No I am not going to branch out into comedy, this month of August is normally a busy one for the village, but this year with the uncertainty over Covid, committees within the area have decided to not have their usual fetes and flower shows. So not a lot for me to go to. So for the first part of the month I thought I would set a theme for my blog and photography and “little and large” is that theme. Some real close ups which might get you guessing what it is and some large shots of our scenery and buildings.
12th
Not a little or particularly large bird, but my interpretation for inclusion is it is large in my photograph collection, very rarely do we see a Warbler in our garden let alone be sitting in my hide and manage to get a shot of one. I have now been told it is a Chiff Chaff.
Little for these two babies in the above shots, the Robin is getting tame as it will stay close to me when I throw it some mealworms, the Great Tit is one of maybe a dozen babes we have in the garden at present.
13th.
First experiment for the little and large, got my lens and added some extension tubes to make it into a close up lens, got my light box out and a bit of white card and a pin through it and took these shots of three flowers from the garden, good to see if you recognise the close ups before seeing the actual plant.
Same plant just a different part. first of the Anther and the second is the Stigma.
The Anther of this plant.
Just a leaf.
Now if you want to try a guess don’t scroll down yet, if my photography is so bad just scroll down and see what they are.
Second is a Harebell or Scottish Bluebell.
This is a shrub which may have confused you, it is a Pieris with a beautiful variegated leaf.
14th.
Following the little is this larger than life sunset last night.
They say “every cloud has a silver lining” but these clouds have a beautiful golden one, as the sun sets behind them.
A clear sky on this wider version of the one above, but so beautiful and still a pleasure to be out photographing it in the cool of the evening.
Short and sweet for the first half of the month, I promise more content for the rest of the month.