Monthly Archives: April 2017

Apr 24 2017
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Winter Is Coming

Snowy Owl

Winter Is Coming

After so many warm weeks in the UK, winter has returned it would seem! I have seen some great images of snow in Scotland today and we are expecting a frost tonight in the South. With the change in temperature this image of a snowy owl, from the Cotswold Wildlife Park, seemed appropriate for Wex Mondays! I visited the park on Saturday on my way up to Bourton-on-the-Water. Wonderful place even if I did get totally lost trying to navigate around the exhibits in the walled garden! I never did find the meerkats, which is a good excuse to go back again 😉

Apr 24 2017
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Let There Be Light

Let There Be Light

Let There Be Light

My entry for the Fotospeed Challenge is this lighting abstract. One of the many curios that I discovered at the Cotswold Motoring Museum. I’ve been in Bourton-on-the-Water for a girls weekend away with my best friend, Rachel. Yes, that’s right, a GIRLS weekend, we went to a motor museum, and it was fantastic! Our whole trip was brilliant, it’s been ages since we were let loose together 😉

Apr 17 2017
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Blue Monday: Spanish Belles

Spanish Bluebell

Blue Monday: Spanish Belles

I photographed these Spanish Bluebells in my parents garden on Easter Sunday for my Blue Monday post and entry for Fotospeed’s weekly photo challenge. The Spanish Bluebell is very pretty but as a non-native species has become an increasing threat to the native British Bluebells in our woodlands. I’m hoping to capture some of those beauties soon! One of the ways that the Spanish variety has been spread to woodland areas has been in the ilegal fly-tipping of garden waste. They can be cross-pollinated with the native species creating hybrids that change future generations forever! Please be careful with your garden waste this year. More information can be found at The Woodland Trust.

Apr 17 2017
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Making A Splash

Making A Splash

Making A Splash

This young swan still has a few of his adolescent plumage left and was making a real splash, preening in the River Wey, as the new adult feathers come through. What a joy to watch him! I loved this pose he struck and decided that he should be my star for Wex Mondays this week.