This is one of my favorite lenses, a Voigtlander Apochromatic wonder. So sharp, and also reasonably pretty. It's pretty much always in my bag. However, maybe not quite as pretty as a vintage lens…
Spring flowers at my neighbours garden in 2009 or 2010 when my godparents lived there. I always loved the contrasting colours and depth from shooting at such a low angle.
The removal of the tomatoes from the greenhouse benches gives us room to get the first planting of sweetcorn (Flagler) started. We put 5 seeds to a pot and 32 pots make a row. Once those are big enough and the weather warm enough they will get set out in to a row and another planting will be started. We try to have 2 weeks between plantings to extend the season. Last year we brought ~ 230 ears of corn to the table. #gardening #allotment #zone6b #NewEngland #BeetBear #Today #sweetcorn
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It's a #NoDig#garden made with compost from the local compost works of the council.
That had originally a pH of 5-5,5. After some time it came up to 7.0.
That's pretty constant now even with the annual application of 3-5cm (1-2") of fresh compost in winter.
I know many people find that Xitter has become an unreadable grifter nazi hell hole, but I just looked at my timeline over there, the "Following" one, and it was so full with beautiful #art that I got sad. Filling my feed with just a shitload of amazing art from past and present is one of the things I have not been able to recreate over here, not nearly to the same degree. And yes I know about the relevant hashtags and art focused servers and all that.
Lacy #phacelia aka #purple#tansy is native to NW Mexico & SW USA - it's in the borage family. I've been using them as part of #pollinators#garden & as a natural aphids #PestControl for food plants. This pretty flowering #plant attracts hoverflies & those insects love eating aphids. When it's done flowering - you can cut it down & use cuttings as #GreenManure.
Step into nature's embrace and let its beauty enchant your soul. From the whispering trees to the dance of wildflowers, every moment in nature is a symphony of wonder.
Went out into the garden to cheer myself up. The jungle is really getting going now. It needs so much work and honestly, I just can't manage it out. At least the bees love it. Rain started. Mission to cheer myself up failed. Ah well.
Kajū-ji or Kanshū-ji (勸修寺) is a Shingon Buddhist temple in Kyōto founded in 900 by Emperor Daigo. It is near Daigo-ji and was built where the Emperor's wife lived as a tribute to her. The Imperial family traditionally provided the head priests.
I go there mainly for the garden and pond, which are also historic. Wisteria blossoms are over, and now there are yellow, purple, and white irises in the pond along with pink and white water lilies. I've also noticed big herons nesting in the treetops, but they are too far for a mobile phone to capture a clear picture. By the pond I did startle a young egret, to my regret 😅 .
I just bought this tree (Merlot Redbud) for our front yard and I’m so excited! We live in a verdant green forest, which is beautiful - but having some additional color would nice. Two years ago we planted a pink flowering dogwood that bloomed this year and we love it!
At work we've just begun migrating a few thousand workloads to a new datacenter facility and besides that I'm barely using computers right now. These time-outs just come and go. Meanwhile I leased a 500m² garden and cheerfully dig into this shit. And of course the roof of the summer house there is leaky.. 😉 So.. don't mind me not reacting to your comments and new followings, I'm just outside wearing my straw hat! 🙃
I bought four oak planks from Hexhamshire Hardwoods last year with the intention of cutting them into new slats for a garden bench where the wood had rotted but the metal ends were good.
So far I've cut 3 at 35mm wide and 3 at 55mm wide and they're pretty straight if I say so myself. I'm not used to working with wood and it's a different challenge to get them right. It's quality wood but a bit thicker so I'll also have to rebate the ends of the slats. #garden#WoodWorking