Category Archives: Gardening

Spring has sprung!

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Barbara

One of the best things about taking a holiday in January, is that you get to miss January in the UK. When we left it had been raining for weeks, and although the sun wasn’t setting until 4.30pm, it was … Continue reading →

Posted in Flowers, Photography, Spring, Weybridge | Tagged Begenia, Crocus, Daffodils | 10 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Grand

Posted on December 11, 2013 by Barbara

I’m keeping with the autumnal theme this week for the Weekly Photo Challenge, presenting a Grand Old Oak Tree

Posted in Autumn, Photography, Trees | Tagged Grand, November, Oak Tree, Postaday, Postaweek, Weekly Photo Challenge | 8 Comments

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge; Two

Posted on November 16, 2013 by Barbara

Keeping with the animal theme for week two of Cee’s challenge in the series ‘Numbers or number grouping’ but I’m not sure if I can find photos of 3 for next week!

Posted in Birds, Chichester Harbour, Gardening, Photography, Water | Tagged Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, frogs, Panasonic DMC-FZ62, two | 9 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Focus

Posted on August 25, 2013 by Barbara

I have only just learnt how to do this with my camera; To take a macro photo and have the background out of focus. I have been learning how to use my camera better and make it take the photos … Continue reading →

Posted in Cocker Spaniels, Flowers, Hayling Island, Photography, Summer, Wilson | Tagged Focus, Hayling Island, Panasonic DMC-FZ62, Postaday, Postaweek, Sinah Beach, Weekly Photo Challenge | 18 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Fresh Flowers in my Garden

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Barbara

This week’s Weekly Photo Challenge is Fresh As I said in my last post for this challenge this week we have been experiencing the third week of a wonderful heatwave and nobody is complaining as we have had enough of … Continue reading →

Posted in England, Flowers, Gardening, Lilly Plankton, Photography, Summer, Trees | Tagged Anemone, Catalpa, Fresh, Heatwave, Montbretia, Panasonic DMC-FZ62, Postaday, Postaweek, Weekly Photo Challenge | 15 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: The World Through My Camera’s Eyes

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Barbara

This week’s Weekly Photo Challenge is The World Through Your Eyes Last week I posted a photo that I had taken of a blue Geranium, and I mentioned that this photo was the result of a single shot not the … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, Photography, Summer | Tagged Bridge Camera, Californian Poppies, Panasonic DMC-FZ62, Photography, Postaday, the world through your eyes, Weekly Photo Challenge | 26 Comments

Spring has made it to my Garden!

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Barbara

Last week we had a couple of days where the temperature topped 20°C, and the flowers that had almost given up burst into blossom Even Myrtle got a chance to explore the garden for the first time this year. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, Myrtle, Photography, Spring | Tagged Amelanchier, Azalea, Contorted Hazel, plants, Tulip | 31 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Lost in the Details

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Barbara

I have been trying to work out how to take close up photos with my camera, and today I finally took one I like! So I invite you to become lost in the detail of my Orchid;

Posted in Gardening, Photography | Tagged Flower, Macro, Orchid, Panasonic DMC-FZ62, Postaday, Postaweek, Weekly Photo Challenge | 8 Comments

Time flies!

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Barbara

At the end of this month my eldest daughter Rebekah will be 18. I’m finding that hard to take in! My baby will be an adult in less than 30 days!! It hardly seems any time at all since she … Continue reading →