I have always loved the effects produced by raindrops in nature, such as in this shot taken today. This time, however, the rain was in any case so especially welcome after a long spell of hot dry weather! A gentle breeze was also very pleasant. Oh, and I still hope we get some more sunshine before autumn sets in!
Driving through the countryside, I took this shot today. I have to say, seeing these ripening blackberries gave me mixed feelings; sure, I like blackberries, but I don’t want summer to be over too soon. I haven’t had time to properly enjoy it, yet!
This shot just seems to typify the mood of summer; not quite enough blue sky here to call it ‘negative space’ but that idea of open sky is there… and when the rain finally comes, it will help the beans to grow!
I didn’t have a picture for today – until today! This young dragonfly visited my garden. I was able to get quite a few shots; I chose this one to put here.
I took this picture only today. I was visiting a part of a nearby nature reserve that I’d not been to before, and decided to see how good a shot of these water birds I could get – apologies for not having identified them yet. This is a cropped section of the original image. I was fairly pleased with the outcome. I imagine that this is one family – two chicks and the proud mum and dad! I hope to visit this spot again soon.
