Saturday 26 June 2021
by Wulf
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As well as the photo I shared yesterday, I came back with another rose from my trip to RHS Rosemoor. The challenge with this one was photographing such a rich red. Even here, although the result is sumptuous, I’m not … Continue reading
Friday 25 June 2021
by Wulf
Comments Off on By What Name
I think I’ve got a fairly good grasp on how plant names work. Under the Linnaean system, you give them a genus and a species, such as Alchemilla mollis. Most often there is more than one species, such as Alchemilla … Continue reading
Tuesday 1 September 2020
by Wulf
Comments Off on A Good Day for Butterflies
One of the highlights of today’s trip to RHS Rosemoor was seeing lots of plants swarming with butterflies, bees, hoverflies and other insects: I don’t think there was anything particularly rare but we enjoyed their profusion. I also took note … Continue reading
Saturday 28 December 2019
by Wulf
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We visited RHS Rosemoor today and I enjoyed the display of oil paintings by Richard Meyer in the exhibition room. He applies his paint using a thick, impasto approach and I used my Vivitar 90mm macro lens to focus up … Continue reading
Friday 22 February 2019
by Wulf
Comments Off on Now With Free Haiku
Visiting RHS Rosemoor today, I took the time to sketch a cherry tree: With the buzzing bees In the perfumed shelter of The spring cherry trees That isn’t the most profound haiku ever, but it follows the western syllabic schema … Continue reading
Monday 25 June 2018
by Wulf
Comments Off on O Rose Thou Art Sick
On a recent trip to RHS Rosemoor, I took a photo of a gorgeous white rose and, for today’s 30x30DirectWatercolour2018 painting, I tried to render it in watercolour: I’m not wild about the result although the smaller it gets, the … Continue reading
Friday 4 May 2018
by Wulf
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Visiting RHS Rosemoor yesterday, I spotted a patch of Trilliums in an area we rarely visit: It reminded me of our visit to Canada last year – Trilliums are the official flower of Ontario province, where we were staying, and … Continue reading