Images of the Arty Kind (2013-14)

[johnralphcarpenter]

Autumn, North Downs, Kent.

[Maggi Young]

A juxtaposition -


Rhododendron konori, wild collected in Papua New Guinea, flowering today in RBGE's Montane Tropics glasshouse - photo postee on Twiteer by Sadie Barber



Rhododendron konori, wild collected in Papua New Guinea, floweringsome years ago in RBGE and painted by (the late) Lawrence Greenwood

[Tim Ingram]

A few pictures of The Blean near Canterbury this November. The autumn colours are simply beautiful.

[kindredspiritkevin]

Rear garden. Sculpture I made.

[kindredspiritkevin]

Hawk Kite shadow.

[Maggi Young]

These are seeds of  "heritage" bean varieties  from Baker Creek Seed ( www.rareseeds.com )

[Jupiter]

What beautiful beans Maggi! Amazing the diversity we've created in one species by a bit of artificial selection.

[annew]

Beautiful, Maggi. A few years back, I saw a huge poster that someone had painted of different beans, all life size.

[Maggi Young]

Had to share this - originally from "Private Eye".
Art Galleries seem to fit in this thread.....



 Work is by : Richard Jolley ( http://rgjcartoonist.co.uk)

And this comment on the appearance of the cartton on twitter is on his site :

"Hello twittery tweety types
Posted on June 13, 2014 by Richard Jolley   

Apparently one of my cartoons from this week’s Private Eye has been tweeted by twittery people on a website for opinions that are as important as bird noise. Just in case anyone finds my website I thought I’d add a post to say hello hope you like the cartoon. Contact me to buy a copy. You could hang it from your nest or put it at the bottom of your cage and poo all over it. "
 

[johnralphcarpenter]

Mistletoe, Viscum album, on the North Downs in Kent on Boxing Day. And yes, my wife and I did pause under the tree!

[Jupiter]

Humulus scandens in black and white showed up the texture on the leaves better than colour.

[Jupiter]

Green on grey green. A cricket on Artemisia.

[Steve Garvie]

Blue Dawn

An image taken in the summer of 2013.
July is the coldest month in the Kenyan Rift Valley. Just prior to dawn the temperature can dip down to under 5C creating an early morning mist that hangs below the crowns of the Yellow Fever Trees on the southern shore of Lake Nakuru. In the few minutes before sunrise (and also just after sunset) it is the blue component of sunlight which predominates creating an eerie magical scene.

[ranunculus]

Beautiful images all!!!!!

[johnralphcarpenter]

Fairfield Church, Romney Marsh, Kent.