Sophie’s maze

Plants

Tree sucker Tree bark Vegetation

A close-up on tree bark, and a little tree sucker fighting against asphalt.

Rays Rays The adult poplars in the same street cut the morning light into rays. Not far away, the sunrays cut through dense vegetation.

Romanesco Green leaves Green leaves rimmed with white, and the puzzling Romanesco cauliflower.

Mossy tree trunk River Ardennes wood Ardennes wood In the Ardennes wood, you can follow paths, discover a river, mossy tree trunks and white flowers.

Fog Bud Bud Hint of spring as tender buds appear on trees, against the blue sky.
At the end of summer, a carpet of fog in a field.

Vegetal wall Lagure Teasel A teasel on the sea shore, and lagurus ovatus in the sun. The vegetal wall of the Quay Branly museum.

Palm tree Montjuïc garden The gardens of Montjuïc hill and one of their palm trees.

Mushroom Lichen Fern A fern unfolding. An orange lichen on a rock. A small red mushroom.

Morning roses Flowers

One of my first photos, roses on a misty morning background.

Quince tree Pollen tree Apple blossom Apple blossom Apple shrub tree blossom in the garden, from buds to flowers, helped by a pollinator tree. White flowers in a standard tree. Nearby, the quince tree is also blooming.

Rosemary Dandelion Heather Primrose The wild primroses and the heather are also blooming. The seeds of the dandelion are ready to fly away, and the rosemary has little mauve flowers.

Berberis Gorse Narcissus Narcissus flowers are among the first, and gorse display flowers almost all the time. Berberis also keep their orange flowers at the end of winter.

Apple tree Daffodil Pink flowers Pink flowers In the garden of a restaurant at the end of spring, pink flowers lit from behind or in full light, a daffodil, apple tree flowers.

Magnolia Muscari Bud White flowers In another garden, a shrub with very small white flowers, a bud with its first leaves, muscari flowers, and a blooming star magnolia.

Fleurs roses Unfolding Later in summer, cow-parsnips are unfolding, very small pink flowers bloom on the rocks of the cliffs.

Yellow rose after the rain Yellow rose Succulent A Haworthia succulent with flowers, and a yellow rose blooming, even after the rain.

Daffodil Springtime hedge Pear tree flower Flowering currant Early, sunny and warm spring : a flowering currant, a pear tree flower, spring carpet of flowers and daffodils.

Pink rose Echeveria flower Small echeveria Flowering echeveria An echeveria succulent flowering and spawning young plants, with a detail of the flowers. A pink rose.

Polygala Echeveria Pink coastal flowers Little pink flowers lining coastal dunes and rocks. Another variety of echeveria in bloom. A flower of the polygala family.

Teasel Sheep’s bit Centaurea Teasel On the cliffs of the Roscanvel, another teasel, a centaurea jacea visited by a bee and a sheep’s bit. One more teasel on the sea shore.

Pink flowers Mauve flowers NightshadeQuaking grass Quaking grass, a nice grass in the sunset light, and close by, the very small mauve and yellow flower of the nightshade. Another mauve flower and small pink flowers.

Chrysanthemum Sage Gaura Fuschia Pink and red fuchsias. A delicate gaura flower. A two coloured decorative sage. Pink chrysanthemum flowers.