
This is one of the Pink Gerbera's our daughter bought us. I'm still managing my #photoaday project, much to my surprise -- but we are only twenty days in -- this is one of my favourites so far. … [Read more...]
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A husband, father, and Licensed Lay Minister (Reader) reflecting on life, faith, and the prayers we pray in the Church of England

This is one of the Pink Gerbera's our daughter bought us. I'm still managing my #photoaday project, much to my surprise -- but we are only twenty days in -- this is one of my favourites so far. … [Read more...]

I like all varieties of Fuchsia. Some of the more exotic, double and triple, ones are very attractive. But, the relative simplicity of these hardy Fuchsia's I came across recently are really quite pretty, and the colours … [Read more...]

This week's Friday Foto is of one of the shrubs growing in the garden, or at least, one of the flowers on the bush. I think it's one of the many Hebe's that are around in the UK. We used to have some purple one's, with … [Read more...]

Liz, my wife, was given a pot of Chrysanthemums for her birthday last weekend. They are a lovely colour, and look really nice on the table. We will, eventually, try to transplant them into the garden. I wanted something … [Read more...]

I took this photograph in the Lady Chapel in Ely Cathedral. I find the contrast between the beautiful flower arrangement and the damage wrought by the reformers is quite moving, and a stark reminder of what we're capable … [Read more...]

This is another picture I took on my recent visit to Springfields Outlet Centre and Festival Gardens in Spalding. I loved the colour of these blooms (a variety of Lily, I think) against the, slightly tatty, green … [Read more...]

We went to the Springfields Outlet Centre and Festival Gardens in Spalding, Lincolnshire recently. It's quite a place, and well worth a visit if you're in the area. As we wandered around the gardens, we came across these … [Read more...]

We have a few Hollyhocks, of various colours, growing along the fence in our garden. I was watching a bee flying in and out of the flowers and gathering pollen all over itself -- attempting, unsuccessfully, to get a … [Read more...]

This week's photograph is of another flower growing in the garden that I have no idea what it is. It has very pretty and delicate green flower -- don't see them so often. … [Read more...]

I have no idea what these pink flowers are called, but we have a bunch of them growing in the garden. They are, I think, a very attractive flower, and the Bee crawling around on it seemed to like it too. … [Read more...]