I brought my camera with me yesterday when taking Wilson for a walk. It was a cold grey Novemberish day, dark clouds, the threat of snow, but I thought if I don’t bring it, I will regret it.
At one point I noticed the sun trying to peep out from behind the clouds, and a blue patch of sky, so I steered our game of ball/stick towards a beautiful cherry blossom tree.
I don’t think Wilson likes when I get absorbed in taking photographs any more than the rest of my family do, but I love it, and with my new camera I was able to get much better shots than I would have in the past.
Here are a few of my favourites
Spring is really coming 🙂
Rarasaur‘s fifth weekly Prompt for the Promptless;Meraki [may-rah-kee] This is a word that modern Greeks often use to describe doing something with soul, creativity, or love — when you put “something of yourself” into what you’re doing, whatever it may be.
Day One 
Your photos are stunning, Barbara. Your new camera is doing a great job, just like you.
blessings ~ maxi
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Thank you 🙂
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Beautiful pics. Your dad taught you well.
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It was mainly ‘keep what you want to photograph in the middle & stop cutting off your sisters head!’
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I’m sure no sibling rivalry was involved.
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Well, if there was it was all her fault for being born, not mine!! I had nothing to do with that!!
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Not fair! You are way ahead of me with the seasons. We are still at the snowdrop and crocus stage and the hills around have bitter hungry snow. Brrr!
Your cherry blossom photos really brought a warm glow to my heart.
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The south of England is at a distinct advantage, although its still quite cold, when the sun comes out it is lovely, and the flowers are braving on through the cold spells & the daffs are in full bloom now. Nothing like the 25 degree heat wave we had last march, but maybe that’s no harm. That was just silly!
(PS when I edit my comments nowadays it defaults onto the text editor rather than the visual one, so I can’t get my degree sign back…. 😦 )
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They are all beautiful shots. My compliments.
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Blue sky, sunshine, camera with a great zoom & a very patient Wilson all helped 🙂
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Nice, Barbara, very lovely!! My favorites were #s 3+4. those two were especially crisp and the lighting brought the textures out on the part where the petals are held.
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Thank you. I found it really hard to pick my favourites, but I must say I wasn’t so keen on those two as the focus is not in the centre of the picture. I have a very symmetrical brain, but like you I like the colours so they got in anyway!
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Hmm thank goodness I’m not a photographer – getting it centered is never on my mind 🙂 I still like them.
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Lol, like any art, the beauty is in the eye of the beholder, whichever is your favourite is definitely the best.
I’m a mathematician at heart and we love symmetry, so an image will look wrong to me unless it is not supposed to be symmetrical at all. I struggled with these ones quite a lot as the branches got in the way, and I don’t like editing my images at all except to crop them.
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🙂 Thanks Barbara!
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Beautiful blossoms!! I’m sure Wilson understands that you’re preserving a moment of beauty! 🙂 I liked the 2nd one best, though I couldn’t tell you why. 😀 I can definitely see how you put a piece of yourself in your photography. 🙂 It’s beautiful! 🙂 Thanks for participating!
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Thanks 🙂 I saw your prompt and immediately thought of these blossoms so was thrilled when the sun came out so I could grab them!
My favourite is number 6
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Wow these are gorgeous, very Japanese, clean, and simple like. I’m sounding like Yoda!!??!! I’ll go with it… “Mastered of Depth of field have you” !! ; ) x
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Thank you! 🙂
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