Macro Monday
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nature
As I get older, I appreciate the natural world more and more and this is reflected in my photography and writing.
Wordless Wednesday
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#wordlesswednesday
With fronds like these …
Unfurling fern frond. Image: Su Leslie 2019
Yep; corny headline. But I really do love ferns.
Shared to Macro Monday
Silent Sunday
My fern obsession ever grows.
Friday flowers
My hibiscus is proving to be the gift that keeps on giving. It’s been producing one flower every few days for months, but this week has suddenly burst forth with four at the same time.
It’s just a shame I can’t get them all in a shot.
Pictures in my soul
The skim-boarding phase. Waiwera beach, Auckland. NZ. Image: Gray-Leslie family archive.
“The soul can not think without a picture. “Aristotle, Greek philosopher, 384–322 BC
If the human soul is the seat of principles, thoughts and emotions, then the prevailing picture in my soul is of two things I most want to cherish and protect; my son, and the natural world.
My boy is fortunate to have grown up with a vast natural playground all around him. Every child deserve this, and every single one of us needs to take whatever steps we can to protect, preserve and if possible restore our natural world for the good of our own souls, and for those yet to come.
Debbie, at Travel with Intent, hosts a weekly quotation challenge. Visit to see her stunning photos, and find links to other participants’.
Still seeing make-believe butterflies
Stalk of dried chive flowers. Image: Su Leslie 2019
A Monday Macro
Batten down the hatches
Waves hitting rocks during a storm. Muriwai Beach, NZ. Image: Su Leslie, 2018
My phone has been pinging all day with wild weather alerts. It has been wet and windy here, but apparently over much of New Zealand high winds, lightening strikes and massive rainfalls have caused havoc.
There is more to come apparently.
Imagining butterflies
Garlic chive flowers in their final stage; seeds ready to blow away. Image: Su Leslie 2019
For Macro Monday
Anchor me
Morning calm. Waitemata Harbour at Lucas Creek, from Greenhithe Wharf. Image: Su Leslie 2019
My friend Sarah at Art Expedition is hosting 30 Days, 30 Songs to share her music during June. I’m already a bit late to the party, but will join in when I can during the month.
This morning I walked down to Greenhithe wharf to watch the morning mist roll away up the harbour. The tide was full, and apart from a lone fisherman, the wharf was deserted.
I’d already chosen a song to post today, but (cliche though it may be) The Muttonbirds‘ Anchor Me seems much more appropriate.
Don McGlashan’s songs and voice have been on the soundtrack to my entire adult life; so I expect a few more will sneak into this project.
