Backgrounds, Wood, Section cut through timer showing rings and growth pattern.

Backgrounds, Wood, Section cut through timer showing rings and growth pattern.

Backgrounds, Wood, Section cut through timer showing rings and growth pattern.

Backgrounds, Wood, Section cut through timer showing rings and growth pattern.

Vietnam, Lo Cai Province, close to Sa Pa, Rice paddy terrace.

Vietnam, Lo Cai Province, close to Sa Pa, Sweet corn being dried by the sun.

Colombia, Piraparana, Peach palm/chontaduro fruit.

Food, Snacks, Dried Fuit, Deglet Nour Dates also known as Royal Dates.

Food, Snacks, Roasted and salted Cashew nuts.

Ireland, County Sligo, Carney, Close up detail of the interior of a red cabbage.

Ireland, County Sligo, Trees in wintertime near Lissadell Beach viewed from below with vibrant blue sky above. Carney

Ireland, County Sligo, Ben Bulben Forest Walk, Tree rings on a recently felled tree. Carney

Salvia officinalis Sage Mauve subject Mauve b/g

Eucalyptus, Blue Gum, Eucalyptus globulus, Underneath view looking up the peeling bark on the white trunk of the tree.

Beech, European beech, Fagus sylvatica, Several trees in winter mist, still bearing many of their dry brown leaves, and a carpet of them beneath.

Monkey puzzle tree, Araucaria araucana, Tip of one spikey branch of overlapping spikes with clear area of blue sky above.

Rosebay willowherb, Chamaenerion Angustifolium, Side view of masses of pink flowers beside a canal.

Poppy, Oriental poppy, Papaver orientale, Close view of the centre of a red flower showing the stamens and the seedhead forming.

Marigold, Calendula officinalis, Close side view of one yellow orange flower with raindrops.

Morning Glory, Ground, Blue rock bindweed, Convolvulus sabatius, Close view of one mauve flower with a hoverfly collecting nectar.

Dandelion, Taraxacum officinale, Side view of clock or seedhead and another forming.

Chinese rhubarb, Rheum Palmatum, Frothy pink flowers on a thick stem in sunlight.

Ecihinacea, Purple coneflower, Echinacea purpurea, One flower seen from top view, showing the dark centre cone against the pink petals.

Lavender, Lavandula, two Dragonflies on flowers.