Catching The Rain

Multum In Parvo

Multum in parvo lawnmower

You’d have thought that a foray into Latin would mean I was about to say something profound, but in contrast Multum in Parvo, or “much in a small space”, is actually the name of the old lawnmower shown in the picture! It was made by Green’s in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and features on oldlawnmowerclub.co.uk (does what it says on the tin!) as a Mower Of The Month. This is an old lantern slide I picked up recently in a box of allsorts. I didn’t really think much of it at first, but I must confess on each look it becomes more captivating.

Palm House at Kew in the evening light

I was lucky enough to be walking past the Palm House just as the sun was setting. One of those moments if I hadn’t had the camera I would have cried!

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Titan arum flowers at the Eden Project

The Eden Project has just seen a titan arum flower, and to back it up they have done some nice web coverage including a live webcam and timelapse footage.

But looking at Google News it seems that this latest flowering has failed to capture the imagination of the press with just a handful of stories, and from as diverse locations as Australia, Romania and South Africa, but practically nothing in the UK.

Is everyone bored of it now?

If you’re not, and want to find about more about this spectacular plant, then see the profile pages about titan arum on the Kew website and the ever-growing (sorry, no pun intended!) page on Wikipedia

Kew Magazine Photography exhibition

A new exhibition opened at Kew this week featuring photography from Kew Magazine.

Not one to brag (much) but they’ve chosen six photos of mine that have appeared in the Magazine over the last year or two.

You can see them all online on the Kew website, or just click on the thumbnails here. And should any take your fancy then they’re all available to purchase in sizes up to 30″ x 20″ and as greetings cards via photobox.co.uk

Bee on borage

Bee in magnolia flower

Canada geese in the daffodils at Kew

Malope trifida ‘Glacier fruits’

Spring crocus

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