Images of the Arty Kind -2011

[Hoy]

Today, driving home, I did see the light!

[Knud]

Hi,
there have been so many beautiful and interesting images in this thread, and such variety of objects - very enjoyable.  I have two simple plant pictures to contribute, one of a beauty and one of beasts. Digitalis ferruginea is my favourite foxglove in flower, but is also nice as it is stretching to reach that state.  The picture of the crab apple (I think) leaves in autumn would indicate that the leaf miners think "there's gold in them thar leaves".

Knud

[annew]

MY own thought on cobwebs, especially those which cling to the ceilings, is that they add substantially to the insulation against winter cold and I wouldn't remove them for anything. Likewise the clouds of pet hair on the carpets give a soft cushioning to those of us with sore feet.

Someone once told me that if one doesn't dust for a certain time, after that time (unspecified) the accumulation doesn't get any worse. Alas I have proved that untrue.

Maybe you just haven't waited long enough
Hoy - don't go towards the light!
Knud, I love the gold threaded leaves.

[Hoy]

Anne, I didn't go, I drove 

[Graham Catlow]

This is a group of Galanthus cultivars that I have been working towards for some time now. They are Galanthus adobe ssp. photoshopii x Galanthus microsoftii accompanied by some genetic computer engineering.

As you can see they are bulking up quite well and I will be able to offer some for sale next year for some extortionate price and in a couple of years will retire from the proceeds

Apologies to the Galanthophiles

[Brian Ellis]

You'll make a fortune Graham 

[Gail]

Amazing Graham - put me down for a dozen of those gentian blue ones bottom right.  (Once my lottery numbers come up of course)

[RichardW]

looks like a lot of images in some seed/bulb catalogues 

[tonyg]

Silver saxifrage spectacular symmetry?

[Lesley Cox]

And I really liked your Blog pic of S. cotyledon Tony.

[tonyg]

And I really liked your Blog pic of S. cotyledon Tony.

[Giles]

1st week in April - no rain in over a month - having to water the garden - water meter - arggghhhhh 

[Hoy]

1st week in April - no rain in over a month - having to water the garden - water meter - arggghhhhh 

I hve more rain than I need Want some?

[arillady]

Some of the rain could go to Western Australia - 60 days in a row over 30C!!!!!

[Hoy]

Some of the rain could go to Western Australia - 60 days in a row over 30C!!!!!

I would send it if I could! This spring has been among the wettest ever - but I am not sure I want >30C in in 60 consecutive days. Give me 25C (The Norwegian all time record is 12 days with >30C).