Window sill planters

This house opens on to the public pavement on Barton Street, Tewkesbury. It dates from the late eighteenth or early nineteenth century and has a plain, though not unattractive, brick facade laid in Flemish bond. I photographed it for the way the owner had decorated each window with potted box shrubs. It's a device that adds to the interest of the facade, and is all the better for featuring just one type of plant rather than many.

photo © T. Boughen     Camera: Nikon D5300

Necklaces and bracelets

On a wet day I cast around looking for something in the house to photograph when my eye fell upon my wife's jewellery box. It contains very few jewels in the sense of precious stones since they don't really appeal to her. What it does have is a varied collection of mainly necklaces and ear-rings, with a few bracelets, the sum of several decades' purchases and gifts. The ear-rings are in pairs, out of shot, perhaps the subject for another day. However, the jumble of necklaces and bracelets made a for a colourful macro lens subject with its assortment of materials, shapes, colours and textures.

photo © T. Boughen     Camera: Olympus OMD E-M10