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My botanical desk – Winter nature diary

“Determined that this diary should start off with a bit of flourish, I sallied forth on this fine winter’s day…
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My botanical desk – Autumn nature diary

“Nature never did betray…The heart that loved her…For she can so inform the mind that is within us.” From The…
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I’m Kriss MacDonald – a visual artist and photographer creating botanical stories and design. Often found chasing wild flowers or planting a garden in our new home in the Algarve, Portugal About me...

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Wild vs Garden in December … oranges and lemons

An end of November collection gathered from my gar

It’s that seasonal time for reading books in fro

The beautiful flowers and colours of autumn in my

I finally went for an amazing coastal walk and fou

Sunrise and sunset seasonal moments in my garden … the Cosmos and especially the Zinnias are having their last dance as the days are suddenly so much cooler and we’re going to have to start warming up the inside of the house with fabulous roaring fires. I’m also looking forward to a couple of days later this week staying on the west coast near my wild twins’ school and enjoying early morning and dusk walks along the coastline. I need beautiful nature to clear and calm me - I’ve been dealing with way too many bureaucratic departments recently x
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The last of the dahlias in my November garden…al

Autumn moments from the same flower bed in my gard

“Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the earth.” Henry David Thoreau

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