Painting in the paddock

Our painting in the paddock day did not turn out as expected and rather disappointingly did not take off.  Not defeated and far from giving up, my friend and I proceeded to do a photo shoot of the vast array of subject matter waiting down in the paddock and beyond.  It was a fairly warm Spring day as we wandered around the farm taking photo's of this and that.  This time of year the farm paddocks are alive with Thistles.  I have always disliked them for the prickly leaves and the pain they cause when one walks into a unsuspecting plant. Today however I saw them in a different light.   I saw them as part of the very important Eco system that keeps this little hobby farm the way it is.   Bending down I noticed the beautiful bright purple colour of the flower and there perched on the top was a bee.  A very ordinary looking bee but the combination of the purple and the yellow was amazing.  The little bee was about bee business playing his part in the big concept of a Eco system.  As we wandered past the cows, they briefly lifted their head in acknowledgement and went back to grazing.  We wandered down to the forest and through the lane way where we connected with bush and scrub.  Thankfully the tractor had recently been through creating a semi walking track.  Constantly on guard for the threat of snakes we continued our journey snapping photo's of textures and shade colours and anything thereabout I guess.    There is so much to see if you choose to see it through the right lens.  This is nature at its best.