Tag Archives: nature

Weekly Photo Challenge: Pattern

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Barbara

This weeks Weekly Photo Challenge is Pattern, and for me the hardest thing was choosing just one photo, I love patterns, and I am always photographing them 🙂 I particularly love photographing patterns in nature, which is why I have … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Photography, Spring, Weybridge | Tagged , , , , , , | 39 Comments

A message from a friend, to help me slow down

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Barbara

Slow me down. Ease the pounding of my heart by quieting my mind. Steady my hurried pace. Give me, in the confusion of my day, the calmness of the everlasting hills. Break the tension of my nerves and muscles. Help … Continue reading →

Posted in Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia, Health, ME, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis | Tagged , , , , , , | 20 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge; Delicate

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Barbara

Having posted for the Weekly Challenge a day early yesterday in utter panic at 7.17pm when it still hadn’t appeared (because it was Thursday!) , today I nearly missed the Weekly Photo Challenge completely! I am on massive doses of … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Blogging, Dragonflies, Lilly Plankton, Pets, Photography | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 36 Comments

Travel Theme; Circles Beautiful natural circles

Posted on December 9, 2012 by Barbara

It’s hard to believe, but rainbows are actually full circles, just most of the time we are not high enough to see them! Here are some photos of beautiful double-rainbows that I took on my road in April after some … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Photography, Physics, Science, Water | Tagged , , , , , , | 16 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge; Reflections (2)

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Barbara

Yesterday we went for a walk in Esher woods.  The frost on the ground was showing no sign of melting, and our breath condensed as it hit the cold air, but the light was lovely so I kept this weeks … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Blogging, Dyslexia, Photography, Symmetry, Water | Tagged , , , , , , , | 22 Comments

River Thames in Flood, Weybridge, England,

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Barbara

The Thames has been flooding for a few days.  Not to the extent it flooded in 2002 when many of our local roads were closed, but it’s been climbing the tow-paths & the speed that it has been racing has … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Blogging, London, Photography, Symmetry, Water | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 29 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge; Reflections

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Barbara

This is a theme I have played with before, but not for a photo Challenge I would be interested on people’s thoughts on these two photos! I took them at Broadwater lake, which is a very overgrown lake near our … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Blogging, Photography, Symmetry, Water | Tagged , , , , , , | 37 Comments

Travel Theme; Liquid

Posted on November 25, 2012 by Barbara

Winter in England is usually wet.  Summer is often very wet too.  Normally we do not have to travel far to come across liquid in the form of water.  We spend quite a lot of time keeping it out of … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Photography, Surrey Hills, Travel, Water, Wilson | Tagged , , , , , , , | 12 Comments

Squeal !! Cutest Platypuses Ever!

Posted on November 18, 2012 by Barbara

What is it about baby Platypuses (or Platypi if they are from Greece) – They always make girls squeal! I love these photos.. I found one while reading Edinburgh Eye’s ‘About me’, and she led me to the ‘Buzzfeed‘ collection … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge; Green

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Barbara

I wasn’t expecting to get very good photos today as it was a very typically misty moisty November day, but when I took Wilson for his walk, I brought my camera just in case.  I actually was able to capture … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Birds, Blogging, Photography, Wilson | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 27 Comments