Category Archives: Spring

In an English country(ish) garden

Posted on June 1, 2017 by Guthlac

Standing in my garden I can sometimes even imagine that I am in a country garden, the birds are singing, in the distance the cows are mooing in the water meadows and occasionally you hear a passing steam train sound … Continue reading →

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Freshly Squeezed

Posted on May 25, 2017 by Guthlac

Another beautiful day and what better way to start the day than to walk amongst the flowers whilst the air is still cool – simple things are usually the most rewarding.

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Thrill Me

Posted on May 24, 2017 by Guthlac

Another beautiful day in the garden.

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Away from the madness of the world

Posted on May 23, 2017 by Guthlac

With so much craziness going on just now I thought I would spend a while in the garden just capturing some images of flowers. Peace on us all.

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Views from the garden

Posted on May 23, 2017 by Guthlac

Summer is now getting ever closer.  The winds are starting to warm and when the clouds break the heat from the sun is intense.  The flowers are starting to bloom one after another as we have planned.  Above this aromatic polychromasia … Continue reading →

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Dandelion Clock

Posted on May 11, 2017 by Guthlac

Oh for long lost days of childhood innocence when the worst thing you had to worry about was how many puffs would it take to blow all the seeds from the dandelion clock.  Walking through the gardens at Calke Abbey … Continue reading →

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Standing in the Countryside

Posted on May 6, 2017 by Guthlac

I thought it would be useful to bring all the images I have made from my recent visit to Compton Verney together in one post as they do give a good feel to the day.   This is not surprising … Continue reading →

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Walking around the grounds

Posted on May 4, 2017 by Guthlac

Beautiful weather, sunny but with a cool breeze; harmonious landscape, Capability Brown’s finest work and a first rate art gallery.  Now that is what I call a good day’s work!

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Always remember to bring the weather

Posted on April 25, 2017 by Guthlac

There is an old joke about the weather in northern Scotland – if don’t like what you’ve got then wait five minutes and it will change …(of something like that).   I guess that applies to me at the moment. … Continue reading →

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One Day Older

Posted on April 23, 2017 by Guthlac

The other week Facebook asked me to update my date of birth so that friends could wish me happy birthday – the implication of this is that Facebook knows my birthday and so why don’t I let everyone know.  Well I … Continue reading →

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