I often come down to the loch at the bottom of the garden. A ruined cottage falls apart slowly by the shore. It's a wonderful hotch potch of falling down things, drift wood, brambles thistles and ferns. Left to its own devises nature always wins and moves in. Outside has come inside and made itself at home. A boat abandoned by the cottage fills with grass. A tiny boat, long since forgotten, nestles in the bottom. Stones and rusty ironwork, a wooden post bleached and weathered.
Nature can also be tidy. It isn't always chaos. I've never seen such a tidy bee! The tiniest tidiest pair of wings neatly folded in two.
A lovely collection of photos! When we see falling down buildigs like that, we always say "that has potential", picturing it transformed into a beautiful house!
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ReplyDeleteYour loch looks such a peaceful, quietly beautiful place.
ReplyDeleteSuch remarkable views in its demise.
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful. Your photographs and words bring out a lot that I wouldnt't have noticed or seen for myself. I love the thistles!
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures, as usual. The lighting for the bee is just perfect - How clever you are!
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