I don't know why, but I have barely been out in the garden with the camera this year. But, since I didn't have much else to do this evening, I went out and too a few shots with a macro lens.
It is overcast and quite dark, so the idea wasn't to capture high clarity images, more just to get the sense of what is out there on offer. The peonies are starting to bloom, and the poppies have lost their petals a couple days ago. We planted some mint and some thyme, and there is a basket of lavender that sits at the front door with a beautiful smell that drifts in whenever the door is open - while it sits next to some rosemary - which was planted for its color, not because we eat it.
Our garden is a shambles and while we do have some nice plants dotted around the place, there are also a lot of wildflowers running rampant, as well as thistles that border the property and a host of other weeds. We keep them, because they at least add some depth and color. But, I like the daisies and the clover that are growing in clumps around the grass.
In time, we will hopefully sink more effort (and too much money) into landscaping and making it a more practical space to live our summers within, but for now as the way it is, there is some charm too. Definitely not to everyone's tastes, but while there is some order, there is enough chaos to speak of the owners - a little disorganized, a little distracted.
Distraction.
It is where so many of us live these days. But I get it, I wouldn't mind being a little distracted - letting the wildflowers run rampant. Or, perhaps it is because of that we look for distraction, where we haven't built enough order and we are trying to escape the mess that has become our world, and our lives.
I don't know.
But, in the twilight, I found a little peace, walking from flower to flower, seeing if it offered anything up for me to yield. Something for my camera, something for my mind. It doesn't take much to get relief, to get respite. Nothing special, just some space.
Time away.
Was that enough time?
Only you know.
Taraz
[ Gen1: Hive ]
Olympus EM-1
60mm Macro
