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  • briantrumpet
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    masjer said:

    briantrumpet said:

    I've not done any good ones yet this year. Must make more of an effort.

    It's such a beautiful evening and plenty of bees about, I managed a few gooduns.

    It's not such a beautiful evening here, but I made a beeline for the coast anyway.


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  • rjsterry
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    briantrumpet said:

    masjer said:

    briantrumpet said:

    I've not done any good ones yet this year. Must make more of an effort.

    It's such a beautiful evening and plenty of bees about, I managed a few gooduns.

    It's not such a beautiful evening here, but I made a beeline for the coast anyway.


    Somehow all the more English.


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  • pinno
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    masjer said:

    briantrumpet said:

    I've not done any good ones yet this year. Must make more of an effort.

    It's such a beautiful evening and plenty of bees about, I managed a few gooduns.
    The long length of Rhododendron along my drive is in full flower and there's less bees than normal. It's usually buzzing.
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • masjer
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    pinno said:

    masjer said:

    briantrumpet said:

    I've not done any good ones yet this year. Must make more of an effort.

    It's such a beautiful evening and plenty of bees about, I managed a few gooduns.
    The long length of Rhododendron along my drive is in full flower and there's less bees than normal. It's usually buzzing.
    This’ll sound sad, but I’ve revived a few bees in the garden that had clearly run out of energy (bonked bees) and couldn’t fly. A drop of maple syrup all hoovered up, and they are flying in no time.

    This probably should be in the intriguing thread, but it looks like some insects (bees) are sentient and intelligent creatures.
    https://theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/02/bees-intelligence-minds-pollination
  • Pross
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    I’ve noticed a few times recently when going out to hose down dog wee on the patio that bees seem to be feeding on that. I guess there’s sugars in there. I’m surprised they’re struggling this year as pollen levels are supposedly very high due to a wet spring and dry few weeks (which my hay fever is confirming).
  • rjsterry
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    pinno said:

    masjer said:

    briantrumpet said:

    I've not done any good ones yet this year. Must make more of an effort.

    It's such a beautiful evening and plenty of bees about, I managed a few gooduns.
    The long length of Rhododendron along my drive is in full flower and there's less bees than normal. It's usually buzzing.
    Seems to be a common observation this year.🙁
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  • pblakeney
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    pinno said:

    masjer said:

    briantrumpet said:

    I've not done any good ones yet this year. Must make more of an effort.

    It's such a beautiful evening and plenty of bees about, I managed a few gooduns.
    The long length of Rhododendron along my drive is in full flower and there's less bees than normal. It's usually buzzing.
    My garden rhoddy is buzzing with bees right now.
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
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  • pinno
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    rjsterry said:

    pinno said:

    masjer said:

    briantrumpet said:

    I've not done any good ones yet this year. Must make more of an effort.

    It's such a beautiful evening and plenty of bees about, I managed a few gooduns.
    The long length of Rhododendron along my drive is in full flower and there's less bees than normal. It's usually buzzing.
    Seems to be a common observation this year.🙁
    Perhaps the colder snaps last winter is a factor.

    Now i'll be running around the garden with a teaspoon and some Maple syrup.
    Fcuk.
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • masjer
    masjer Posts: 2,802
    Having not rained for what seemed like an age, this afternoon is starting to make up for it.
    My day thus far.
    Snail
  • Pross
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    Quite happy with those on my phone as I only popped out quickly to check the view and the sky had been so grey. Hoping for some night shots later in the week.
  • pblakeney
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    Grey sky accentuates the flowers.
    Find that silver lining. 😉
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  • briantrumpet
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    Odds & sods today... amused by the first flower, which is pretending to be an orchid, but is (I'd guess) in the stinging nettle family. The later orchid is a heath-spotted orchid, which I didn't see in France, so one up for Devon.




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  • masjer
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    Misty minimalist.
    lighthouse
  • briantrumpet
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    masjer said:

    Misty minimalist.
    lighthouse

    At first glance it almost looks like an animal with a thing on its back...
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  • Pross
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    pblakeney said:

    Grey sky accentuates the flowers.
    Find that silver lining. 😉

    As in those photos, it has been really hard to work out where the sea ends and the sky starts for most of the past 3 days. Flat, mirror like sea and a low bank of cloud sat on the horizon.
  • Pross
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    A couple of snaps from out on my run yesterday. 15 miles of hills, heat and humidity but made worthwhile by the views. Missed out on a decent sunset yesterday as I didn’t take a camera on my walk thinking it was going to be too overcast.
  • pblakeney
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    Pross said:

    pblakeney said:

    Grey sky accentuates the flowers.
    Find that silver lining. 😉

    As in those photos, it has been really hard to work out where the sea ends and the sky starts for most of the past 3 days. Flat, mirror like sea and a low bank of cloud sat on the horizon.
    I don’t include the sky on those days. BT’s shots above are prime example.
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
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  • Pross
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    pblakeney said:

    Pross said:

    pblakeney said:

    Grey sky accentuates the flowers.
    Find that silver lining. 😉

    As in those photos, it has been really hard to work out where the sea ends and the sky starts for most of the past 3 days. Flat, mirror like sea and a low bank of cloud sat on the horizon.
    I don’t include the sky on those days. BT’s shots above are prime example.
    I quite liked the effect of not being able to work out the horizon very easily (also not easy to cut the sky out when taking photos on a cliff top).
  • Wheelspinner
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    Drive up the countryside here yesterday, over roads I've never driven before.
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  • briantrumpet
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    Pross said:



    Early morning mist? If Cornywall is anything like Devon today, it'll be glorious now.
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  • Pross
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    briantrumpet said:

    Pross said:



    Early morning mist? If Cornywall is anything like Devon today, it'll be glorious now.
    That was lunchtime in Boscastle. The sun was trying to burn through but mist was still rolling in off the sea. Now I’m Bodmin and it’s glorious
  • briantrumpet
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    I'm not sure that my new style of food photography will take off, but I can report that this lardy cake is very fine indeed (if you like that kinda thing).


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  • briantrumpet
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    Pross said:

    briantrumpet said:

    Pross said:



    Early morning mist? If Cornywall is anything like Devon today, it'll be glorious now.
    That was lunchtime in Boscastle. The sun was trying to burn through but mist was still rolling in off the sea. Now I’m Bodmin and it’s glorious

    I've never put the words 'Bodmin' and 'glorious' together, but if the sun's out, anything's possible!
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  • masjer
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    Summer colour.
    Aquilegia
  • Pross
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    briantrumpet said:

    Pross said:

    briantrumpet said:

    Pross said:



    Early morning mist? If Cornywall is anything like Devon today, it'll be glorious now.
    That was lunchtime in Boscastle. The sun was trying to burn through but mist was still rolling in off the sea. Now I’m Bodmin and it’s glorious

    I've never put the words 'Bodmin' and 'glorious' together, but if the sun's out, anything's possible!
    National Trust place just outside Bodmin, Lanhydrock.
  • briantrumpet
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    Pross said:

    briantrumpet said:

    Pross said:

    briantrumpet said:

    Pross said:



    Early morning mist? If Cornywall is anything like Devon today, it'll be glorious now.
    That was lunchtime in Boscastle. The sun was trying to burn through but mist was still rolling in off the sea. Now I’m Bodmin and it’s glorious

    I've never put the words 'Bodmin' and 'glorious' together, but if the sun's out, anything's possible!
    National Trust place just outside Bodmin, Lanhydrock.

    Ah, now I'll give you that one. Tis lovely.
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