On July beauty

This weekend,  I visited my favourite place to rehearse and perform the opera, The Death of Klinghoffer by John Adams and I went for a beautiful walk during our afternoon break with a few friends. I never tire of these sights. There is something just magical about the interplay of light in a mighty woodland. The greens are so rich and nourishing to the soul and when you come out of the woodlands and see beautiful flowers, that is more manicured beauty but all the more astonishing!

I hope you like these natural shots

 The holly leaves were casting such interesting shadows on this tree.

 And on this one further into the woods.

 I do love the dappled light that filters through the canopy.

 Behold said canopy!

 And like last week, I adore the way the light comes through these leaves.

 We came out here.

 And some continued their walk onwards.

 Delicate purple blooms pop out one by one.

 Foxgloves- beautiful but deadly!

 I know not the name of these pink flowers but they spring forth so proudly despite their diminutive size.

 Fluffy collector amongst the lavender.

 Ox-eye daisies or Marguerittes- both say beautiful sunshine!

 Wonderful Stachys flowers- like lamb ears.

 Sucking greedily with his proboscis (if it acts like a straw at all- that may be the wrong analogy!)

 Purple seems to be in fashion in the natural world this June!

 Will these explode to disperse their seeeds?

 Butterflies flitted around but none would pose open for a photograph.

 Still, it matters not as even their outer wings are pretty!

Have you experienced any July beauty this weekend?

xx