There has, most certainly, been a lot of rain recently. It doesn’t make some people particularly happy, but it sure is good for these little plants. Under the cover of rain, whilst the general human populace strides by purposefully, with heads and rain-blinkered eyes pointing firmly forwards and downwards, and thoughts focussed on indoor shelter, […]
As I was running to catch a train at Brighton Station, I spotted this lovely yellow stuff. I’m sure that lots of you know that it is Lichen, but did you know that a lichen is formed when an alga and a fungus club together in a joint effort to create something that is more […]
I simply couldn’t resist this scene. An abundance of vagabond plants, coolly hanging out in the scrubby area next to a bunch of big recycling bins. Looking totally gorgeous.
On tuesday evening, I attended a really interesting and enjoyable talk on the topic of weeds, by Richard Mabey, as he has a new book out entitled ‘Weeds: How Vagabond Plants Gatecrashed Civilisation and Changed the Way We Think About Nature’. The talk was held at the Garden Museum in Lambeth, and, considering the topic, […]
Every sunny day, at about 3:30 in the afternoon, this otherwise inconspicuous and rather dull-coloured piece of moss, experiences a moment of glory. Sunshine, dappled by the overhead trees, has reached it at last. Each individual mossy strand stands out, glowing reddy-brown, shining brightly in the spotlight. 45 minutes later, and it is almost invisible […]
A rocky, sparse, moorland landscape, complete with gorse and heather, big blue sky and fluffy white clouds – it’s just perfect for a day’s exploring, with my camera and some cheese and pickle sandwiches. If only I were a little bit smaller… In fact, I’d need to be the size of a ladybird in order […]
In a forgotten corner of an otherwise manicured housing complex, this flourishing, verdant patch of life accosted me, growing in a space that used to be an inside, not an outside. Did this used to be somebody’s home? Did the blue tiles form part of their bathroom? Were the white bricks to the right their […]
Today, at 1pm, I photographed these little plants. I really liked the classic green and grey combo shining brightly, as colours do after rainy times. 3 hours later, I checked back. I felt confused and disorientated. They had disappeared! Literally. The crack was completely empty. No more lovely little plants, no more beautiful bright green. […]
Whilst waiting for the bus this evening, as the puddles swelled around me from a day of constant rain, I spied a pavement bobble, cleverly disguised as a water bubble, off to seek her fortune.
I often admire these plants, so fine and upstanding. They grow so totally, decisively, upright. They do not cower even in the face of death. They are dead straight, and delicate in their dying glory.
