Summer’s End

This time of year when the sun gets low in the sky in the afternoon it's angled just right to light up the leaves and flowers. A display like the best stained glass windows. The colours just glow.

Sun shining through golden leaves
Trees in Swansea, and me!
A macro of a crimson flag flower
I got this with the idea I might make a bonsai from it. It's nice as it is though.
Bright reds caught in a spot of sunlight against dark backgrounds. Love.
A fly, sunning itself on the other side of this leaf
Touching leaves
Looking up at trees is pretty rewarding

As I said in my last post I've been learning how to use the CNC machine. I wanted to start with some geometric things because they're pretty unforgiving of any errors in cutting or measurement. I've made a dodecahedron before using much more manual processes, so this was interesting. I still didn't quite get the finish I wanted. The icosahedron below that worked a lot better, but even so the version here is my second attempt - not a problem of cutting or anything, but holding it together while assembling and gluing! Tricky.

I made a dodecahedron again. Not entirely pleased with the finish, but it's all a learning experience.
After the dodecahedron I wanted to make an icosahedron, but with a deep surface texture. I'm still working on this one.
Tiny snails
A very late flower from the St John's Wort