In art school, we had an assignment on ‘Design in Nature’, and that, I think, inspired my love of patterns found in plants and close-up photos of nature in general.  I bought three macro filters…as macro lenses were too expensive for my Minolta SRT 101 single lens reflex camera I had saved for when I was a teen.  Here are some recent photos found in the garden this month:

Artemisa ‘Powis Castle’ and Red fountain grass

Brachycome and Mullein

Common Mullein Verbascum thapsus

Donkeytail spurge, Euphorbia myrsinites

Ajuga and Woolly sage

Ajuga and Woolly sage

I love the way the ajuga looks next to the thyme like a needlepoint pattern.

Ajuga, Brachycome, Mullein and Woolly sage

That big leafed mullein just volunteered itself there. Nice, but I won’t let it seed there. 😀

Hens and chicks, Dudlya cymosa

I promise myself to do more of these macros. It’s fun!