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Only those with a knowledge of the Welsh Language would know that 'Allan' means 'Exit' or 'Out' in English but that's the way it was spelled when the centre he came from named him , hence the caption . Taken at the British Birds of Prey Centre, at the National Botanic Gardens of Wales today.
Just to add that the only way I've managed to upload this is to email the original to my iPad , save and uploaded from there :/
Brand and Logos for Macro Mondays.
I can't think of a better logo to see if you're in danger on the seas around the UK coastline. As an ex-sea kayaker, the RNLI are very close to my heart.
A 1" pin badge, one of a collection of 10 from Alex's 10 years as a member of Storm Force, the children's supporters group of the RNLI. Photographed on a silk scarf for the huge waves...
I am following a fantastic photographic project.
Jack Lowe is over halfway through his 8 year mission of photographing all the RNLI lifeboat stations around the UK using the wet-plate collodion technique.
I'm sure some of you have heard of this, but if you haven't, or are just following him, please consider becoming a Patron. The starter amount is around £3 per month. I feel it is worth the price of one coffee a month to keep Neena, his ambulance converted into a darkroom, on the road.
His images are beautiful, and the regular Patron blogs and podcasts often take you to places where the volunteers have been in difficult circumstances.
Clearing leaves from the drive, and Dave managed to dig up this approx 6" slow worm out of the gravel. It was happy to be re-covered afterwards.
Jonah 3:6
"The word reached the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, removed his robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes".
Macro Mondays theme of Cloth, and "Sackcloth and Ashes" was my first thought. My mannequin helped out (approx 2" in view).
Thank you to Graeme Churchard for the inspiration.
There are currently so many colourful flowers in our back garden that it's difficult to choose the one for my POTD but I've chosen this - another pleasant surprise from the wildflower patch
By far not the best moon shot I've uploaded in my time but fitting for today, the day after The General Election here in the UK. No matter people's views about the outcome, the world keeps on turning as it always does, we move on .
The irony here though is that I spotted this through my kitchen window and had hoped to get the moon as it was dipping behind the trees but the phone in my pocket rang , it was my GP before her daily surgery ringing to give me advice over ( yet another ) drug reaction . One thing I do fear for in the light of the new government is for the future for our NHS which is already torn every which way.
Blame my husband for the caption. It was caused his excitement on seeing first the Sweet Pea out of the ones he planted from seed blooming beautifully in the garden this morning.
Which corner I'd like to know because it was damp and drizzly this morning but at least it's warmer than of late.
... to the family of this old gent who'd bought him a personal experience Spitfire Flight to the tune of £2,750 . Seen at The Solent Airport, Lee on Solent today.
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"Knolling is the process of arranging similar objects in parallel or at 90 degree angles as a method of organisation. " I thought I'd revisit last Monday's "Macro Mondays" theme of knolling to see if I could improve on it. It would have looked Ok, I feel if the shell on bottom right hadn't had a mind of its own.
All hands on deck today in prep for our Charity Dinner tomorrow. Been on the road all day picking up auction donations, starting in Swansea itself to pick up two canvases and ended up meeting a friend at the tearooms at Carreg Cennen Castle - someone we know who, as one of his pastimes makes canes out of wood in his locale then whittles away at other pieces making them in to the heads of birds and other creatures by melding them onto the cane. Weather was dull and dreary to get a photo too near the castle so doubt if it this gives any indication of its height.
"Carreg Cennen Castle is a castle near the River Cennen, in the village of Trapp, four miles south of Llandeilo in Carmarthenshire, Wales. The castle is within the Brecon Beacons National Park, and its location has been described as spectacular, due to its position above a limestone precipice.It has been in a ruinous state since 1462 and is now in the care of Cadw, the Welsh Government historic environment service"
Friday was such a dismal day, I decided to shoot my Macro Mondays shot there and then.
Lego Dude went fishing off the tidal swimming pool, but caught something unexpected!
Shark almost 3" long. Photographed against an image of waves from Summerleaze Pool in January.
A visit to Gigrin Farm Red Kite feeding station Mid Wales today. The last time I visited was a whole nine years ago . I don't know if this is the same leucistic Red Kite that I captured then because as far as I know leucistic birds don't tend to live as long as non - leucistic ones. Not too sure if I've captured it eyes sharply either so a documentary shot.
Today has been all about the birds and the bees in my garden, but this little blue tit taken through double glazing won the prize of being my Photo a Day
Junk for Macro Mondays.
I had a rummage in my junk drawer (a concept my Mum started) and found this. Makes me realise how much junk I have bought as Christmas stocking fillers. All totally useless...
Die is 1" across. Photographed on an obsolete laptop.
I'm used to being woken up by the sunrise but today I was woken up by this moon shining in through my bedroom window - a good half hour or more before sunrise.
Il riflesso del cielo nell'acqua ci invita a scoprire un universo parallelo, dove realtà e immaginazione si intrecciano. Ogni increspatura modifica il disegno, trasformando il familiare in qualcosa di straordinario. Non esistono regole, né limiti: solo la libertà di sognare. In questo gioco di luci e ombre, il confine tra ciò che è reale e ciò che è possibile si dissolve, e siamo liberi di vedere il mondo con occhi nuovi. Lasciamoci trasportare dall'illusione e scopriamo la bellezza nascosta nelle pieghe dell'immaginazione.
#SkyReflections #Dreamscape #ImaginationUnleashed #NaturePhotography #AbstractBeauty #EveningLight #CreativeVision #Wanderlust #SunsetGlow #WaterArt #SerenityNow #ArtisticView #ChasingLight #CloudMirrors #HiddenWorlds #SurrealMoments #InfinitePossibilities #VisualPoetry #NatureLovers #InspirationEverywhere #padova
... and a time to every purpose
under heaven...
This a part of the hydrangea bush in my garden on the turn due to autumn. The caption is part of a folk song but also part of a Biblical Quotation (Ecclesiastes 3 vs1) and pertinent to my own life at the mo, in so much as that in a previous 365 upload I. alluded to the fact that I was going to make enquiries into taking part in a Clinical Trial to slow down progression in MS ( Multiple Sclerosis) It emerged that my Neurologist contacted me first (by phone) and offered me a place on it but when I read and digested the information pack which subsequently arrived in the post, I declined. There was no compulsion to give my reasons and therefore 'mouth zipped' on Flickr :)
A rose given to us by our son for a significant Wedding Anniversary two years ago. Read what you will into the caption but this was taken with an older lens and a decision has been made about the broken one. Seeing as I only had it in 2016 and its been in for repair three times since then, tomorrow I'll be going to Carmarthen Cameras to see if they have a Canon 80D in stock, used or unused.
A wander around the woods to see if the bluebells are right yet. They probably need another week...
Always love a bit of ICM in bluebell woods to get rid of the mess.
Camera Club Challenge 2019 April topic: Woodland.
FCB's 52 Week Challenge for Week 16: Movement.
A bit of a mare on Flickr today with so many Bad Pandas so I gave up with my original shot . I'm glad I did because I later saw beautiful colours in the sky - taken through my back bedroom window at sunset.
Taken at silly o'clock (once again) as I was sitting on my bed watching the day break having been awoken by the dawn chorus -and whilst sitting contemplating too much to go into here. However i did think it apt that it might signify a new dawn for Flickr.
If anyone follows @FlickrHelpor @FlickrStatus on Twitter then you'll see they did and are still working hard to keep us informed - not a particular fan of Twitter myself and prefer the Welsh name of 'Trydar' for it - it has a gentler feel to it.
For Macro Mondays topic of Closed, my mind went straight to a game played on the Sun Khosi riverbank in Nepal in 2013.
The beer bottle was manipulated in all sorts of directions, then the holder would say "Open and Closed?" Really they meant or, but this was just another delight from the wonderful Nepali guides on our 9 day kayaking trip with riverside camps.
We would all guess, usually getting it wrong. I can confirm that this is definitely "Closed".
Have you worked it out yet?
2" high approximately.
A long day out today at The National Botanic Gardens of Wales incorporating a visit to the British Birds of Prey Centre there. With over 400 photos taken, I chose this as my POTD because there was very little editing to be done
Our friends in Hampshire bought us an early Christmas present which now takes pride of place on our front doorstep.
A day at The National Botanic Gardens of Wales incorporating The British Birds of Prey Centre. This is the co-owner / director Alex with Lily the Little Owl. Guaranteed to entertain , amuse and educate on each and every visit.
I'd hoped to have waved in May 1st with a mahoosive Flag Iris in my garden but the first head to flower opened up in front of our ugly garden archway. So instead I went to great lengths to photo this instead. The 'great lengths' were using every conceivable lens I own from 60mm macro, our 'his 'n hers' 100mm macro right up to my 400mm at full zoom because it's so far back in the border. I was dicing with death ( really? 😅 ) kneeling on soil which my significant better half had just turned over ready to plant another flower. Oh and I also flipped it back to front because my eyes weren't comfy with it facing the other way....
Torrential rain overnight which continued into today with us being invited to meet with friends in their static van in deepest West Wales. Only one thing for it for a POtD was to take a shot through the car window....
Yet another rainy day shot. This is something I wrapped up and brought home last night after dining out.
Down to Bognor for a BRCC workshop. Half an hour on the beach at low tide for some sand patterns before heading to Felpham.
A play with the latest Photoshop craze and some Dolly Mixtures.
A cropped version of the original and another twirled one for Macro Mondays coming up in my photostream...
I needed to drop off a birthday pressie to a friend of mine today , so took the opportunity to take a stroll around Brynmill Park, Swansea. This made for a colourful picture on the dullest of days. I've placed the other view of it in comments.
A bit of wheelspin added in PS to a toy Lamborghini.
Macro Mondays Wheel(s).
Car is 4.25" long, photographed at an angle and cropped for the 3" rule...
A whole day spent at WWT Llanelli today. This is one of 300 hundred shots simply because it needed no cropping nor too much post processing. It's a female tufted duck basking in the sunshine.
Racking my brains for "Patterns in Nature" for this week's Macro Mondays theme. Looking out of the bathroom window over the garage roof it became obvious which pattern I needed to try and capture.
We have a very artistic snail, who often leaves a small pattern on a tile. I have thought of photographing it before, but decided today was the day. This necessitated hanging out of the small fanlight window with camera held firmly (although we're only on the ground floor, there is quite a drop between house and garage).
Unable to be absolutely certain of dimensions, but I would say this is 3" maximum dimensions, as I was fairly close to the tile.
A day at WWT Slimbridge today . This was captured at the end of the day when the staff feed the wild birds outside the Peng Hide.
One for Macro Mondays: "Best with Holidays is..." ...playing games.
This childhood tradition came back to us about 6 or 7 years ago, when we had a lengthy power cut after Alex came home from university for the Christmas holidays.
We lit a fire, and the three of us played games all evening.
I wanted to show the gears at the start of the game, which set the train of events off in order to catch a mouse. The game was mine from 50+ years ago.
Blue Mouse can just be seen trapped in the cage in the background.
Each gear/cog is 2.5" across.
Treasure Hunt 20: Cogs
This jar kept coming into mind whenever I thought of this week's Macro Mondays topic of Lids.
The lid commemorates an annual VW aircooled vehicle event our beach buggy has been at every year since it started in 2016. This year the organiser Plum Jacobs teamed up with a local jam maker, who employs people with disabilities, to package their Victoria Plum Jam in special jars. Very tasty it was too!
Photographed in front of an image of our beach buggy on screen.
Lid is 3" across