Wednesday 16 July 2014

DIRTY

Well, there's dirt and dirt!    Happy dirt, my mother used to call it, when I or my sister turned up, muddy all over from playing outside!

Then there's dirt you would really rather didn't come indoors - mine is usually brought in by four furry paws!

And there's dirt that is, well, just dirt!




My clean floor after an exuberant wet-pawed dog came in!   Bringing the grass clippings with him!



Sometimes beautiful things find the oddest places to grow.   This white foxglove managed to seed itself and grow in a dirty corner by a flight of steps.   Considering I have been trying to grow white foxgloves from seed without success, I was a bit miffed!   But it has been good to look at.


Starlings tend to be mucky birds, leaving their droppings all over the place.   These two young starlings were making a terrific noise, squawking as they waited for the parent bird to come up with food!

Go over to Carmi at his Thgematic Photographic challenge to see other interpretations of DIRTY.

5 comments:

Max Sartin said...

Plants grow in the weirdest places, great shot, same with the cute Starlings.

Bob Scotney said...

We have a garden full of self-seeded foxgloves which look strange in 6 inch wide flower bed edging the lawn. Beautiful flowers though that attract the bumble bees.

Alexia said...

I guess the plant is the best judge of where it prefers to grow! It would be nice and sheltered there, with warmth from the sunny bricks...

ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®© said...

That foxglove is impressive.

Reminds me of the Moonflowers that grow up through the bricks every summer here in German Village, even though they eventually get cut down completely.
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young-eclectic-encounters said...

Great shots, delightful post