Ahhhhh.....to see a waterfall flowing upside down in a dewdrop - this is why I spend hours immersed in nature. I came across these beautiful dewdrops on the capsules of moss sporophytes whilst exploring

I felt inspired to create this meme today as I pondered how to define the political distraction that I suspect Donald Trump to be. I was partly inspired by these articles and snippets: (this one contains

Major excitement here - I've just been gifted a moth trap! So this simple set-up features a really bright bulb above a cone funnelling down into a box filled with egg boxes. Moths come to light, fall into

Well.....I love @daveks black & white photo contest anyway and I could hardly resist a macro theme! Here is my first entry - 'The Bowing Wasp'. I came across two wasps in a bit of a tangle on the pavement

Is there anything quite comparable to a bluebell wood? That exact shade of exquisite blue viewed through spring green leaves. Not to mention the sweet scent in the air from the sun on hundreds and thousands

The simple happiness and joy of discovering and connecting with the wonders of nature. This was the first photo I thought of when I saw the theme announcement for this weeks black & white photo contest

A macabre set of clues along the river bank this morning! The winter here in the UK has felt raw and barren with wildlife sleeping, hiding or surviving on the edge and out of sight. My walks have felt

I was taking some pictures of the birds around my garden for @papa-pepper's combination photography contest ( and it reminded me that I've been meaning to do a winter post on feeding the birds! As you

One of my favourite subjects for photography is nature macro. I love getting up close to the natural world and taking in the detail. First up, one of my favourite flowers from my rambles in the Highland's

In the interests of laughter spreading and information gathering, please resteem! I'd really like to know who else out there has a bendy nose! Bit of fun for you tonight fellow Steemians. I'm not quite

Aerial is sooooo much fun! Having felt a bit like I'd never be able to do it last week, this week I came away feeling like I could do anything given time and effort. So I mentioned last week that I felt

You're never too old, inflexible or unfit for a new and inspiring hobby right? Over the next few weeks I'm going to be sharing my experiences of learning aerial circus skills with you and consequently,

All through the winter I have been enjoying the presence of a pair of swans on my local river. It's felt so quiet, from a wildlife point of view for me. Lots of birds around but none of the teaming bugs

I spotted this little fella struggling in an old, abandoned spider's web. Not really the season for wasps I know, but it had been sunny so I guess it woke up from its winter sleep only to get well and

Two months have whizzed by and I've barely posted anything! What happened?! Well.....largely I think I just have a tendency to hibernate at this time of year but I can feel myself waking up and post ideas

This is actually a honey locust tree Gleditsia triacanthos but every time I look at its wavy seed pods I think 'steemit logo' so I've given it a new common name! I've been eyeing up these trees all autumn,

Water is amazing. I love its strength, its energy in motion, its peace in stillness and its beauty in ice. I took these pictures with my little Canon Ixus 860 compact camera a few years ago during a memorable

Welcome to my second Garden Blog and thank you for the great response I received to the first. I’m pleased to say that I’ve made good progress over the last week in the wildflower meadow. Here's what I've

My neighbour has a colony of ivy bees Colletes hederae living in a shallow earth bank along her drive. It was a thoroughly absorbing delight to sit amongst them for an hour or so snapping away. I love

For this weeks theme I thought I'd revisit my photos of some spectacular circus skills that I was lucky enough to enjoy earlier this year. I'm a big fan of circus and its talented and dedicated performers.