My entry for the "STAMENS" CHALLENGE in the Extreme Close-Ups group. It's a St John's wort bush (buisson de millepertuis) in my garden, dark green (vert foncé) leaves and lots of big bright yellow flowers.
I think this one is quite (assez) original too, this one is - or was - a rose.
Tag - flowers
Wednesday, July 6 2011
SUNSHINE STAMENS
By carolweb on Wednesday, July 6 2011,
Saturday, June 18 2011
2 WALLS AND FLOWERS - murs et fleurs
By carolweb on Saturday, June 18 2011,
Plants that have escaped from the garden and that are now growing (poussent) in the crack between the wall and the road! Nature is strange.
I know what's wrong with the photo below - the wall has no texture. In the challenge I put it just next to another one nearly like it, but yellow. That yellow wall has texture and the photo is a lot better (bien meilleur) than mine.
Sunday, March 13 2011
SPRING
By carolweb on Sunday, March 13 2011,
A succulent flower in a window box,
fascinating lichens growing on a tree trunk. Apparently the minute cups open when the spores come out.
Tuesday, June 15 2010
BEETLES - scarabées
By carolweb on Tuesday, June 15 2010,
Two small beetles I photographed in my garden.
This metallic green one, 10mm long, is called a "fat-legged flower beetle" (scarabée aux grosses cuisses!), you can see why! One site on the Net says "They look as if their wing covers (elytra) have shrunk in the wash because they don't quite meet in the middle." (On dirait que leurs ailes ont rétréci au lavage car elles ne se joignent plus au centre). It's obviously a humorous site.
This bright red one is a bee beetle ( le clairon des abeilles); it feeds on pollen in flowers and sometimes small insects. It lays its larvae in wild bees' nests (les nids d'abeille sauvages) and they feed on the bee larvae.
Thursday, May 13 2010
BACK TO COLOURS
By carolweb on Thursday, May 13 2010,
Back to colours, I feel better (je me sens mieux). 
I took this photo in a shop selling paint. I don't like the greens very much, I prefer the reds and yellows. In fact those are the colours I planted in my garden today.
They are purslane (pourpiers) and are supposed to not like water!
In this photo you can see a wheelbarrow , a spade,and a trowel (une brouette, une bêche et une déplantoir).
I planted my flowers in a pot with lots of home-made compost. We make our own (notre propre) compost with all the green waste(déchets organiques) from the kitchen; it's very good for the plants.
Wednesday, May 5 2010
RUST - la rouille
By carolweb on Wednesday, May 5 2010,
I went rust hunting again today! I found some fabulous photos on a white-painted structure near some silos not far from where I live. Here is an example:
The title is "The Turkey" (la dinde)! Can you see it?
I like these abstract macros, they amuse me, they are different they teach me to look at the small details in life.
I also found some on a skip which in reality was green, but came out blue on the photos - mystery.
This one looks like a big fish with a hood and its mouth open to catch little red shrimps.:)
To come back to reality, I also took a photo of the countryside:
I love these flowers, they are very light and airy, but they won't keep in a vase, they don't last long - and I think they are poisonous! 