Plants & Fungi
I refound both time and motivation to get out of bed early and out into a foggy morning. Even twice, since these early autumn mornings are hard to resist. The first attempt was a short visit to a local moorland before going to work. I spent an hour wallowing in Wellingtons through a fen before […]
An awkward cold got the better of me, so I decided to be wise for once and get some rest during the weekend. I did not go out to photograph, hence I present an image I shot some three weeks ago. Spoon-leafed Sundew (Drosera intermedia, Kleine Zonnedauw) are interesting little plants. Not only because of their […]
With the weather not looking very promising for landscape photography and most of the heather being way beyond looking best, I took the macro set and went to look for Meadow Saffron (Colchicum autumnale, Herfsttijloos). Like last year, I found them just two days after heavy weather, so most of the flowers were in relatively […]
When my alarm went off around 5 am, I walked to the window, took a short peek and went back to bed. It was drab grey and no sign of a sunrise, so no need to be out early. I had planned to photograph Marsh Gentian (Gentiana pneumonanthe, Klokjesgentiaan) and being the plant they are, […]
My third attempt with the foxes was even worse than the second. This time, I did not get to see anything remotely foxy. I had brought a portable hide instead of the camocloth to conceal my every movement. I guess they were just at another location for the morning. Another person told me the foxes […]
Just to keep you busy during my stay in South Africa, here’s an image of some time ago of a Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale, Paardenbloem). Considered by most people as just a weed, I think the Dandelion offers millions of possibilities for all kinds of interesting images. In the flowering phase, they are just flowers, but […]