Snails keeping cool under an old bucket
How often do we look, really closely, at our everyday surroundings? Do we take it all for granted, thinking that we have seen it all, and that there is nothing to surprise us unless it is in a new place? Today I discovered that there is an infinite variety of life to be discovered right here within the boundaries of Autumn Cottage. This is what I saw when I decided to go on a Backyard Safari, to get down on my hands and knees, and look with the eyes of a child...
Incy-wincy spider
Lychnis seed heads - see the seeds packed inside, ready to be scattered about?
Oooh, lovely wiggly worms! - brandlings under the cover of the compost heap...
A towering forest of new seed heads on the pampas grass by the pond...
Prehistoric woodlice - inside the compost bin lid
Who lives in here? Iviy climbing up the back of the old outside lavatory
Ant City-scape under the old door mat
A late last waterlily, down in the pond
The amazing mechanism for ensuring fertilisation of the acanthus ova...(notice the hairy stamens) and an already formed, glistening green seedhead - click on this image particularly to see the detail in higher resolution.
A Dead Thing (frequently catches - and fascinates, the eye of a child... OK - *This* (inner) child! - deceased beetle in an old pot in the greenhouse. Funeral, anyone?
"What is this life if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare." (W.H.Davies)
Brilliant photos! I truly enjoyed them.
Posted by: Anastasia | Sunday, September 20, 2009 at 23:59
Great pictures. Of rather unusual things.
Posted by: [email protected] | Monday, September 21, 2009 at 04:34
Yep, love your photos. I'll be thinking of you in a week, when I arrive in Venezia. First it will be Zurich, Einsiedeln, the Alps, and Milan and thereabouts. By the 26-27 I will be arriving in Venice, then onward to all the Italian black madonnas! When I get home, I'm sure I'll discover all the wildlife that has taken over my garden!
Posted by: Ann | Monday, September 21, 2009 at 05:55
These photos are lovely. I really enjoyed 'flicking' through them. Your garden is an inspiration.
Posted by: Jackie Boyer | Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at 15:04
These photos are great, Roz. Thanks for the reminder to look more closely!
Posted by: CatherinE | Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at 04:37