flower power

flower power, a photo by Martha-Ann48 on Flickr.

ox-eye daisies as far as the eye can see, all waving on their slender stalks like a rippling sea of white

Who turned the light out?

Who turned the light out?, a photo by Martha-Ann48 on Flickr.

It really isn't right you know,
Whenever raindrops fall
My hair gets this bedraggled look
And I can't see at all...

spikey

spikey, a photo by Martha-Ann48 on Flickr.

The beautiful horsetail with it's pretty patterning is a delight to the eye, such a pretty green with delicate brown banding...a spikey little marvel...I know it's a weed and hard to get rid of if it invades your garden but this one was free on the headland with loads of it's cousins so I can wax lyrical about it...lol...

Rainbow

rainbow, a photo by Martha-Ann48 on Flickr.

In the throes of death a rainbow delight
Equisite colours, a beautiful sight
As you sway in the wind, jewel colours aglow
Delighting the eye in a pretty rainbow.

in the pink

in the pink, a photo by Martha-Ann48 on Flickr.

beautiful weed
subtle in pink

florets of flowers
completing the whole

sustaining the insects
who feed on your nectar

delighting the eye
of each passerby

you deserve a prettier name than hogweed!

sipping

sipping, a photo by Martha-Ann48 on Flickr.

humble bumble drowsily lolling
from blossom to blossom
sipping the nectar
filling your saddlebags
with sweet yellow pollen
to take to the hive

ode to a chocolate teacake

yummy scrummy, a photo by Martha-Ann48 on Flickr.

perfect rounds of deliciousness
chocolate heaven
melt-in-the-mouth marshmallow bliss
crunchy biscuit
Yummy scrumminess!

Nesting time by Martha-Ann

                                                                                  
                                                     
Where land and sea unite
Where seabirds scry in wingless flight
Where waves beat out their loud crescendo
Where seabirds sound their innuendo

The sigh of the sea
The cry of the birds

The ocean and earth
Both echoing birth

The ledges are full
With gannet and gull
.                 
 A wonderous sensation                                                                  
 A new generation.                                                                    

Beautiful Stainsdale

Beautiful Stainsdale

Glinting blue under azure skies
Wind ruffled surface reflecting the trees
Pines stand sentinel to the boundary edges
Whilst kingcups, ladies smock and daddy's shirt buttons adorn the verdant growth

Beautiful Stainsdale.

I'm a big gosling now...

Fluffy, yellow gosling    Cute little ball      Soft, downy coating
Braving the wind      Ruffled and buffeted      Finds it hard to stand
Pecking at the daisies     Nibbling at the grass     Heading out alone