Botanical Sketches and Other Stories

  Agapanthus africanus WIP © Shevaun Doherty 2015 “Perseverance, secret of all triumphs.” Victor Hugo I am not a flower p...

Agapanthus bud © Shevaun Doherty 2015 "Each flower is a soul opening out to nature."   -  Gerald De Nerval They say t...

“Blue colour is everlastingly appointed by the deity to be a source of delight.” John Ruskin Blue is the colour that sings to us...

“Change always comes bearing gifts.” Price Pritchett A change is as good as a rest they say. Recently I needed to take a short b...

African Monarch butterfly   ©   Shevaun Doherty "Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned" Peter Marsh...

Laburnum anagyroides on natural calf vellum  © Shevaun Doherty 2015 “Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” A...

 Red dates  Phoenix dactylifera, GOLD MEDAL   © Shevaun Doherty 2013 The difference between TRY and TRIUMPH is a little UMPH. ...