Macro May 2020 - Day 31

I did it, the whole month with a new macro photo every day. Today's final offering is a little feather I found outside, it's fluffiness drew my eye but I didn't even notice until I started shooting, the faint blue tip...again, details can so easily be missed. I'll confess, with all that is going on, I wasn't prepared to commit to Macro May this year, but I'm glad to have had a project to focus on.

Tomorrow is the start of a new week and we still face seven more weeks of school from home, work from home and even though I have just had a week off I feel exhausted at the prospect of going back for seven more weeks of this. But it's one day at a time, one step before the next and hopefully we will eventually end up where we need to be. Stay safe friends.

Macro May 2020 - Day 30

Second to last day of the month and this is the same plant I photographed on day 19 (Buddleia Globosa) but now in bloom and attracting all of the bees. Managed to capture one eventually but it really is a challenge. I may have to revisit some bee photos without the macro lens after this month is over.

Macro May 2020 - Day 29

I know I have already posted a fern photo during this macro May, but this is the photo that spoke to me today, so here it is. We had a couple of shorter walks today, and discovered a flat tyre when it was time to head home, so that was fun. Happy weekend everyone.

Macro May 2020 - Day 28

We took a lovely walk out at Chew Stoke today, to the little waterfall. It wasn't a long or strenuous walk, it was really pleasant, with all the green and shade, plus waterfalls, no matter how big or small are always lovely. Pink flower growing from a wall close to where we parked.

I even managed to get a long overdue photo of my three - gasp.

Macro May 2020 - Day 27

Well I couldn't go a whole macro May and not include a rose. I have just two in my garden, in pots. They were miniature roses from last year that started indoors and then I repotted them and they have continued to do quite well. Both have new flowers this year and are providing a tiny bit of colour for me with their lovely velvety petals.

Macro May 2020 - Day 26

A good rhododendron provides so much colour. Honestly I didn't have a great photo I loved for today, but I was home from our walk before I realised I didn't have a 'winner' and it was too late to do anything about it. Five days to go and I've managed to get a photo each day so I wasn't about to let ideals stop me. I can do this....I will not be defeated.

Macro May 2020 - Day 25

Ok, so this isn't a pretty frame-it-and-put-it-up-in-your-house kind of photo. Ha! But it's still a good example of macro, with the close up and extremely shallow depth of field; nose perfectly in focus with everything else fading away in the background. Our cute Scout, part of the family and much loved, underbite and all.

Macro May 2020 - Day 24

The simple, iconic, cheerful daisy. The stuff of little girls' flower-crown dreams. This was one of the larger, planted on purpose ones, not a little one growing in the lawn. I think one could argue that they are as lovely as roses, in their own way.

Macro May 2020 - Day 23

Man, it was windy today. As I've mentioned before, any movement will ruin a macro photo, but we took a walk along the river and as it was kind of wooded, we were somewhat protected. It meant I was back to not much choice or variety of plants though as it was all the usual wildflowers. However, a little patch of blue caught my eye and ended up providing the only real potential for today's photo as the rest were definitely duds.

Macro May 2020 - Day 22

Bubbles are the best. Happy weekend everyone....finally!

Macro May 2020 - Day 21

These guys are fast! I really wanted a nice fat bumble bee, but it was probably thirty of these to every one of those and I just couldn't get the right angle.

Macro May 2020 - Day 20

I'm just going to let this one speak for itself.

Macro May 2020 - Day 19

This curious plant grows on top of the wall along the main park we walk our dog at. It has caught my eye on a couple of occasions over the last week, so today was time for it to have a photoshoot of it's very own. I like the simple boldness and I'll be watching over the weeks to see how it changes.

Macro May 2020 - Day 18

Today I spied our first blackberry flower. There have been buds for a while, but the sun has finally prompted one to burst open. We only get a handful each year as it's just a bush growing through other bushes, but still a nice treat.

Macro May 2020 - Day 17

Quite often during Macro May I have to remind myself to 'step away from the florals!' Sure they look nice, but variety is important too. This little cutie is a kalimba; a really simple, beautiful sounding instrument that our son requested for his birthday last year. I think I've also heard it referred to as a thumb piano. It's small, extremely portable and easy to learn and I thought it would make for an interesting subject today. Hope you have all had a good weekend, I'm off to finish my glass of prosecco and pretend it's not Monday tomorrow.

Macro May 2020 - Day 16

Social distancing was hard today. We drove out to a nature reserve and it was PACKED!!! There were no sounds of nature, just lots and lots of people, we walked for about five minutes before turning around to go and find somewhere a little less crowded. We do a lot of walks, we have a dog, but all these people just don't know what to do with themselves, I think they'd normally be shopping or eating out or taking their kids to a playground and those places are all still closed, so they're being forced into nature. Anyway, we drove deeper into the country and did much better; although there wasn't too much to photograph, mainly wild flowers I've already captured, so here is today's offering.

Macro May 2020 - Day 15

Phew another week over. This one has felt especially busy (work-wise) and I'm glad to put it behind me and have a weekend break. The days may seem to blur together but I still look forward to weekends. This delightful blue flower is a Nigella also known as love-in-a-mist.

Macro May 2020 - Day 14

A little bit of sunshine in a shady spot...almost at the halfway mark.

Macro May 2020 - Day 13

There's something magical and captivating about ferns.

Macro May 2020 - Day 12

I will need plant gurus to chime in and tell me what this plant is. We have a big bush at the back of our poor attempt of a garden and although I'd noticed the weird hanging leafy purple flowers before, I have never in the couple of years we lived here noticed the little white flowers in there too. It was a little surprise for me today :)