the South American Aztecs for these red beauties but you really might not like to delve deeper into the story or myth behind the ‘love apple’. I dare you to do your own Googling! Suffice to say, this gorgeous red fruit originally had nothing […]
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What to do with green tomatoes? We could fry them or roast them. I’ve read they make great chutney or even go with eggs benedict. I might add them to a lentil stew or create a sweet and savory jam with a difference. Or perhaps we’ll just let them ripen into bright juicy red globes […]
Read MoreUntroubled by Sun or Rain
I’d already wandered around the grounds of Mandalay House for more than an hour. I Imagined spaces full of celebration and laughter, then quiet contemplative souls seeking the healing salve of a peaceful garden juxtaposed with the focus of the gardener creating, shaping and nurturing. … and then I saw her. She did not move […]
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These beautiful flowers in my mums garden suddenly appeared one day in an unused flowerpot outside her back porch. We can only speculate how these Mesembryanthemum came to be there. Perhaps a bird left a little gift behind a while back. However they came to be in that vacant and unattended flowerpot they are an […]
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