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Tresco plants (and fungi)

As well as the striking statues, Tresco is of course home to some fascinating plants, many of which would be hard to grow on the UK mainland. Here’s a selection….. plantsandanimals/flowers/051026030.jpg plantsandanimals/leaves/cycads/051026025.jpg plantsandanimals/flowers/051026041.jpg plantsandanimals/fungi/051026109.jpg plantsandanimals/flowers/051026111.jpg plantsandanimals/leaves/051026061.jpg Top: bromeliad, Cycas revoluta, passion flower, Bottom: unknown fungus, hottentot fig, unknown succulent You Read more …

Parakeets at Kew

Living in West London, the site of a flock of parakeets is not as unusual as it may be to other visitors to Kew Gardens, but seeing what must have been well over a hundred surrounding an old field of sunflowers was certainly a unique site. plantsandanimals/animals/birds/051022024.jpg plantsandanimals/animals/birds/051022032.jpg You can Read more …

Autumn Colours

Autumn has arrived, and after a couple of glorious days (when these shots were taken) it’s now wet and windy. So, great time to start a regular photoblog! seasons/autumn/leaves/051010018.jpgseasons/autumn/berries/051010040.jpgseasons/autumn/051010053.jpg I find these three images interesting – the first one doesn’t look great in the thumbnail, but is much better when Read more …