Results from the Wet Tropics

Plant life from inside the

Princess of Wales Conservatory

at Kew Gardens

All growing either around the

 water's edge or on the water. . . .

Visit to Kew Gardens

Enjoying a lovely day at Kew Gardens last Sunday,

a day really wasn't long enough. . . .

The vast gardens has a variety of trees and,

 as we now enter into Autumn,

the leaves are starting to turn from its various shades of green,

 into the warmer shades of Autumn. . .

One of the more modern sites in the gardens is the Princess of Wales Conservatory,

a very large complex home to many cacti, exotic flowers & plants besides other delights. . . .

Nearly Over

Recently, returned to the Blackdown Hills, where I had visited in July,

when there was an absolute abundance of butterflies, moths,

bees & other nature delights, including a wealth of wild flowers.

The area was very desolate of much of this,

although just managed to capture some of the remains from

the summer season.

A member of the Dandelion.  Although considered as a weed, thought this was stunning.

 Believe me, not a great lover of flies, but this one caught my attention because of it's markings.

Identified it has the Flesh Fly.

 

 

Sharing

Room for two. . . .

Resting on the Chickweed. . . .

The White Butterfly nestled in the flower of the

Hedge Bindweed

The White Butterfly enjoying the delights from the Great Hairy Willowherb

or

 otherwise known as Codlins & Cream

With it's wings closed, a White Butterfly hanging . . . .

A Fly lurking in amongst the Water Mint

Signs of Autumn

      

Now, there's plenty of evidence that show's signs of  the forthcoming Autumn.   So many plants so heavily laden with berries.  Will certainly keep the birds happy, but I just hope it's not a signal for a very hard or long winter.

Hedgerows full of ripening Blackberries. . . . really delicious in a pie especially with apples.

Blackberries, an inspiration for a Cross Stitch project some years ago. . . .

Conneaster

Rowan

Elderflower. . . .thoughts of elderflower wine or cordial.

Gently Blowing in the Wind

At a nearby Nature Reserve, very tranquil & calming. . . . .

In the Pink

Beautiful Heathers

With the flowers on the Heathers emerging, the colours range from

warm deep pinks to beautiful Mauve. . . .

At Kew

Some favourites following a visit to Kew Gardens in London.

The fern trees were very impressive & they'd been established in the hothouses for a considerable amount of years.

One was so old, that it even had a resting rock as it was leaning so much.

A beautiful place which I hope to visit again before this year is over.

Ducks & Geese at Slimbridge

One favourite place to visit is Slimbridge Wetland Centre, Gloucester where there is numerous ducks, geese & swans, even flamingo's, besides other wildlife.

The Wetland centre is dedicated to wildlife & conservation.

Flamingo's

The Mute Swan

The Greylag Goose

I was inspired to produce these Geese cross stitch pictures, but still waiting to fine suitable photo frames.

The Teal

With the thought of ducks, I couldn't resist making this cross stitch picture just a few years ago, very characteristic at Easter.