Wild Flowers

I'm not one for gardening... In fact, anyone who knows me would say that is an understatement! But I find nature's garden hard to beat.

These flowers were at the kerbside. I'd been meaning to take their photo for several days but it's where I have the dogs on their leads so it's more tricky to do. I finally did though and it was lucky I did because the next day the council were there cutting them back with their big ride on mowers! They are the full size daisies by the way.

Kerbside flowers

A patch of tall daisies

More daisies

A field of wild flowers

I love this field, totally carpeted by wild flowers. This is the closest I have come to capturing it though and it still doesn't do it justice. It's the kind of place where you would expect lovers to escape from it all with a picnic and Pimms or perhaps even champagne!

Just hanging around

I was amazed to see these snails just hanging onto the plants I was passing! You can't see how windy it was, obviously, it being a photo. I couldn't believe that they could stay on while being blown around so much.

Hanging Around

All Good Things...

... Wild and Free

A Hint of Jamaica

I actually have some beautiful photos of Jamaica that I shall probably share at some point. However, today I passed a few of these (see photo) and they put me in mind of Jamaica. Maybe it was the colouring - red, green and gold - or a combination of the colouring and the heat. Whichever, it stirred warm happy feelings which can only be a good thing.

Red, green and gold

A Pure Heart...

... ready to be trampled...

a heart

A Pink Poppy!

Not only is it a poppy but it is pink too! What's not to love?!

Pink Poppy

Where I Live

It is only since I have had my dogs that I realise what a beautiful part of England I live in and how lucky I am. It's not perfect but it can be beautiful.

I live here!

Summing up our village - stables and St Michael's Church

Other Flora

I don't just take photos of poppies! Other flowers move me too.

Dew dropped

Purpleness

Just hanging around

Wild daisies, the big kind, my 4th favourite flower

Poppies II

More poppies! Well it's that time of year! Yesterday I was walking, head down, worrying, not being mindful at all. Then I looked up to see this! It made me remember that what I was worrying about hadn't happened yet. There is no guarantee that it will. What I should have been doing was admiring the view. There was no stress or anxiety there in that actual moment.

I looked up to see this!

Head and Shoulders above the Rest