Pre- Mono Monday: Line

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Here is your pre- Mono Monday heads up: the theme this week is Line. This is a Southern white-faced owl, photographed in Stratford-upon-Avon this morning. Not very liney, did you say? Possibly not, but I don’t get to photograph owls … Continued

Spider

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I’ve no idea what kind of spider this is but I like its humbug-striped abdomen, and I was pleased to have caught a sharp image of it on an Iceberg bloom, using the 21mm extension tube on the 50mm lens. … Continued

Peace

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On a day when there has been so much truly dreadful news from around the world, this seemed the most appropriate of my flower images to post. The Peace rose was first cultivated in 1935 by the horticulturist Francis Meilland … Continued

Tranquil Warwick

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R had to go for a scan on his poorly knee today, and as I’m now free (FREE!!!) from exam duties, I chauffeured him over to Warwick. It’s possible that an offer of lunch may have been involved in the … Continued

Hallucinatory

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Well, this is odd. On reading that the topic for Wide Angle Wednesday this week was Floral, my first thought was, “Well, that is going to be a challenge.” I wouldn’t normally ever use a wide angle lens to photograph … Continued

Another honey bee

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It’s a mystery to me how this poor bee was managing to function at all, covered in pollen as she was and with her pollen baskets so huge and heavy. But she carried on gamely buzzing the peony flowers to … Continued

Mono Monday: Soft

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This shallow dof shot of some lavender is the last call for entries for this week’s Mono Monday challenge, whose theme is Soft. The extra is for Cesani, who requested more squirrel blips. This little chap was quite nervous, as … Continued

Pre- Mono Monday: Soft

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This is your pre-Mono Monday reminder: a soft-focus shot of a soft dog. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the theme this week is Soft. I’m still trying to catch up on a load of chores that have built up over the past few … Continued

Wild Edric

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I love this rose – but it seems to be on a mission to take over the world. The books state that its height and spread is about 1.2m x 1m, but I struggle to keep mine to 2m x … Continued

Lilies

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An Emergency Houseplant Blip, taken when we got back (later than originally intended) from our trip to Leeds, and back-blipped when I finally got round to processing it. I’m getting so far behind! AAARRRGGGHHH!!!