#outdoors – /ˈsnæp.ʃɒt/

By the roadside, 21 April 2023

A selection of urban flowers.

Roadside flowers #CloseUp, 17 February 2023

I learned later that these unusual looking seed pods are from a wild clematis. They were spotted alongside the road in a piece of scrubby wasteland near Luton Airport.

Low resolution #CloseUp, 23 December 2022

Took the Sony Mavica MVC-FD51 out on the patio and tried some close-ups in ‘macro’ mode for the #ShittyCamaraChallenge #1990sCameraChallenge

Roadside flowers #CloseUp, 23 November 2022

I have no idea what this plant is called but it has some unusual looking flowers.

A selection of roadside flowers, 14 November 2022

When I’m out for a walk I have my phone to hand and always take a photograph of at least one flower (seasons permitting) to send to my better half. Of course, I always get carried away.

Roadside flowers #CloseUp, 12 November 2022

Out for a walk with the Sony Mavica and the disk is full. Fortunately, I have my phone to hand for these lovely flowers from the side of the road.

By the road in Águas Boas, 30 October 2022

When I’m out for a walk, it’s customary for me to bring back a flower for my better half. Not an actual flower, of course, but a photograph of an interesting bloom. There were lots of flowers by the roadside, but these were mostly dandelions and are so common. But then, along a wall, wasContinue reading “By the road in Águas Boas, 30 October 2022”

Natural world #CloseUp, 21 September 2022

A selection of urban flowers.

Natural world #CloseUp, 19 July 2022

A selection of roadside flowers.

Cellpic Sunday, #CloseUp on our new palms, 10 July 2022

We went to the local garden centre about a month ago and brought back some little palms. After repotting and allowing them time to adjust it looks as though one of them is finally starting to flourish. I don’t normally take part in these online ‘challenges’, not because I don’t want to but mostly becauseContinue reading “Cellpic Sunday, #CloseUp on our new palms, 10 July 2022”