Archives tagged: Summer

The opportunist…

The opportunist

 

Squirrel trying to look innocent after eating the birdseed

… caught in the act and now trying to look all innocent!

       
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Capturing summer: the insects…

I am currently capturing summer in photographs (see here for more details).

Today is all about some of the beautiful insects I have come across on my walks. I start off with the bumble bees I met at the poppy patch:

Bumble bee landing on poppy

 

Bumble bee flying to poppy

 

Bumble bee flying to poppy

 

I was trying to take a photograph of this flower, but found that I was not the only one interested in it:

Bee flying towards the flower

 

I met this colourful bug sunbathing happily on these flowers:

Colourful bug sunbathing on the flowers

 

And I said hello to this wiggly caterpillar which reminded me of the very hungry caterpillar and made me smile:

The very hungry caterpillar says hello

 

       
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Capturing summer

The bee and the poppies
I was out walking in the park yesterday and thought about how much I prefer summer to winter. Although it is a big part of it, the warmer weather isn???t the only reason. I think it is that everything seems so much brighter, so much more colourful and so much more alive in summer. I took out my camera and started to take pictures of everything I saw that made me smile. After a few hours, I found I had still not run out of things to capture.

I have decided that during this summer, I will take as many walks in parks and woods as I can manage and capture, in photographs, as much of the summer as I can. When the winter sets in and all seems dull, grey and dead, I will hopefully be able to find some joy in my little virtual summer.

       
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Over lunch…

Summer flowers in the gardenI took this one at lunchtime today.

       
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A bench, the trees and a ray of sunlight

Came across this bench and took this photograph before sitting and resting my tired legs.

       
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A pile of firewood

A pile of firewoodI took this photograph on a lovely sunny day in April.

       
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A week of flowers…

I had an interesting week of photography where by coincidence, I just happened to photograph lots of flowers. First there were the roses in my friend’s art studio…

Pink roses

 

Then there was the rose at my sister’s house…

Red rose

 

Then there were these flowers in a flower bed

Flowers

 

Then came the dandelion before I mowed the lawn

Dandelion

 

And then, I was out to see a client and noticed these pink petals by the kerb!

Pink petals

       
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Life returns after a bitter winter

Bird feeding in the garden
A nice sunny day and life returns to the garden after a bitterly cold winter.

       
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The dog runs through the stream

Labrador in waterIt is a cold day, but it doesn’t stop this dog from running through the stream in the park. She loves it and does it all the time apparently.

       
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The stones

The stacked stones
Cleo has 5 stones.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5!

Makka Pakka would be very pleased with you.

       
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