This week’s throwback is another photo from the series of Gozo walks two winters ago. Unusually for me, this photo features a striking red-flowered plant as much as it does the Gozo cliffs and coastline. I don’t think I had seen this particular flower in the wild before, but after a little research, assuming I identified it correctly as Chasmanthe floribunda, I found that this … Continue reading Chasmanthe floribunda
A few days ago I came across an article on a photography magazine website about some photography lecturer who did not allow their students to use the kit lenses that came with their cameras, under the arguable premise that they’re poor quality. Yeah, I know, if I only had a dollar for every time I heard that statement. The article went to great lengths to … Continue reading Ċikwejra
On this Earth Day I thought I’d share a photo from earlier this year, taken on a walk in Wied Qirda. Poppies are still a fairly common sight in the countryside in mid to late winter, most often the red variety. Occasionally one sees the purple opium poppies growing wild too. But when I came across this it was clear it was something else again. … Continue reading Poppy Anemone
This must be the first time in a very long time that I’m actually sharing the last photo in my “still to blog about” pile. Of course, it did help that since the pandemic started I was writing more often (except the last few weeks). And of course there’s the perennial photographic drought over summer, when I find it harder than usual to feel inspired. … Continue reading Yellow Daisy
Another photo from the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney, which I visited in late autumn (southern hemisphere) last year. Unfortunately I forgot to take a photo of the nametag for this plant, so I have absolutely no clue as to what it is. Other than knowing it’s some tropical plant. I try to remind myself to keep notes when I take photos of cultivated plants, which … Continue reading Royal Botanic Garden Sydney
There’s still a few photos of flowers and plants that I need to share, all from a very productive outing in Wied il-Għasel last spring. Over the next few weeks I hope to publish them in my throwback series of posts. Today’s is a very common flower in these parts. Lellux (Glebionis coronaria), as it’s known in Maltese, or the Crown Daisy in English, has … Continue reading Lellux
It’s a public holiday in Malta today (Republic Day), but I thought I’d still write a quick post to share another flower photo from Il-Majjistral earlier this year. This is one of those flowers I just couldn’t identify, so if any of my readers can shed some light I’d be grateful. Continue reading White Flower with Water Droplets
For today’s throwback post I’m sharing a couple photos of a particular type of flower from a walk in Il-Majjistral much earlier this year. I decided to share these two together as they’re the same kind of flower (though from different plants on the walk). I’m not quite certain which exact species this is, so I won’t give the Linnean reference. However, I’m sure this … Continue reading Leblieb
Among the photos I still have to share from earlier this year, there are a few close ups of flowers from a walk at Il-Majjistral. Today I’m sharing a photo of a very common flower in the Maltese countryside: the Crown Daisy, known locally as Lellux (Glebionis coronaria). There are many variants of this flower, and as I’m no botanist it’s a definite possibility that … Continue reading Lellux
Sharing a fairly recent photo this week, from a walk at Il-Majjistral just over a couple weeks ago. It rained a bit the night before, and my climbing partners decided to wait until the afternoon, hoping things would dry up better. I couldn’t join them as I already had other plans, so instead went for a walk. Slightly longer than the previous week’s (a bit … Continue reading Żagħfran tal-Blat
I’m finally down to the last flower photo from a very productive outing in Lapsi in late winter. This one is known locally as the Tfiefa Komuni (Sonchus oleraceus), in English it’s the common sow thistle. I used to think this was some type of dandelion; while it’s from the same family (Asteraceae) it’s a completely different genus. And with this I thought I’d also … Continue reading Tfiefa Komuni
[Update 26-Jun-2018: a friend of mine identified this flower as an English Marigold (Calendula officinalis); taking a look at photos of this plant, I think he’s right.] Another one for the morning crowd today, before I start another day’s work and while I wait for some computation to finish. This is the last in a series of flower photos taken at Chartwell, Kent, last year … Continue reading Unidentified Flower
Muddy Boots 