#natural – /ˈsnæp.ʃɒt/

Remembrance, 31 October 2021

Every year on Dia da Morte, it’s customary to leave flowers and light candles in reflection. We were lucky enough to be given these beautiful blooms.

Playing with pano, 26 October 2021

Learning more about my DJI Pocket 2. Today, in anticipation of a trip to Aveiro, it was time to practise with the panorama settings. I headed out to Águas Boas before heading home on my normal route through the woods.

A spider in its web, 22 October 2021

Out for a walk in the woods, but I had to stop for a while to say hallo to this beauty.

Out in the woods, 22 October 2021

As the sun dipped towards the horizon, it was time for a walk in the woods.

Wild flowers #CloseUp, 22 October 2021

A mixture of flowers from gardens and in the woods.

Natural world #CloseUp, 18 October 2021

A few roadside flowers.

Natural world #CloseUp, 13 October 2021

These unusual flowers were blooming on a tree behind the railway station in Aveiro.

Resting dragonfly, 12 October 2021

This dragonfly probably flew into the shade accidentally. Fortunately we were able to encourage it back into the sunshine.

Natural world #CloseUp, 9 October 2021

Out for a brief walk, there was time for a few snapshots …

Autumn colours, 8 October 2021

In the nearby woodlands, the ferns are embracing their autumn colours.

Resting dragonfly, 8 October 2021

Out for a walk a dragonfly alighted on a nearby tree to take a brief rest. How could I resist?

Natural world #CloseUp, 19 September 2021

We have a Cypress in the back yard that no matter how hard we try will not grow properly. Now various parts are dying off at different rates, though the colours of the leaves as the life fades are striking.

Ferias 2021: Farewell (for another year) #CloseUp, 9 September 2021

Just time to say farewell to some old friends in the garden.

Decay #CloseUp, 7 September 2021

The cactus flower continues to decay. http://keithdevereux.blogspot.com/2021/09/decay-closeup-7-september-2021.html

An unfurling leaf #CloseUp, 7 September 2021

The new palm leaf (if it is a palm of some sort) continues to unfurl. After last night’s rain it’s dotted with water droplets. http://keithdevereux.blogspot.com/2021/09/an-unfurling-leaf-closeup-7-september.html

Fleeting #CloseUp, 6 September 2021

Remember the cactus flower from yesterday? Already it has started to die off. A thing of beauty that has last just a few hours. We took the opportunity to check on the water lilies, and this morning a new palm leaf was unfurling.

The Grand Canyon #CloseUp, 6 September 2021

Rotting tree trunks provide a giant vista in miniature. http://keithdevereux.blogspot.com/2021/09/the-grand-canyon-closeup-6-september.html

In the garden #CloseUp, 5 September 2021

The garden was blooming yesterday. The magnolia tree, with its spiky flower buds and white flowers, a cactus — whose flowers will only last a few hours — and of course, our old favourite the water lillies. http://keithdevereux.blogspot.com/2021/09/in-garden-closeup-5-september-2021.html