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Dark, dusty and dirt all over the drainworks.

Under a Tree

I was sitting under a purple-leaved tree, trying to blend in like the rest of the crowd in front of the cathedral in Exeter. The weather was not spectacular, the sun was partially shrouded by clouds that did not seem to drift away. When I looked up, this was what I saw.

These tiny flowers are those that did not receive much of a second glance, as they were all over the place. Only with the intention to see, one can notice, instead of looking past the whole lot of them.


The remnants of a climbing plant, only the brown leaves remained to tell a tale.

Nature in Her Prime

An opportunity presented itself for me to go to Exeter, the capital of Devon county. It turned out to be a nice place to be in. I ended up doing a photo-walk around the city center and the quay side.

The quay side was filled with swans and ducks and pigeons. They were so accustomed to humans that they were not startled when approached. However, whenever someone throws them a piece of bread, they came flocking for the free meal given. It was not a sight to behold for the weak of heart. There was one particular swan which was grooming itself on the bank of the quay and allowed me to move in really close for the shot.

I didn't realize there were some tiny creatures going about pollinating the flowers until I noticed a streak of yellow go past my frame. And then it started, the painstaking process of catching one of them in the shot. Beezeee bee...