'There are always flowers for those who want to see them.' ~ Henri Matisse

I grew up with a landscape gardener who adored natural beauty, so both gardening and capturing the results are firm favourites.  

The occasion of harvesting a pineapple named Fred, painstakingly nurtured over 8 years in the cooler Midlands climate, required both a photo shoot and a cocktail! 

After blistering heat this exquisite inflorescence disappears, to suddenly bloom after a night's gentle rain.....

The genus Aristea is aptly named, the word's Greek origins meaning 'the best of its kind' and 'gift of God' among lilies. In a highly involved process called nyctinasty these plants tuck themselves up overnight, probably to avoid dew-wet pollen and keep bee-friendly fragrance at its maximum.