Flo Fflach

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Flo Fflach@flofflach· 23d

My mum, Beryl, is 89 today. She managed a school photo without a tie, Horsham school, at her 21st birthday party & with dad in 2020. Her health was really bad in the autumn, but she is still working on a large vegetable garden and doing sewing work for people #birthday #mumis89

young woman with lightly curly bob, a gymslip, and open neck skirt

a young woman in a full patterned skirt and sleeveless cowl neck shirt, smiling at the camera while cutting a cake. 1958

a man smiling with black polo shirt and green shorts that he made himself, always in shorts, a smallish woman with white hair and blue cardigan also smiling, with expanse of beach and an island behind them. 2020

Flo Fflach@flofflach· 28d

minimal wild flower photo. Aberteifi ~ Cardigan, Ceredigion. The old railway station #urban #pavementplants #wildflowers #plantphotography #minimalism

slabs of stone with a metal wall in grey rising up. Out of the joins between slabs horizontally are two plants that have died, so rusty colour, might be a small thistle as there appears to be some fluffy heads. A muted colour palate, somewhat minimal image

Flo Fflach@flofflach· 29d

We have a #hosepipeban, technically we can use a hosepipe because of our business, but we've decided the flower garden won't receive water via hosepipe. The sweet peas are having a hard time, I've put up a net to reduce scorching from sun. Dŵr Cymru please fix the leaks #sweetpeas #weather #tywydd

a rough, that is not very symmetrical woven basket, on grassy ground, with cut sweet peas, pale bluey mauve, purple, red, not very long stems

Flo Fflach@flofflach· Jul 22

Found scrap of card, cut from a larger sheet, from design ideas created in summer 1984! Was doing HND 2D design: surface pattern & illustration in Caerdydd, Howard Gardens when it was South Glamorgan Institute of Higher Education. #2Ddesign #memories #Cardiff #gettingold #nostalgia

abstract patches of colour, a hint of geometric, colours overlapping, royal blue, sort of fluorescent green and a rich sort of fluorescent red. Photo a bit lighter than original.

Flo Fflach@flofflach· Jul 8

an alternative sunset... Sir Benfro Pembrokeshire #alternativesunset #photography #haf #summer #brokenwashingline #bokeh #goldenhour

it is coils of plastic washing line, looking golden from low sun. far left out of focus strip with small gleam. then another horizontal strand in focus showing a soft zigzag of internal structure, a few gleams. on right side several loops, some glowing with soft zigzag internal structure, a long strand of different plastic from top right curving to about a third of the way in from the right at bottom, and two smaller lengths at bottom right across corner. In background out of focus foliage and much bokeh in top left corner and glow of sun top right, actual disc hidden by one of the loops

Flo Fflach@flofflach· Jul 3

starting on the endings bysedd y cŵn ~ foxglove pabi ~ poppy #seedheads #polytunnel #poppy #poppies #poppyseedhead #foxglove #flowerphotography #photography

background a polytunnel skin, textured from radula tracks, glow of low sun just above centre left. shadow of grass just right of centre at bottom. diagonal foxglove seedheads forming from mid right to left of middle top. below 3 poppy seedheads come from right corner to centre, one head is mostly obscured

Flo Fflach@flofflach· Jul 3

demoiselle /flippy floppy just outside the house yesterday (Dad had seen it there the day before), landed on me then onto a nipplewort plant - very windy and waving about all over the place Sir Benfro Pembrokeshire

demoiselle - shiny blue body and head, dark wings on a nipplewort leaf

Flo Fflach@flofflach· Jul 3

the time of grasses #goldenhour #cysgod #shadow #throughpoly #photography #grass #glaswellt #SirBenfro #Pembrokeshire #machlud #sunset

looking through the skin of a polytunnel with low sun, shadows of grasses and dock, sun glows just above and right of image a dark shadow of cocksfoot grass above and to left, on left hand side lower a short peice of cocksfoot and far right centre two small heads. the general shadows dip in the centre and the right hand side is thicker and tall grasses drape over a little

Flo Fflach@flofflach· Jun 26

yesterday evenings clouding sky, the first 3 21:35 - 40 the last at 22:25. The storm came but not very close (heck of a lot of lightning) and not much rain. Yesterday we got to 34.4°C (with a lot of humidity) Sir Benfro Pembrokeshire #tywydd #weather @metoffice.gov.uk

tree and shrub tops at bottom, soft cloud with hint of peach and blue sky

tree and shrub tops at bottom, soft and swooshy cloud with hint of peach and blue sky

tree and shrub tops at bottom, swooshy cloud with hint of peach and blue sky

trees to right, an ash tree in mid ground, soft stripes of yellows and peaches and blue

Flo Fflach@flofflach· Jun 26

We were 34.4°C, that is the hottest temperature we've recorded (since 1973/4). And so humid. The soil also at 10cm went up to 34.4°C Sir Benfro Pembrokeshire @metoffice.gov.uk #tywydd #weather #eglwyswen #hetwave

I can't adequately describe everything, it is a map of Britain with temperatures. There is a diagonal line from flintshire to London and Sussex including Somerset, which has deepest colour - hottest temperatures. Shows figures for all met stations

Flo Fflach@flofflach· Jun 24

I thought to maybe get up at 04:00 but looks like it will already be warm, but no sun! Lot of cow bellowing, remember that in 1976! & what’s with the rooks right now? & some jacadaws. And this is the sound of the silage… @metoffice.gov.uk

Flo Fflach@flofflach· Jun 24

forgot these from 2 days ago: after sunset gardening, still ridiculously hot! But very Mehefin ~ June ... midsummer, warm sky and long grasses Sir Benfro Pembrokeshire #photography #midsummer #tywydd #weather #awyr #sky #sunset #machlud

a photo taken from low down looking up at long grasses against the sky, which is soft grey clouds with peachy highlights, bits of blue showing

soft grey clouds with peachy highlights, getting to more of a glow further away, bluer sky on horizon, low down tree outlines

Flo Fflach@flofflach· Jun 24

bore da. 07:21 & it was still foggy. Anti-fog workwear glasses were almost permanently fogged. The scent of the evening primrose was gorgeous & there was scented mayweed...weeded out before I knew it was scented... Sir Benfro Pembrokeshire @metoffice.gov.uk #whitechurch #eglwyswen #tywydd #weather

in the foreground foxgloves near the end of their flowering, and and evening primrose, lots of grass, long grass in mid ground, mistly trees in the background and a blank sky

Flo Fflach@flofflach· Jun 22

bysydd y cwn. lovely photos. they seem to have lasted a long time this year, they won't like this heat. Found a very pale one in a ditch outside our house

a very pale, only just pink foxglove, lots of shining cranesbill behind it

Flo Fflach@flofflach· Jun 22

Waiting for these couple of hours Sir Benfro Pembrokeshire. might be dark room in a minute... #photosensitive @metoffice.gov.uk

weather forecast chart, across top 13:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00, 17:00
Under each white cloud, dark cloud one rain drop, dark cloud one rain drop, cloud & sun, cloud & sun.
chance of preciptitation: 30%, 60%, 80%, 50%, 20%.
temperature: 27, 26, 25, 26, 26

Flo Fflach@flofflach· Jun 22

After sunset: jacadaws, my Wenglish for Coloeus monedula~Jac-Y-Do~Jackdaw. Later joined by rooks, becoming a less fluid swirling The small things darting past are bats. Sir Benfro Pembrokeshire @rspb.bsky.social @rspbcymru.bsky.social @birdsinwales.bsky.social #murmuration #jackdaws #bats

Flo Fflach@flofflach· Jun 21

I'm falling asleep: things are not as good as they could be: Pa had a stroke just over 2 weeks ago, he worked hard & came home 3 days ago, before new stair rail up. He's back to how he was when his hip was falling apart. Ma not too good & much gardening not done & I'm photosensitive... #throughpoly

some kind of pointy leafed plant ghosting through polytunnel skin, backlit, condensation and drips. A track like a pretzel top right

Flo Fflach@flofflach· Jun 21

this evening: 22 degree sun halo with parhelia / sun dogs. A coloured halo at top...we wondered if we'd see circumzenithal arc, but no... Sir Benfro Pembrokeshire @metoffice.gov.uk @stormhour.com #atmosphericopticalphenomenon #awyr #sky #eglwyswen #tywydd #weather

hedge in lower part, no detail, bit of birch tree to left. electric pole just right of centre. sun in centre of image a halo round the sun, slightly rainbow colours at top, and definite colours sort of level with the sun - the parhelia

Flo Fflach@flofflach· Jun 21

a few random things for #wildflowerhour Rosa Rhubarb & Custard (no id) Teifi Marshes. Chamerion angustifolium ~ Jac Coch ~ Rosebay willowherb, too early, Digitalis purpurea ~ Bysedd y cŵn ~ foxglove, lasted so long! Achillea millefolium ~ milddail ~ yarrow. Sir Benfro @bsbicymru.bsky.social

a wild rose, not fully open, so cupped, very pink with rich yellow centre

a middle section of a rosebay willowherb in flower, another stalk with no flowers to left, lots of grass

close up of section of a foxglove in flower, backlit with low sun

close up, looking down on a white yarrow flower, stalk with buds at 20 past the hour - or SE on compass! small floret just opening at top . thin strands of grass

Flo Fflach@flofflach· Jun 21

a foggy sunrise Sir Benfro Pembrokeshire #longestday #summersolstice #tywydd #weather #eglwyswen @metoffice.gov.uk

Flo Fflach@flofflach· Jun 20

After sunset Sir Benfro Pembrokeshire #sky #awyr #sunset #photography @stormhour.com @metoffice.gov.uk

Very low horizon of dark hill. After sunset blue sky and swooshing pink clouds. Deeper glow on right. Moon top left

Dark lower less than quarter, hill on left tree outlines the rest. After sunset blue sky, yellow low down. Soft pink swooshes to left, some long red lines low to right

Flo Fflach@flofflach· Jun 19

I think this is Centranthus ruber ~ triglog goch ~ red valerian, I think...squished behind the bus stop at Withybush Hospital... Sir Benfro Pembrokeshire @bsbibotany.bsky.social @bsbicymru.bsky.social #wildflowers #flowerphotography

it appears to be red valerian squashed against the clear side of a bus stop, all curled around and the flowers look leggy

Flo Fflach@flofflach· Jun 17

we have not been able to keep this section of garden clear, but cut some grass & a few buds on peony (none last year). Loved the rapid change on the 10th June, 50 minute difference! 9th, 10th 09:08, 10th 09:58, 11th #June #peony #pinkflower #flowerphotography

a dark pink peony bud side on, grass behind

slightly opening peony bud, semi side on

even more open peony bud, fairly front on, less than an hour after the previous photo, top petals lifting up and making space

fully open pink peony, smooth outer leaves frilly inner

Flo Fflach@flofflach· Jun 16

Light and pink, just there, not arranged in jar or in place, the sun got lower and came round to the window (well the earth turned..) and there was lovely light and shadow #photography #flowers #pinc #pink #pinkflowers #golau #light #shadow #cysgod #flowerphotography #SirBenfro

a pressed wood surface, with a small terracotta pot (dessert tub from Menorca) with 2 pink cosmos flowers and one antirrhinum flower in pink with hints of cream. There are shadows, lines going from top middle to right middle and the left hand bottom corner, some shadows of some leaves and the pot - the light is from behind

Flo Fflach@flofflach· Jun 11

polypoppy low sun Sir Benfro #poppy #polytunnel #photography #lowsun #goldenhour #ポピー

a pink opium poppy open, viewed from the side, in front to left of it two green seed heads, both stems curve and one seedhead sits within the flower, the other goes higher. Background is slightly out of focus polytunnel "skin", a glow of low sun just above the poppy

Flo Fflach@flofflach· Jun 11

poppy #poppies #polytunnel #photography #green #gwyrdd

a pinkk opium poppy fully open viewed from the side, behind 3 green seedheads. background is green and textured it is the "skin" of a polytunnel

Flo Fflach@flofflach· Jun 9

earlier days and later days Sir Benfro #poppies #pink #photography #polytunnel

a pink poppy bud just opening, with dry outer cracked open and crumpled at top petals, beside to the right- partially behind a green seedhead. soft green background with diagnal folds higher on left - they are the folds of a section of a polytunnel

Flo Fflach@flofflach· Jun 8

Rosa friedegus Teifi Marshes Sir Benfro Pembrokeshire @wtsww.bsky.social #wildflowers #ukwildflowers

a wild rose with white petals and a very yellow centre

Flo Fflach@flofflach· Jun 7

...and wild in the garden. holcus lanatus ~ maswellt penwyn ~ yorkshire fog & opium poppies. Heracleum sphondylium ~ Efwr ~ hogweed, after a lack last year loads of it, but not many flowers, some huge leaves! Rubus fruticosus ~ mieri ~ brambles. Sir Benfro #wildflowerhour

yorkshire fog grass and s few opium poppies backlit by low sun

a gloved hand on an enormous hogweed leaf that has some insect damage, little holes

blackberry flower in pink with raindrop, cluster of buds, bright green leaves behind

Flo Fflach@flofflach· Jun 7

another #wildflowerhour #PlantID but useless photos...every other photo out of focus, in dull light. Is it Chaerophyllum temulum ~ Perllys y Perthi ~ Rough Chervil. Teifi Marshes Sir Benfro @wtsww.bsky.social