Uninvited Guests... (Spores for thought edition...)

Uninvited Guests..., a photo by Craig Richardson on Flickr.

I'd planned to do a series about weeds over the summer - I'm fascinated about why some plants are considered weeds and others aren't. But I thought I'd start a little bit early when I found these two in the carrot pot in the greenhouse...

Continuing the theme...

Almost redundant..., a photo by Craig Richardson on Flickr.

...of punchy black and white images....

One of the things we looked forward to when we swapped the flat for a house with a garden was being able to do washing and not having it drying around the flat for ages - we'd actually be able to use the washing line...

Think we'd forgotten about the North-East weather - the pegs are almost redundant but our new tumble drier gets a lot of use!

[About the photo - I went through a long period a few years back of shooting everything against a black velvet background - portraits, flowers, kids toys, the works. I like to think I have a bit more variety these days though! But this one really shows to me the importance of light to a picture - in this case the strong morning sunlight that's making the peg and the line glow - the background isn't actually black (you can just make out the greenhouse) but the light gives the scene a huge amount of contrast...]

Spring is finally here...

A lack of colour..., a photo by Craig Richardson on Flickr.

Its only a month or so late...

We're finally getting some spring weather. William and I have been out in the garden getting a few things planted - the onions seem to have taken well, but no sign yet of the potatoes and carrots. The sunflowers are planted, and the tomato seeds are just coming up. The herbs are also doing well, but that's a subject for a future post...

The dwarf narcissi have been a mixed success. I planted a few varieties in a pattern, thinking I'd get a nice range of colours. But while some are flowering gorgeously, others are only just coming up and the whole thing looks a bit sad really. Will have to pull them up when I get that bit of the lawn re-turfed and try again next year!

[About the photo - macro lens and tripod, with an aperture of f/9 - still not quite happy with the depth of field though...]