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When we were driving around Kruger, we saw many buffalo - one day a whole herd was walking down the middle of the road in between the cars that had stopped to watch them.
I took my 7D into Canon today, now to wait and see what the quote will be to fix it.
I have uploaded this photo before in colour, but tried it in B&W today for a challenge and I really like the effect.
3 sleeps to go. This is a handmade smocked Christmas ball that is hanging on my tree. I didn't make it though - I bought it from the lady who was teaching me how to smock. The little scary Santa is a tie that was around a bag of sweets that my children received way back when they were little. Some of my decorations were chosen by my children each year back in the 70s and 80s and still adorn the tree each year.
It is amazing to watch the interaction between the mother and baby Chimpanzees - I could watch them for hours.
A Katydid that I spotted on this pretty Dahlia in my neighbour's garden. We have been having some lovely Autumn weather here in Sydney - hope it continues.
A photo taken during our travels around the UK. I think this was taken in the garden of our good friends Peter (aa_just_thowt) and Sally in Otterburn in Northumberland.
I know, I know, I see mushrooms and I immediately think of fairy houses.
Actually, doesn't every one!!!
We've been having an Indian Summer and yesterday was one of those divine days that was picture perfect in every sense.
Having had the first crop of mushrooms on our lawn last week, I knew if I poked around in my fave forest I was bound to unearth some more.
The forest, despite recently being thinned out, still has a very dense tree canopy and its like being in a dark green tunnel with the occasional splashes of sunlight, just perfect for fairy houses to spring up.
Couldn't believe my eyes when I saw this log, covered in all kinds of mushrooms and splashed with sun light (I've put the image in my comments).
I had a jolly good scamper round the log, camera clicking away until I suddenly remembered I am now shooting in raw and I didn't bring my spare memory cards.
This is where I have seen the benefits of shooting in raw because I have photographed in this particular spot many, many times and always been disappointed with the results.
Oh the joy of finding a tool on one's camera that really does the job!!
I have decided to join Nina on her challenge to add a flower photo a day for 365 days.
www.flickr.com/photos/21560098@N06/
This is a ground cover that grows wild in my garden. I love it but I do agree with Peter that it gets out of hand. He wants to pull it all out, but I won't let him LOL. We just try to keep it under control.
Bayeux Cathedral is a Norman-Romanesque cathedral, located in the town of Bayeux. It is the seat of the Bishop of Bayeux. It was the original home of the Bayeux Tapestry and is a national monument of France.
The last batch of flowers are coming out on the Hibiscus bush in my garden - they will soon be gone as the weather is cooling down fast now.
I took this from our Hotel bedroom as we had a 180 degree view of Loch Leane and the 12th Century ruined castle and it really was so breathtakingly beautiful.
As far as sunsets go, I have photographed much prettier ones than this, but I liked how it gave me enough light to silhouette the young couple whispering sweet nothings to each other on the castle's jetty.
I seem to be fairly impervious to the cold and I could have stayed on the balcony for most of the night listening to the sounds of the lake.
I just wish there had been a full moon, but then I can't have everything!
This is my photo for the 52 in 2015 challenge - #29 - Saturday. This is my last Saturday in the UK and the first Robin that I have spotted. We visited St. Mawes Castle today and while I was waiting for Peter, I heard the trill of the Robin from a nearby tree - this is cropped as I couldn't get too close without frightening it away.
I haven't been on the computer much this weekend as I have had the grandchildren over for sleepovers. Boys on Friday night and girls on Saturday night. Poppy is away for a few days and it is easier when he is not around, if you know what I mean LOL.
This is a Christmas wreath that I made over the weekend for my middle daughter and I am about to start another for my elder daughter. I have had so much fun making the little ornaments.
Explored 22nd November, 2015
We were amazed to see how much damage had been done to the sugar cane by the torrential rain and strong winds of up to 100 kph. We have been told that it should eventually spring back up again.
We are home tomorrow afternoon and I will catch up with comments then.
Shane and I have just come back from a magical three day stay on Rathlin Island, attending a workshop with award winning photographer Tom McDonnell who lives on Rathlin.
We were there for a day trip two years ago and I have been itching and twitching to get back there as it is stunningly beautiful and one of the best places to see wild and bird life.
That is all I am going to say for now as I still have all my photos to process and unlike my May holiday photos which still haven't seen the light of day, I intend showing my Rathlin ones.
Besides, if I start writing now, I will never finish!!!!
So, this is just the first in a long series, a common seal, giving me the eye, lying on the basalt at Ushet Point.
Still trying out my 90 mm Tamron macro lens. Whilst it doesn't have the reach that my 180 mm macro lens has, I really like the clarity of the photos.
I just came across these photos of my grandchildren running free in the local park at the end of our street. I love the light!!
This flower is still growing in my wheelbarrow garden - I love the bright colours. I am not sure what it is called - maybe a type of Dahlia.
I have decided to join Nina on her challenge to add a flower photo a day for 365 days.
www.flickr.com/photos/21560098@N06/
This is the same flower that I posted a couple of days ago, but in the morning light.
This little baby was running around trying to show how tough it was LOL. It was so cute to watch. Taken in Kruger National Park on one of our game drives. See other photo in the first comment box.
During our stay in Cornwall we called in to Padstow - it is a lovely little town (maybe village). I stood at the waterfront trying to take photos of the gulls, but not many would co-operate. I just caught this one as it was taking off.
It is another unbearably hot day here today - I hate to think what it will be like when Summer arrives next week. It stayed in the 20s during the night which makes for a restless night.
I love seeing the vegetables displayed in the villages as we are travelling around the UK - most of our small fruit shops have disappeared after being taken over by the "big boys".
This is the other tiger that was laying in the grass behind the pool. It is much darker - possibly an different species? Something caught it's eye and it stood up and walked over the the area near the glass window.
Another photo from yesterday with the Canon 7D MK II and the Tamron 150 - 600 lens.
I heard from my sister in law about an hour ago that my brother came through the operation okay. He is still a bit groggy but said he is feeling fine. We will know more after he sees the Neurosurgeon.
We didn't see many Wilderbeest as we drove around Kruger and those that we did see were usually too far away or in thick undergrown. I was happy on this day to see some out in the open feeding in the late afternoon light on our last day in Kruger.
We are sitting in a pub called The Red Lion in Atherstone where we are staying the night before heading to Willington, Derbysire where I am meeting up with a Flickr friend. On Sunday, Peter is going to an arms fair on Sunday and Janine and I are going on a canal boat cruise - can't wait.
The Château de Chenonceau is a French château near the small village of Chenonceaux, in the Indre-et-Loire département of the Loire Valley in France.
The château was built on the site of an old mill on the River Cher, sometime before its first mention in writing in the 11th century. It was designed by the French Renaissance architect Philibert de l'Orme.
We spotted this rhino when we had an early start in Kruger. We were on our way to meet up with Piet (www.flickr.com/photos/oom_piet/). Of course it was on the wrong side of the road and the light was in the wrong spot, but I am so excited to see one up so close.
Another of the beautiful water birds that we saw at the Bentley Waterfowl and Car Museum in East Sussex.
On our way home from Hervey Bay, we called in to see two of our friends who live on property - we had a farm stay which was nice. This is one of the working dogs on our friend's farm.
I have been sitting here going through my photos from our three month holiday in 2011 and I came across this beautiful owl that we saw at the markets in Ludlow. It was also there when we visited in 2009, so I would say that the lady who runs the stall owns the owl.
I have decided to join Nina on her challenge to add a flower photo a day for 365 days.
www.flickr.com/photos/21560098@N06/
This is a pink Gazania that is growing in my garden.
A lot of people have mentioned the thorn trees in Africa. The thorns are very hard and very sharp and can cause a lot of damage, but they don't seem to bother the animals. I have even seen giraffes eating them. I do know that they hurt from personal experience. During our trip in 2005, we were on the back of a truck which was being driven through the undergrowth. Peter was standing in front of me and he brushed aside a thorn bush as we passed, but forgot to tell me to duck. It hit me in the face and drew blood, but didn't cause as much damage as it could have, thank goodness. We brought a couple of these thorns home on our last trip and they measure between 8 and 9 cms and are very hard and sharp. We had a lot of trouble just breaking them off the tree. I have added two other photos in the first comment box.
We spent the whole day in Kruger today,arriving at 7 a.m. and leaving at almost 6 p.m. We drove to Satara Camp and saw lots of animals on the way including a huge herd of buffalo walking down the road and around the car and a few elephants. One of the juveniles started harassing a car in the opposite direction, but it was just exerting it's authority, so didn't cause any damage. We did hear though that an elephant tipped over a car at Sable Dam which is a bit further on to where we were.
I don't think my cameras like South Africa - last trip my 50D died and now it seems like my 7D isn;t working. Thank goodness I brought two cameras with me.
A lucky sighting in Kruger. We came across a few cars and stopped to ask what they were looking at. They told us some wild dogs, so we waited, scanning the bushes without luck. We decided to move on and as we were pulling out and driving away I glanced to my left and four wild dogs were running through the bushes towards our car.
This is a cute little Skipper butterfly that I spotted in my neighbour's garden the other day. It was a lovely sunny day and there were lots of insects flying around (including the Teddy Bear bee that I posted a couple of days ago).
This is my photos for the 52 in 2014 group - #43 Game. My grandson playing a game of ball with his dog.
These are some of my Cosmos flowers that I grew from seeds that my friend Louise (aussiegal) sent to me last year. I have three plants that have come up and each flower is different.
Another of my latest creations. I had a request from my granddaughter for a pink poodle. The same granddaughter that asked me to bring her back a pink poodle from Paris on our last trip - I found a lovely one at the airport in Paris.
We spotted this pelican inside a shop on our last visit to Forster. I think the owner had just stepped out for a moment and the pelican was soon rescued. I love the look on it's face as though it is saying - don't leave me.
This is my entry for the 52 weeks of photos project - week 29 - alone.
When we stayed with Judy and Mervyn in South Kyme (www.flickr.com/photos/judy4652/) they took us into Lincoln. We had a look around Lincoln Cathedral and then went across to wander around the castle. We had a lovely day out as as we normally avoid the bigger cities, it was wonderful to be shown around by "the locals".
The Dorset and East Devon Coast World Heritage Site is England's first natural World Heritage Site - it is known as The Jurassic Coast. It covers 95 miles of truly stunning coastline from East Devon to Dorset, with rocks recording 185 million years of the Earth's history.
We ar now in Castlerock, Northern Ireland visiting our good friends, Amanda and Shane. Catch up with you all later.
I was nominated by Angela to do the B&W challenge for 5 days - this is #4.
Jet is the new little Whippet that has joined Shiloh as part of my daughter's family.
Happy New Year!!!!! Well the fireworks are over for another year. I always think that they go for too long and after a while there is so much smoke that it is difficult to see the effects of the fireworks properly. They should shorten the time, (it was over 10 minutes this year), or do the Harbour Bridge first so we could see the spectacular effects before it is clouded by smoke. I could only watch on TV tonight, but this is a collage from photos that I took on New Year's Eve 2011/2012.