rainbow-world

Light shining through willow-herb.  The petals with the strong sun behind them looking like deep pink stained glass.  The pistils: small white crosses, a bit like the crosses you see on hot cross buns that are available in the shops now (already!) Simple scene though this is, it is speaking to me of the grace of God.  Simply by [...]

In the midst of winter, this flower’s vivid colour is like an injection of vitality.  Pansies also appeal to the sense of touch, as their petals are beautifully velvety and soft. A few years ago, browsing in a second-hand ‘Language of Flowers’ book, I learnt that pansy means ‘a thought’.  Then the penny dropped.  It [...]

Only a small area of this picture is actually blue.  But I’ve counted it as a ‘blue’ photograph, since the blue is the strongest colour, being very much brighter than the other colours.  Your eye is drawn to the nearer of the three boats, with the blue plastic cover making it the brightest thing in the scene.  (And this boat’s simple shape [...]

A canopy of leaves – isn’t there something about that, that is just so reassuring?  It provides shade - light filtered through leaves, anyway -  yet it also lets a large amount of sunlight through.  This particular canopy was seen overhanging the River Stort, near Harlow in Essex.  Nearby is The Moorhen restaurant and pub, and a mini-marina, where lots of colourful barges are [...]

I love the way that the bee is surrounded by bright yellow petals, in this picture.  And the neat way that it is almost covering the whole of the flower centre, with its left leg extended to the bottom of the circle, and its head nearly at the top. The lines on the petals remind me [...]