Thursday 24 February 2011

Hellebores and a Winter Sunset


Down in a shady corner of the garden, the Lenten Hellebores have suddenly come into flower.





They sometimes bow their heads, so that you have to lift a flower with careful fingers , to see the delicate patterning of tiny spots against a white petal, or to find soft, blushing colours hidden underneath.































I kept the camera in my pocket as I worked in the fields this evening. Just as I turned to leave, the sky turned from blue and salmon pink to deep, glowing orange behind the trees.






7 comments:

ChrisJ said...

Such beautiful delicate flowers. I don't remember seeing them before. And the sunset is gorgeous!

WOL said...

I had heard of "hellebores" but never seen any. No idea they had flowers either. How charming they are -- and delicately colorful. Certainly is orange, that sunset. Must be a lot of dust in the air -- from someplace else, though, as I hear it has been rather rainy there. Please feel free to send us some. We need it badly.

Bovey Belle said...

Fabulous sunset! I only have two hellebores, one of which is somehow in the paddock so needs moving. You look to have a lovely selection.

Dave King said...

Fabulous blog. Your images of trees in particular are extraordinary.

The Weaver of Grass said...

I love Lenten roses. I have quite a few in my garden but they are nowhere near out here in North Yorkshire. I started off with deep purple ones but they hybridise beautifully and I have all manner of colours now.

Beautiful sunset shots.

Rowan said...

What fabulous sunset photographs! This reminds me that I still have to get outside and cut back last years leaves from my hellebores so that we can actually see them properly!

WOL said...

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