As 2014 draws to a close I've been looking back through the photos I've taken this year. A few never made it to the blog for one reason or another - perhaps slightly out of focus or over-exposed, but interesting in their own right. This picture of a blue geranium is just a random shot taken in my garden; it's one of my favourites and became a greetings card:
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Blue Geranium
© Teresa Newham
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Earlier in the year I visited
Sharpenhoe Clappers, near Luton, for the first time; in this next photo I've tried to capture the atmosphere there, which is very special. Trees are so much more interesting in Winter and early Spring than in the Summer!
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Sharpenhoe Clappers - March
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We found this ladybird basking in the May sunshine on the nettles by the railway line which runs near our house. I like the contrast of red and green in this photo, which is, of course, entirely fortuitous. . . .
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Ladybird on a nettle
© Teresa Newham
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The cornflower was one of several species of wildflowers thriving on an uncut plot at our local allotments last Summer:
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Cornflower
© Teresa Newham
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My hydrangea bloomed this year for the first time since we moved here three years ago. This shot was taken early one morning when the light was quite subtle:
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Hydrangea
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The butterfly photo was taken on a trip to
Hinton Ampner, near Alresford in Hampshire, in the splendid gardens surrounding the house.
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Butterfly
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The same visit produced this shot of an ancient and atmospheric tree in the churchyard of the parish church of All Saints, close by:
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churchyard, Hinton Ampner
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This is a late-Summer photo of the strip of sunflowers which borders the lavender fields at Cadwell Farm, home of
Hitchin Lavender. They are all resolutely looking away from the camera towards the sun!
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Sunflowers, Hitchin Lavender
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The last photo - also taken at Hitchin Lavender - is an evening shot where again I've tried to capture the atmosphere of the place. In late July and early August it really is a sea of blooms, and well worth a visit.
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Hitchin Lavender
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When the weather's frosty outside it's good to remember sunnier times and look forward to those ahead. I hope you've enjoyed this little retrospective as much as I have!
All really beautiful photos! I love the Sunflowers seen from the other side.
ReplyDeleteYes, they look almost regimental yet comical at the same time!
DeleteLovely colours, and some unusual angles!
ReplyDeleteGlad you like them, thought they were worth sharing xx
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