Simple Pleasures

Happy Sunday !!

(Nikon D500, 80-400mm, 1/250 @ f/8, ISO 400)

One of my Simple Pleasures is beachcombing and rock pooling along the seashore.

These are pebbles I've collected over the years. The final little one was the real problem ... I think it is frightened of heights 😊

The entire mini cairn is only 3" high.

"Looking close on Friday" - Pebbles

Macro-Looking Close: Here

My Simple Pleasures set: Here

Still Life Compositions: Here

When feeling lost, I find meaning in the simple pleasures of life.

Nikon, 300/2.8, 1/2000 @ f/4.0, ISO 200)

Quackers is sitting in the late sun, on his rocking chair, reading "Lady Quacker's Lover" - a book which caused outrage when it was first published 😊 Quackers and I sharewhich is reading!

Rocking chair courtesy of Minimum World ... together with Quackers it's just over 3" tall.

"Looking close on Friday" - "no real animal"

Macro-Looking Close: Here

Small World: Here

My Simple Pleasures set: Here

Still Life Compositions: Here

Simple pleasures — sunlight through a foggy, misty morning.

I cannot read about the US president and his family and cohorts debasing everything I believe in and hold dear.

On to tiny joys.

Larger view: www.flickr.com/photos/jan-timmons/50278811842/sizes/k/

850mm, f/6.7, 1/800, ISO 400—looking for birds

Out and About

We have a lot of snow today and everything looks like it's a long way off the spring. Outdoor is like a fairy tale and I have to take the opportunity to photograph birds in that environment. (I almost froze)

So I'm sending a snowy birthday card with the best wishes.

HSS

I spent some time waiting for the sunset behind this unusual beach sculpture yesterday.

and Happy Textural Tuesday!

My Simple Pleasures set: Simple Pleasures

My Food and drink set: Food and Drink

My Textured set here: Elisa Textured set

My Textural Tuesday set here: Elisa Textural Tuesday

background texture: Golden Water Texture by mareziapics Many thanks!

A touch of spring in a winter window

120 in 2020

#97 - Simple Pleasures

ODC - Pink

Making the most of this little lily bouquet

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An unusual tulip seeks comfort on a new season hosta leaf.

One of my Simple Pleasures

Experimenting! ;o)

HSS!!

Playing in Photoshop - a second take on the gerbera I posted yesterday - and the final of 3 versions I made.

Here I shot 3 gerbera daisies against the window in the sunlight. This time I wanted to work from the light to a darker tone, again using textures. I do love the gerbera (Transvaal daisy) it's is such a great flower to photograph.

The first treatment of the 3 gerbera together is linked in the first comment field

Textures by 2 Lil Owls - Embrace collection

My Simple Pleasures set: Simple Pleasures

My Gerbera, Daisy set: Gerbera & Daisies

My Textured set here: Elisa Textured set

playing with light and shadows...

忙碌生活，年節也不得閒，我簡單的樂趣小確幸是... 和光影捉迷藏~

All of Me - The Piano Guys

www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fAZIQ-vpdw

One of my Simple Pleasures

And I guess it would also be one of my favourite cliché shots too.

The Transvaal daisies, or gerbera are so lovely, they are big and bright - they are so irresistible! And they hold raindrops so perfectly too. I just love to shoot them.

Textures my own and 2 Lil Owls Delicate Paints collection.

Happy Cliché Saturday ;o)

My Gerbera, Daisy set: Gerbera & Daisies

My Textured set here: Elisa Textured set

Cliche Saturday set: Cliche Saturday

my simple pleasure is to go outside in the garden in the morning or evening and look at nature awakening or going asleep!

This week's FlickrFriday theme and tag is: #SimplePleasures / #EinfacheFreuden

Meine neue Kamera / My new camera

#Flickr Friday - Simple Pleasures

Thank you for your kind visit. Have a wonderful and beautiful day! ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

“I am not perfect, nor do I profess to be. I am human. I make mistakes. I learn from them. I move on with my heart on my sleeve and hope in my heart and then I found the one who helps me breathe again.” - AP

Soundtrack : www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFpx_T6G8Lo

SIMPLE PLEASURES - JAKE BUGG

Softly spoken

gentle, muted colours

small and often overlooked

this little common herb

is delicate and fragile

is often found

and pressed within a book

delightful is it's presence

a surprise found in the grass

blush pink and heart-shaped petals

bring such joy to hand

it seeds itself

and blows on winds

that carry it away

to grow again

wherever it may land

nature is a wondrous thing

it heals; brings happy thoughts

and dreams that take us far away

in woven webs are caught

look upon this humble flower

savour this kind moment

for it is like a starlit shower

of asteroids; do not lament

it's passing by does not last long

but look again and see

appearances are here and there

dotted prettily

in hedgerows low beneath the shadows

of great trees that stand tall

you'll find these miracles of life

even though they are so small

yet they are many

and that is good

to know life is so plentiful

take a minute of your walk

to spend in it's pleasant company

they do not disappoint or have

unreal expectations

they are themselves

they are complete

they have no hesitation

natural beauty may not last

but inside is what counts

that pure light; that heavenly zeal

these flowers have

in bounteous appeal

look once; look twice

and look again

the language of these flowers

whispers soft like rain

and tells to us

all we need to know

let all unfold

let spirits grow

a sense of well-being

an effortless charm

that lights up our lives

and does no harm

enchanting; magical

all this and more

can be yours and mine

forever more.

- AP - Copyright © remains with and is the intellectual property of the author

Copyright © protected image please do not reproduce without permission

The gentle tints and hues of autumn - I find them every bit as delightful as the golds and blazing reds.

The simple pleasure of an autumn pot-pourri.

Textures and brushes my own, and from 2 Lil Owls

My Simple Pleasures set: Simple Pleasures

My Hydrangea set: Hydrangea

My Textured set here: Elisa Textured set

I was in awe on this early morning walk on Sunday, everything so quiet and peaceful, almost too good to be true. Made me smile all the way.

I didn't even feel the cold. (The camera battery did!)

Symmetry, correct or pleasing proportion of the parts of a thing. The simple things that please our senses.

For my Simple Pleasures album and Textural Tuesday group

There's such variety in the shapes and textures of fallen leaves. This ivy leaf is beginning to lose its green pigment, and curl. Throwing it away seemed like losing a treasure ;o)

Thanks to Terry Pellmar for his texture T4

My Simple Pleasures set: Simple Pleasures

My Textured set here: Elisa Textured set

My Textural Tuesday set here: Elisa Textural Tuesday

Ever notice you can find beauty every where you look, no matter what storm is a brewing, or trouble you may come across... Find the good and embrace it.

The lighthouse it the challenge for this week for The Grove's PhotoClub these are the things that get you out of your norm and makes you challenge yourself as well ♥

🎼: Bad Moon Rising ~ Creedence Clearwater Revival~

✈️ : Welcome to Frogmore sim General Rated Sim

I see the bad moon risin'

I see trouble on the way

I see earthquakes and lightnin'

I see bad times today

Don't go around tonight

Well, it's bound to take your life

There's a bad moon on the rise

I hear hurricanes a-blowin'

I know the end is comin' soon

I fear rivers overflowin'

I hear the voice of rage and ruin

Don't go around tonight

Well, it's bound to take your life

There's a bad moon on the rise

Sometimes change is a good thing. Years ago the woods across from my home was clear cut to build homes. I was really upset about that. But over the years I have apprecaited that I can now see amazing sunsets from my front yard that I couldn't see when the woods was blocking my view.

Šaltos spalvos Cold Colors

my houseplants. when they live.

Blue Star fern in terrarium, iPhone, blackie app

fern lumen print with Dupont DL Velour black 3 paper, expiration date: 8/1955

Rusty metal hollow sculpture of a man, seen against a balmy blue sky in the evening, before sunset.

One of my "Simple Pleasures" is buying flowers that I can't grow myself, or are out of season. This also spills over into a Guilty Pleasure when I spend rather more than I should on them!

This bunch of egg-yolk yellow irises gave me so much pleasure, and so many photo moments too ... I'm not sure I feel too guilty about them ;o)

PA - Guilty Pleasures

Textures of my own, and Light flare 15 from 2 Lil Owls

My Simple Pleasures set: Simple Pleasures

My Iris set: the beauty of Iris

My Textured set here: Elisa Textured set

My PA set here: Prompt Addicts set

Overlooking the gulf of Mexico from Boca Grande

Tag 051/365 Freitagsblümchen

Thanks for all your views, *** and (critical) kind review :))

#SimplePleasures #FlickrFriday

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For the Macro Mondays challenge (March 6th 2016) "Lost/Found"

Simple Pleasures - "found" delights

PA - Texture

I'm lucky! Almost every morning when I go out to feed the birds, I can find some small thing to photograph. It might be a snail shell, a flower, a dead leaf, some moss, a feather. Friday I found a tiny fragment of our lace-cap hydrangea lodged between some of the stones in our rockery. It still shines in the sunlight, even after a rough winter outside!

The flower head is just 2 cm across, establishing shot in the first comment field

My 2016 Macro Mondays set: 2016 Macro Mondays

My Simple Pleasures set: Simple Pleasures

My Hydrangea set: Hydrangea

My PA set here: Prompt Addicts set

A Simple Pleasure that never ceases to delight - a single flower, set in a vase alone, in the sunshine. Lily of the Incas, also called the Peruvian Lily or more technically, Alstroemeria. Such an exotic name for such a beautiful flower!

Happy Bokeh Wednesday ;o)

My Simple Pleasures set: Simple Pleasures

My Lily set: All kinds of Lilies

My Bokeh set: Elisa's bokeh set

There are simple pleasures in life. Often, we overlook what is right in front us. Take time for life simplicity.

For my Simple Pleasures set

and for Textural Tuesday group

Sheltering from the storm among the laurel hedges, a sparrowhawk brought its breakfast into our garden.

I had to shoot through a rainy window, using the HX300 at almost full zoom to catch some shots as it ate (possibly a field mouse). We have lots of birds feeding in the garden, especially over winter. But the hawks rarely come into the village, preferring the open land and forested areas for hunting. So it was a rare delight to observe this one. It stayed for over half an hour - we guess the shelter from the wind made the garden a desirable stopping place this day!

Thanks to Clive Sax for the lovely texture marble-1

Birds, beasts & insects here: Birds, beasts & insects

My Simple Pleasures set: Simple Pleasures

My Textured set: Elisa Textured set

My Textural Tuesday set: Elisa Textural Tuesday

Rusty metal sculpture of a man relaxing on a seaside bench, with fresh fish and chips on his lap, watching the world go by.

#FlickrFriday #SimplePleasures

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©annedhuart

Though there is snow in the mix, Spring is making a determined effort to arrive ;o)

Another for the album of my Simple Pleasures - enjoying the sunshine and catkins as much as my little kokeshi doll!

My Simple Pleasures set: Here

Still Life Compositions: Here

Beautiful and Very Tasty !

Such a grey day here I looked for some colour to brighten things up! One of my Simple pleasures is to take some blue hydrangea flowers from last year, still keeping some colour as they slowly dry. Together with stronger colours behind the window on the garden - and I feel warmer already!

From the garden Here

My Hydrangea set: Here

Still Life Compositions: Here

Dried sycamore leaves in the sunshine.

I'm collecting an album of Simple Pleasures to celebrate the ordinary things that I take for granted - and might not think to photograph. They may not be expensive or obvious, but they help to make up the quality of life that I enjoy so much.

I collected these large sycamore leaves a couple of years ago. Now they are paper thin and a delicate golden colour. Set in the sunny window, they glow!

Texture tA78 by Ana Librillana Many thanks!

My Textured set here: Elisa Textured set

Leaves, fruit, seeds etc: Elisa Leaves, fruit,seeds

We stepped onto this vast expanse of beach last fall with only one other person already there to enjoy some extrospection. It was such a beautiful spot on a warm day but needed something in the foreground to anchor the composition for a photo. When I explained what I wanted to do, she was happy to oblige and I was grateful for it.

Life Pro Tip: don't ever teach your dog to walk on its hind feet. It is just plain creepy.

Australian Shepard

Scusset Beach Ma

For Textural Tuesday, and my Simple pleasures collection

I suppose that I should call them 'cast asides' really not 'castaways' like on a desert island! They are odds and ends that I simply have to shoot before I throw them away or use them. This is a small sprig of fresh basil combined with a tiny white daisy. I was keeping the basil fresh in an eggcup of water before adding it to my cooking ... and the flower was a left-over from a wilted bunch. And I am soooo reluctant to let anything go - I just placed them on glass and took a few shots!

For the background and texture I combined 3 from "2 Lil Owls"

Lumen 1 and Lumen 24 and Crazy Flares 7

My Simple Pleasures set: Simple Pleasures

My Textural Tuesday set here: Elisa Textural Tuesday

My Gerbera, Daisy set: Gerbera & Daisies

I wanted to capture the spiky nature of the pine needles and the softness of the rose petals. The pine needles have been drying over winter and are now very close in colour to the rose itself. Together in the sunshine in the window the pine fragrance was lovely. I am not sure I captured any of the things I wanted ... but I tried ;o)

I used 3 layers of texture, all from 2 Lil Owls - Art Studio-9, Lumen-2 and Light flare-20

My Simple Pleasures set: Simple Pleasures

My rose set: Elisa Roses Set

My Textured set: Elisa Textured set

For my Simple Pleasures set ;o)

Background texture kindly supplied by Þórunn Þorsteinsdóttir: free texture

and Light Flare 5 from 2 Lil Owls

My Simple Pleasures set: Simple Pleasures

My Chrysanthemum set: Chrysanthemums

My Textured set here: Elisa Textured set