The lock-down has been going on. So, I have started off with various tasks to keep me busy. Most of them were the tasks that I had been postponing for a long time. Creating Back-Ups, cleaning up the storage, post-processing some old files again, polishing my photo-editing skills, and catching up on lots of reading. Still, there are times when I miss going out and photographing. Today, I took out my camera and started clicking whatever I could.
(The Trishul peaks were visible in the morning.)
It’s spring season now. Wild flowers like chamomiles, daisies, and dandelions are starting to open up. Bees come buzzing by, settling down on one flower, then the next one and then another one. Their faint buzzing is broken by occasional tweets by the birds. It is hard to see them now due to the dense foliage on the trees. They hide inside the trees and chirp from time to time. A couple of butterflies frolic around on a patch of radish flowers.
It was a sunny day. Lots of bright sunshine and the bees buzzing by. I love this kind of weather. Bright sunshine tends to lift my spirits up, which was something I was desperately in need of. Whether you say it or not, lock-down tends to get on nerves. Camera in my hand, sun-shine on my back and the music of nature in my ears… this was already starting to feel like bliss.
(Bee on Clover)
My first ‘tourist destination’ was a patch of white dutch clover, growing in the corner of my lawn. Its flowers are magnets for various insects and bees.
(Orange and Black Butterfly – Photographed using Nikon Df and Zeiss 135mm manual focus lens)
Further ahead, some seeds from last year’s radish had sprouted and were in a flowering stage now. There was a dark orange butterfly there. I still can’t tell the difference between butterflies and moths in some cases, so don’t ask me the species of this one. I do know that the caterpillar of this one loves a wild tree near one of our walls. I make sure that we leave that tree undisturbed since those caterpillars are the ones that turn into these colorful butterflies.
(Chamomiles)
During the lock-down, I have seen pictures surfacing of how the earth is healing itself, how nature is coming back to the places from where it was driven away. I am not sure of how much of it is true, but I have seen more birds this year than in many earlier years, and I live quite far away from civilization! I do feel that humans have been rather ruthless with their surroundings. My only hope is that once the pandemic gets controlled, humans would come out more sensitive and more caring for the fragile nature all around us.
Part II (Evening Additions)
The clouds gathered up and darkened the whole sky by evening.
(The thunderstorm had bolts of lightning too, and then, it started raining cats and dogs)
Hope the pandemic gets controlled soon.
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It’s great that you have a garden to photograph during the lockdown. We’re not confined to our homes here in Korea, but the wind is blowing so hard these days that I can’t get out to make any photographs. Not unless I want a lensful of dust . . . .
Great photographs. I especially like the picture of the bee.
Thanks for your comments. Yes, it really is great that there’s a small garden where I can indulge in photography. Good to know that you are not confined to your homes in Korea. Be Safe!
This post is AWESOME. I very much enjoyed the photos and your descriptions.
I love nature and take in my surroundings when I’m outside but your photos bring it in front and center and remind us to connect with world we live in. Thanks :)
Even without the lens you’re missing you have an abundance of subjects at your disposal and they’re wonderful photos!
The subjects are the same that I keep seeing every day. It is just trying to find new compositions and a reason to click. Thanks for your appreciation.