The Hills
Posts from the ‘forests’ category
The Farm
The Dying Trees
We’ve noticed quite a few trees up here in the Cairngorms that appear to be dying. Disease? Polution? We’re not sure but a pity to see trees dying off…
The Town
Grantown-on-Spey in the Cairngorms.
The Magic Spotted Mushrooms
A strange spotted mushroom found in the Cairgorms today whilst out on a dog walk. No sign of any red squirrels yet…
The Strange Dead Old Tree Picture
….it just turned out the way it did…
The Bushy Tailed Rabbit
The Dawn
Image inspired by John in Nevada who does interesting things with his images.
The Oak Processionary Moth
We’ve spotted a number of these ‘nests’ made by the Oak Processionary Moths in nearby oak trees here in the Netherlands. We’ve never seen them ever before. That’s global warming for you Mr Trump!!!
But, before blaming Mr Trump too much, it looks like we British might be responsible for introducing this particular (and toxic) pest into Europe. More information here.
The Mating Season
The frogs here in Holland are all fired up with the need to make love…(lucky frogs!).
The Orgy
The Day Of The Triffids!
They are here to get you! Be afraid!
The new Adobe Camera RAW Texture Slider – The flower
Still having fun with the new Texture Slider in Adobe Camera RAW. It’s a fun tool and it worked well on the flower below. I love taking photographs of flowers with a very narrow depth of field – it makes the flower pop out of the background. The new texture slider gives the image a bit of extra pop!
The Purple Jobs…
The Leaf Map
The veins (?) in the leaf look like a city roadmap.
The Dog Walker
The Not Stinging Nettle
Sue tells me that, whilst the plant/weed shown in the first image below looks like a stinging nettle, it isn’t and you would not be stung if you touched it. I will not be testing this hypothesis. If it looks like a stinging nettle, then it will sting you. I apply the same logic to snakes. If it is a snake, it is poisonous!
For comparison purposes, the image at the bottom of this post is a stinging nettle.
The Big Chicken Lurking…
A big chicken seen lurking in the reeds today…
The Strange Growth
I am sure somebody will know what kind of plant (weed?) this is. Spotted near Monnickendam (Netherlands) today. Almost like some kind of alien creature!
The Walk in the Park…
The Bud
The Leaf
A slightly more fragrant post than the last one!
The Valley
The Valley
The Ball Chucker
The Ball Chucker
The Fungi
The Fungi
