Harlow Carr #3

Wandering through Harlow Carr gardens, my eye was drawn to textures and the frondy shapes of grasses. The seed-head structures above are actually a metal sculpture which is kinetic, meaning it moves around in the breeze, delicately balanced on tiny joints. Quite mesmerising. 

These grasses look like breaking waves, even when there is no wind to ruffle them:

Rust-coloured seedheads were counterpointed by the cool, bluish tones of the lake behind. 

The reflection of a tree in the lake looked intricate and ethereal, overlaying the sky and clouds mirrored in the water:

This little patch of soft coloured stems and dainty grasses wove a gauzy tapestry: