Your R System Images - August 2026

[JackC]

The eclipse last night at totality as I could see it.

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[Grumps]

Our final images for this month come from a mid-journey stop-off at the National Botanic Garden of Wales, Llanarthney, Carmarthenshire, Wales.

Good to see that ants were liking the peony bud (as they generally do).

And a straw flower (Xerochrysum bracteatum, also Helichrysum bracteatum and Bracteantha bracteata). Those taxonomists are going to have to make their collective minds up.

The architecture isn't bad either. Ever been to the Eden Project (Cornwall)?

 

[PKM-UK]

Good to see that ants were liking the peony bud (as they generally do).

And a straw flower (Xerochrysum bracteatum, also Helichrysum bracteatum and Bracteantha bracteata). Those taxonomists are going to have to make their collective minds up.

The architecture isn't bad either. Ever been to the Eden Project (Cornwall)?

Hi Roy,

No, but it's on the (long) list...

P&K

 

[Only RF]

Itchy ear

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[AOC]

Bluey, a rare Green Tree with out the yellow gene that creates the usually green color

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[THXGEEK]

Bluey, a rare Green Tree with out the yellow gene that creates the usually green color

After seeing the article in the WashPost, I was hoping you'd post an image of this little guy.

Very nice!

 

[Bucolic Old Sir Henry]

Hi Roy,

No, but it's on the (long) list...

P&K

It's an impressive place both botanically and in terms of architecture. There are so many wonderful things to see and photograph nearby (The Lost Gardens Of Heligan, for one) - and around Cornwall in general. I'm a bit biased, because it's the land of my great-grandfathers, some of whom went to Wales to build things when the tin mines went into decline.

Meanwhile, I took the 100mm out for a spin yesterday...

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Apricot blossom.

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Vespa germanica looking for nectar on euphorbia flowers.

 

[Dean Wilson]

The local conditions were not that great for the partial lunar eclipse. By the time the Moon rose, the eclipse had already begun... then the waiting for it to rise above the local tree line. Great.

Strong gusty winds and clouds were a challenge so I kept the lens hood off completely.

Maximum eclipse was 21:12 (9:12 pm) local time. I snapped this at 20:48 (8:48 pm) Soon the clouds took over the sky about the Moon.

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[PKM-UK]

It's an impressive place both botanically and in terms of architecture. There are so many wonderful things to see and photograph nearby (The Lost Gardens Of Heligan, for one) - and around Cornwall in general. I'm a bit biased, because it's the land of my great-grandfathers, some of whom went to Wales to build things when the tin mines went into decline.

Meanwhile, I took the 100mm out for a spin yesterday...

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Apricot blossom.

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Vespa germanica looking for nectar on euphorbia flowers.

Hi Gareth,

My grandparents (mum’s side) were both Cornish miners, moving up to the Midlands to work locally.



Phil