Lens-Artists Challenge #164 – Looking Up/Down

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This week we are being encouraged to look up and down. In nature there is much to see above our heads. Like wonderful birds soaring.

  • Gull in flight

But I think I spend more of my time looking down, especially as bees and flowers!!

  • Large carder (Bombus muscorum) bee on common burdock

Lens-Artists Challenge #163 – Keep walking

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I love going for a walk, especially if exploring new places. This summer, we had a chance to visit Annagh Head near French Port (Portnafrankagh) on the Mullet Peninsula, Co. Mayo. There were stunning views of the Atlantic.

And wild rocky coastlines.

The area has many amazing ancient Gneiss metamorphic rock formations.

Out at sea a blue fishing boat.

And then to top it all off – a whole pop of beautiful dolphins.

Six on Saturday – 28th August 2021

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There is a real feel of autumn in the air. So first this week in the garden is a lovely spider web – there were lots this morning.

  • Spider web

In the wildflower meadow, the late summer – autumn flowers are out – first devil’s bit scabious. I love the colour of this flower.

  • Devil’s bit scabious

Also in the meadow is knapweed. A great pollinator plant.

  • Common knapweed

Autumn of course brings fruit. We don’t have much this year (cold, May with frost) and the brambly apples have got scab – for the first time ever.

  • Scabby apple

Autumn also bring seeds heads – poppies being one of my favourite.

  • Poppy seed heads

Thankfully there is still some colour – here from snapdragons.

  • Snapdragon

Thank you to The Propagator for hosting Six on Saturday.