I love the forms this flower takes on in all its stages from budding, through flowering, to seeding. This is a study of the forms it takes during its budding stage.
Rear garden, Staffordshire, England. June 2017.
We actually needed some rain for the garden, and this morning, between showers, I popped out into the garden with camera in hand to take a few shots of the magic the rain had left in its wake.
These tiny raindrops filled with light were taken on the long slender leaves of my Montbretia (Crocosmia) plants, which had suffered to varied degrees during the exceptional hot weather of late.