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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.
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
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.
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
A walk across the Pulborough Brooks to the RSPB for tea and cake.
We were following the new WildArt Trail, finding the "creative signposts", but none of the promised sculptures.
I was trying to portray the movement in the grasses, but of course they come out static. This is three images combined in Photoshop to try and convey the feeling on being there (probably not very successfully.
Best viewed with the sound of the wind in your ears...
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.
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? đ ) 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....
... 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 :)
We did another of our pub walks from an old book today, starting from the Sloop Inn at Freshfield Lock, near Haywards Hill.
There are a lot of very grand houses, several of which had paths along their drives like this.
A lovely lunch was partaken of at The Sloop, where the girl behind the bar was fascinated by the book, which was a 1996 reprint, the year she was born!
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.
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
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 visit to Winkworth Arboretum with Liz. I was playing with zoomburst and video, but this is easily the best from the day with a slight crop only.
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.
The headphones of a GECoPhone 1920's crystal set radio seen in a wander around Standen House with the Lensbaby.
A trip to London Open Houses with Bognor Regis CC. Had a play with the Lensbaby. Feel it works fairly well on architecture.
(Replacement) Treasure Hunt 09 Monthly Project: September
FCB 52 Week Challenge Week 38: Architecture
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.
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.
I have two clumps of these still growing profusely in my back garden.
Yet another 'thistledo' for my Photo a Day due to 'work' pressure.
Not quite as I envisaged because the sunlight was coming and going through the window that I resorted to using reduced flash.
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.
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.
A play on words with the Radio Station,'Mellow Magic for the caption. These are the only flowers in our wildflower patch to withstand today's high winds
I didn't relish the prospect of our monthly visit to Mumbles in the wake of Storm Gareth this morning, but when we parked in the Car Park at Oysterwharf, I was pleasantly surprised at how calm the sea looked and how warm it was. However after we'd seen to business, it was a different story as the tide was going out and the wind whipped up again . Brrr!
A triple photography day...
Firstly a wander around the garden looking for butterflies, then a trip in the beach buggy to Bosham for the Michael Kenna Retrospective (well worth seeing) and tea. Finally, a trip up to Chantry Post to watch the partial lunar eclipse.
One of my early shots with the barley under the newly risen moon.
I wish I'd thought of somewhere a bit more dramatic, saw one on facebook with the moon over St Michael's Mount. Must do better, but couldn't think of anywhere interesting with the right orientation within easy drive of home...
After driving to Ammanford and back in hideous weather conditions earlier today, it was such a joy to see this dwarf narcissus in flower in one of my garden planters when I got home.
Another mile in the pool, which was empty after the session. I snuck down with my waterproof point and shoot to try and get an under/overwater shot.
Camera Club monthly challenge: Lead In Lines.
A visit to Wiggonholt Common to make a Deconstructed Landscape for the FCB's 52 Week Challenge.
This is a straight reflection, although I may have thrown a pebble in...
A bit of a mixed bag weatherwise today. This was taken at The Prince of Wales Dock, Swansea SA1 after picking up the car from the garage after some running repairs. Prior to this I'd been at Swansea Vale Ponds checking out the birdlife in the sleety rain
A trip up to London on our 37th anniversary. Spent most of the day at the Imperial War Museum, but there was time to go and check the lights out.
Oxford Street was very disappointing, and Regent Street had the same angels as last year.
Light Trails for the FCB's 52 Week Challenge week 48.
Trying for a minimalist image of our van, after taking the necessary photos for her to be reclassified as a campervan with the DVLA.
FCB 52 Week Challenge Week 42: Minimalism