Mermaiden Studio

Spring is full-on and the hummingbirds are back!!! I've been digging up invasive plants in my small acreage in Massachusetts and replacing them with natives such as this coral honeysuckle vine. Our hummers beaks are a perfect fit! Nature has a plan so much better than our own, so we need to relax and embrace it.
400 mm, F 6.3, ISO 500, 1/1200 sec. and patience watching the flower grow!

For you artists out there....

How painting helped Winston Churchill lead the fight against fascism A new exhibition at the Wallace Collection showcases Churchill’s artworks, which he used both as a balm and as a tool of soft power, writes Nick Curtis