Monique and I love the opportunities the rain brings, although I’m more of a summer person—well, most of me is, except my skin. Blue skies are inviting, and I feel more energetic, and want to venture out for walks and photos. I whinge when it’s grey and cold, and especially when it’s raining and I have to walk the dogs. But once I’m out and walking, I feel better, and afterwards, I feel great! Wet and cold, but great! It’s more the thought than the actual doing.
It was raining yesterday when I walked, but despite that, everything was shimmering. I took a leaf (pardon the pun) from Monique’s book, and zoomed in close for some macro shots of a lavender bush. I didn’t realise raindrops could be so tiny, or that so many could fit on a single leaf or petal or stalk.
Even under a grey sky, there’s still much to be found that’s beautiful.
Without discussing it, rain was the inspiration for both our photos. Monique took her camera to work and snapped a few macro shots before getting stuck into all things dry and marketing. Being creative was a great way to start the day – it gave her a little zing when she saw how well these drops on a rose stem had turned out.
If you look at the drops, you can see the sky and clouds:
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Lovely thank you Louise & Monique
Thank you! That’s lovely to hear! x
Thank you for sharing these beautiful photographs, they’re amazing Monique & Louise.
Thank you, Marlish! I’m so glad you enjoy our photos because, as you know, we’re not pro or anything like that, so it’s nice to know other people get pleasure from them, too. xx
Clever, talented ladies, both of you. I can almost smell the fresh, clean buds.
Thank you for your beautiful comment! I can remember their smell each time I look at the photos!
Thank you! Louise, I love your shots – I’ve always had a thing for lavender. I’ll bet it smelt terrific, the lavender and wet earth mix.
Thanks, Monique! I’ve always thought of lavender as particularly Tasmanian, and when I first arrived in Perth, I was surprised it grew so freely here, too! Tassie has the biggest lavender farm in the southern hemisphere, so it’s quite special to us. Mind you, as a child I got sick of it as an underwear drawer freshener!
Lovely photos as always, Louise, and I love how in synch the two of you are 🙂 I also love you saying that you hadn’t realised raindrops could be so tiny – what a sweet way of describing what you saw.