What is more beautiful than Nature?

Well Ive said it before... The world would be a very sad place without the beauty of Nature.
This is why I teach my children the importance of the trees, shrubs, plants, seeds, soil and insects, birds and animals and the need to respect them.
There is so much beauty to be seen in Nature, but we are often too busy to see it.
That is why I keep my camera nearby. I love colour and texture, and in Nature, theres always something to be interpreted and admired...

My latest photos...

Camellias are so pretty, but bruise so easily and the flowers only last on the bush a very short time.

I can just imagine a tiny devic fee coming out of the middle of this one, its deep inner looks like it has been lit by devic energy...

The textures here in the trees are gorgeous!

Woodham Park has Woodland Beauties like these...

 
Who is Hebe, What will it be, a handsome He-be or a beautiful She-be?

Gracious Elm Tree - long tortured tendrils

 Winter Roses, delicate and ethereal...

Textured Bark...

 

 

A Beautiful Camellia snuggling on a branch smothered with waxy green leaves

Aloes and All...

Hey There ;-) Ive taken a photo of the Aloe vera plants I acquired last week (its probably huge, I better check that!... no, its not now :). They are such attractive plants - their energy is gentle and soothing to me, and I keep going back into the kitchen to take another look at them. Its so surprising to me how quickly they change - there are tiny offshoots coming up all throughout the pots of the new ones.

The elderly gentleman I got the plants from told me they will be happy if I keep them in light not sun - which I had thought they would like, being succulents and me being ignorant :-) The other two plants I had were doing great at the windowsill, so I have put them alongside for now. I can see I may seriously need a plant shed/glass house *hint hint to Papa Bear*

One of my sons who is eight, helped me with making some pots out of newspaper by folding the paper around a plastic drink bottle - not bad! We have them some filled with potting mix and ready to go now - but what to plant?

Im thinking some Herbs - echinacea perhaps, (we have white and purple flowered seeds), and some cuttings - the easier plants maybe - we have some geranium that has some roots from sitting in water for a couple of weeks. Ive also got some winter veggie seeds, so away we go!