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Category Archives: Spring
Up With the Birds….
One of the joys (?) of where I live is that at the moment the dawn chorus is really really loud and so if you happen to stir around about dawn from your slumbers the chances of going back to … Continue reading
Posted in Gardens, Photography, Spring
Tagged Flowers, Gardens, Magpie, Robin, Spring
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Bempton
It was wonderful to stand on the cliffs of Bempton and take in the fresh air. Of course this was a lot fresher than usual as the wind was blowing off of the land so taking away the normal aromas … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Spring
Tagged Bempton Cliffs, Fulmar, Gannet, Herring Gull, Jackdaw, Kittiwake, North Sea, RSPB
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Using Someone Else’s Lens…
I had a great time this morning using the new Sony 70-200 f2.8 that my friend has bought for his business. My god it’s a great lens – sharp as a pin and the focus is so quick. Would I … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Spring, Winter
Tagged common frog, Pond Life, Sony f2.8 70 - 200 mm, Sony f4 70 - 200 mm, Whitwick
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End Times?….
Are we in the ‘End Times’? Are the drums of war beating – calling us to our doom? I don’t know but what I do know is that yesterday was a beautiful spring day here and I enjoyed it. I … Continue reading
Posted in Jubilee Park, Photography, Spring
Tagged Catkins, Compton Verney, Dawn, Jubilee Park, River Soar, Spring, sunrise
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Last Day of Spring….
As the last day of spring draws a close to this year’s collection of crazy weather it seems I am transferring my interest to different fauna in the garden. ‘Tis the season to pollinate….
Posted in Gardens, Photography, Spring
Tagged Bees, Flowers, garden, Irises, photography, Pollination, Spring
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Life Does Tend to Throw You a Curve Ball From Time to Time…
Well this has been a bit of an interesting weekend! Fortunately, the weather has changed and it is nice again to sit out in the garden.
Busy Busy Time!…..
Last week i felt a bit becalmed – not quite sure which way to move next. Now I’m rushed off of my feet – just too much to do. Why is that? In part it is because the spring is … Continue reading
Out of Practice….
Didn’t we have wonderful time – the time we went to Cambridge…As the song nearly said. Today was my first day out of the the closed cocoon I’ve been inhabiting in since November last year. We visited the Alfred Wallis … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Spring, Street Photography
Tagged Alfred Wallis, Art Gallery, cambridge, Kettle's Yard, Street Photography
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Spring’s Soggy Edges….
What a strange spring we are living through this year. Early spring was all warm and promise but as the dog days of the season come along we endure overcast dampness. Yet all around the garden is alive with life. … Continue reading
Posted in Gardens, Photography, Spring
Tagged Blackbird, Flowers, Fungus, Starling, Toad Stoll
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