Flora
Plants | Flowers | Grasses
Seeds

Life on the Line
Seeds for the picking

Tall Grass
All seeds ejected

Bad Hair Day
Confused dandelion

Pincushion
Protea family

Clivia
Vibrant head of flowers

Leaves
High contrast shadows obscuring the stem

Wheat
Heads up display

Red Carnation
Coloured black & white image

Collector
Gift of a few drops of water


60's Hairdo
Wild spring flower

Snowdrop
Quite cool
White Daisies

Tucked In
Still under the covers

Morning Glory
Life slowly returns after the night

Waking Up
Testing the sunlight

Stretching
Getting ready for the day

Yawning
A breath of fresh air

Unwrap
Putting on the best dress

Unwrapped
Fully dressed

Irresistible
Showing Off

Pollen Core
At the heart of the matter

Glide Slope
Path to the pollen and nectar

Bull's Eye
Right on target for the next meal

In Context
Putting things into perspective
Geraniums

Wild & Free
Uncultured, but beautiful

Sophisticated
Those of a purer breed
Weeds

Morning Star
Minature star shaped wild flower

Enchanted
Eye catching
Arum Lilies

Gold Finger
Rude to point

Cheers
Have a drink on me
Blue Wild Flower

Blue 1
Delicate little lady with a nice dress

Blue 2
A little shy

Trumpet
Calling all pollinators
Daisy

Daisy 1
With morning dew

Daisy 2
“Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow” – Helen Keller
Autumn of Spring

Freecias
On their way to flower heaven

Expired
Nothing left of their former glory

Skeleton
Agapanthus - only the stems remain
Fusias

Bud
Well formed

Fusia
In full bloom

Petals
Makro of inner petals

Kanniedood
Aloe bud

Lanterns
Used by leprechauns

Quivers
Springbok, Namaqualand

Maartpypie
Gladiolus brevifolius

Orchid
My wife's plant

Creeper
On the wall of the old lion enclosure of the ill fated Cape Town zoo

Red Plant
True colour of this plant

Agapanthus Bud
The promise of beauty

Captured
A large stone trapped in the roots of a tree. Revealed only after the tree was uprooted.
Wild Chincherinchee

Solo Cluster
Blooming from the bottom up

Us Two
Showing off in the morning light

United we Stand
A field dominated

Yellow Mushroom
Growing out of a decaying log

Roots
Drinking from the stream

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