Friday Foto

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I was attempting to take a close-up photograph of a Buddleia flower spike: when you look at each of the flowers closely, you realize how pretty they are, despite their small size. The breeze that kept blowing everything … [Read more...]

Friday Foto

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This week's Friday Foto is of one of the shrubs growing in the garden, or at least, one of the flowers on the bush. I think it's one of the many Hebe's that are around in the UK. We used to have some purple one's, with … [Read more...]

Friday Foto

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This is a photograph I took in the woods at Hinchingbrooke Country Park a couple of weeks ago. It's really pleasant there. There are 170 acres of open grasslands, meadows, woodlands and lakes with a wealth of wildlife … [Read more...]

Friday Foto

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Liz, my wife, was given a pot of Chrysanthemums for her birthday last weekend. They are a lovely colour, and look really nice on the table. We will, eventually, try to transplant them into the garden. I wanted something … [Read more...]

Chernobyl Charity Exhibition

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Today's post is a first on this blog: a guest post. Darren Nisbett asked me on Twitter if I could help publicize his Chernobyl Charity Exhibition. When I looked at his site, and saw his photographs and what he was trying … [Read more...]

Friday Foto

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A few weeks ago I posted a picture of some Easter Lilies for my Friday Foto. I was playing around with some of the effects in Picnik from within Flickr, and tried the HDR-ish filter, and was pleasantly surprised and … [Read more...]

Friday Foto

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We were in St Neots earlier this week; it isn't far from Huntingdon, although we rarely visit. I did manage to get a picture of the splendid church there, though didn't have much time for exploring. … [Read more...]

Friday Foto

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I tried to get a good picture of a Horse Chestnut flower while I was in Hinchingbrooke Park a little while ago. This isn't as good as I'd have liked, but it does give an idea of the amazing colours in that we don't … [Read more...]

Friday Foto

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This is a view of Godmanchester church that I particularly like, even the small tree in the middle. But it does highlight the difference between the non-conformist burial ground, and the rest of the churchyard. I was … [Read more...]

Friday Foto

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This week's Friday Foto is another one I took in Godmanchester Church recently. This one is of a small display of Easter Lilies on one of the window sills. I particularly liked the way the sun was shining through the … [Read more...]