BEAUTY IN NATURE

There is a certain time each year always in the early Autumn, when the spider webs begin to appear. Suddenly you wake one morning to gardens, hedgerows, trees and bushes all covered in spider webs, which all magically seem to have materialised overnight from nowhere.

These little insects - spiders that is - suddenly become frantically busy and for a short period of time change their surroundings into a most beautiful and surreal world of mystery and wonder.

Every garden will have some form of this surreal beauty. The images shown here were taken in our small garden in early Autumn, just after a rain shower. The spun silk of a spider’s web is much stronger than one would think and as the raindrops fall they become caught in the webs, which can easily take the weight of the water. The effects are beautiful. Photographed very close up these tiny jewels reflect all that is around them (but that’s for another story).

All the images displayed here were photographed on an iPhone 11 Max Pro, and show different webs spun between flower bushes. The dazzling colours of the autumnal flowers and leaves in their various stages of life and decay make a splendid backdrop for these exquisite natural works of art.

The magic doesn’t last long so for all who love nature and don’t mind spiders this photographic opportunity is a must!

Enjoy

Christine and Alastair