Oh, what a beautiful morning!
I awoke at 5.45 and decided that I would creep downstairs and have a cup of tea. Before too long though I was out in the garden, photographing stuff and looking for all the world like a kooky private detective (well, I was still in my dressing gown!).
Of course, now it's two hours later the sun has come up and I have had to take all the photographs again to show the morning dew twinkling in the sun.
I love the extra detail you get when shooting a plant close up. Something that is quite drab looking, when shot in minute detail suddenly shows it's glamorous side. I've been seduced into buying plants in this exact way; I see a close up of a flower head and think I must have it only to realise that the rest of the plant really isn't up to much. Still, most everything deserves a place in my summer bed. I've noticed this week just how different my two borders are - the black and white one, whilst technically not black, still has a flat appearance and is much more subdued than it's showy counterpart on the opposite side. The pastel border really has a lot more 'look at me' to it's nature. I like them both for their obvious differences although I suspect most people wouldn't love the two b & w one. "Interesting" is a comment I expect more for this one. But look closely and there they are, Chocolate cosmos, Chilli black scabiosa, black calla lily, Nigra hollyhock; they all vye for attention in their own quiet way.
No comments:
Post a Comment