Stormy weather in Tresco Chanel

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Abstract 201

‘You’ll be guarding the Colosseum’

Job descriptions can be misleading!

 

Turkish carpet makers

By the way

The threatening cloud

This ‘skyscape’ was photographed from my garden a few days ago.  I was attracted by the confrontation between the blue sky and the threatening rain cloud.  At the leading edge of the cloud there appears to be a face  –  a personification of the conflict.

Woodland grasses

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Sunlight on a New Forest stream (3)

 

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Abstract in black and white – ‘Matrix’

Butterflies from Amsterdam

In the heart of Amsterdam there is  a subtropical ‘oasis’  –  a butterfly house.  It provides a delightful contrast from the surrounding hustle and bustle.

Moments of reflection in Amsterdam

Tribal dance

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The image was, in fact, developed from backlit cotinus leaves.

 

 

‘How did it get so late so soon?’ (Dr Seuss)

 

 

There are few ‘finds’ more evocative of the past than a once-much-loved watch nestled away at the bottom of a sock drawer.  The moment in time may be frozen but associated memories begin to flow freely.

 

Pebble Patterns 4

The patterns and textures in the panel below are derived from pebbles found on the beach. See also https://lagill6.wordpress.com/2014/02/21/introducing-pebbles-patterns-and-textures/

 

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Cow parsley (anthriscus sylvestris) bordering the buttercup field

This image is a study in monochrome, silhouettes and textures.

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