Springtime 2

The weather forecast prophesied rain for this weekend, so I decided to forget any ideas I may have had about cutting the lawn or trimming bushes in the garden, and concentrate my energies on shopping, drinking coffee and taking photos. That was the plan. But as I peered out of the window early Saturday morning and saw that ‘snow lay round about, deep and crisp and even’ I opted for ‘plan B’ and spent Saturday afternoon fiddling with Gimp. Somehow I felt that the last few months had seen enough snow covered landscapes.
Today’s photo was actually taken as a colour image together with those of my last posting on 18th April. But a bright yellow spring looking daffodil didn’t seem to fit in at all with yesterday’s weather mood.

Daffodil – Panasonic DMC-LX2; Developed with GIMP
Daffodil – Panasonic DMC-LX2; Developed with GIMP

Springtime

Spending the last few days basking in the Spring sunshine, I thought it fitting to post a couple of colourful flowery images before the temperatures sink once again to almost Wintery values.

Primroses – Panasonic DMC-LX2; Developed with GIMP
Primroses – Panasonic DMC-LX2; Developed with GIMP
Primroses – Panasonic DMC-LX2; Developed with GIMP
Primroses – Panasonic DMC-LX2; Developed with GIMP

Fence

Once again I was strolling about the countryside at the weekend,  and by chance stumbled across his fence and the heap of stuff.

Fence – Panasonic DMC-LX2; Developed with GIMP
Fence – Panasonic DMC-LX2; Developed with GIMP
Stuff – Panasonic DMC-LX2; Developed with GIMP
Stuff – Panasonic DMC-LX2; Developed with GIMP

Delusions of Grandeur?

Whether the need for a new, multi-purpose, multi million pound village hall in a village with a population of only 2500 is really justified remains to be seen. I think there are many who are not convinced. But there’s no going back now. The school’s gym and swimming pool has now been demolished to make way for the new village wonder.

Building Site - Panasonic DMC-LX2; Developed with GIMP
Local art – Panasonic DMC-LX2; Developed with GIMP
Building Site - Panasonic DMC-LX2; Developed with GIMP
Digger – Panasonic DMC-LX2; Developed with GIMP
Building Site - Panasonic DMC-LX2; Developed with GIMP
Time for something new – Panasonic DMC-LX2; Developed with GIMP
Building Site - Panasonic DMC-LX2; Developed with GIMP
Chains – Panasonic DMC-LX2; Developed with GIMP

Easter Greetings

To be fair it is only just Spring, in fact it’s not even April, not quite.  I’m sure May will be a blaze of Spring colours and the birds and bees will all be up to their birdy and beeish things.  This Easter weekend I was hoping to be out and about with the camera, poking my lens into bunches of daffodils and struggling against blinding sunshine. Alas it was not to be. I did point the camera out of the window last night but was happy to close it again as soon as the shutter clicked.

Snow shower-Panasonic DMC-LX2; Developed with GIMP
Snow shower-Panasonic DMC-LX2; Developed with GIMP
Snow shower-Panasonic DMC-LX2; Developed with GIMP
Snow shower-Panasonic DMC-LX2; Developed with GIMP

Rugged Beauty

When snowdrops bloom and primroses flower and daffodils eagerly try to make their presence felt before Easter, the town’s garages open their doors for a weekend to display their wares. This afternoon I found myself strolling around a few forecourts and showrooms, eyeing enviously polished bodywork and technical goodies. Despite all the streamlined, low slung and very fast sporty toys, in my opinion there’s nothing more attractive than the good old Landy.

If only those Euro Millions would come my way 😉

Rugged Beauty: Panasonic DMC-LX2; Developed with GIMP
Rugged Beauty: Panasonic DMC-LX2; Developed with GIMP
Rugged Beauty 2: Panasonic DMC-LX2; Developed with GIMP
Rugged Beauty 2: Panasonic DMC-LX2; Developed with GIMP

Sunny Bubbles

Photos have been a bit rare this month, so imagine my delight when I saw the sun shining through a glass of water on my office desk. Luckily the mobile phone was near at hand.

Bubbles: Sony-Ericsson W995 mobile phone. Developed with Gimp
Bubbles: Sony-Ericsson W995 mobile phone. Developed with Gimp
Bubbles-2: Sony-Ericsson W995 mobile phone. Developed with Gimp
Bubbles-2: Sony-Ericsson W995 mobile phone. Developed with Gimp

Spring 2013

Officially it’s not Spring yet, but the weather man keeps going on about the ‘Meteorological beginning of Spring’ which seem to fall a couple of weeks earlier than ‘proper’ Spring. All I know is that yesterday felt very Springy, and I was drawn into the garden to do a bit of bush trimming.

You may have noticed that I have been neglecting my blog recently…. and you’d be absolutely right, but I’m quite certain that I’ll be getting back into the swing of things again soon.

Lots to do: Panasonic DMC-LX2; Developed with GIMP
Lots to do: Panasonic DMC-LX2; Developed with GIMP

Winter Weekend

Apart from plodding through the snowy countryside, I seem to have spent most of the weekend eating, drinking and taking photographs. I still have the roll of HP5 loading in the old Pentax, but the light was far too bright this weekend, and so I stuck to the Panasonic Lumix.

Snow Drift: Panasonic DMC-LX2; Developed with GIMP
Snow: Panasonic DMC-LX2; Developed with GIMP
Winter Fence: Panasonic DMC-LX2; Developed with GIMP
Nice light: Panasonic DMC-LX2; Developed with GIMP
Winter Fence: Panasonic DMC-LX2; Developed with GIMP
Snowy Log: Panasonic DMC-LX2; Developed with GIMP
Winter Fence: Panasonic DMC-LX2; Developed with GIMP
Blue Sky: Panasonic DMC-LX2; Developed with GIMP
Winter Fence: Panasonic DMC-LX2; Developed with GIMP
Foot Prints: Pansonic DMC-LX2; Developed with GIMP
WinterWeekend_6
Winter Fence: Panasonic DMC-LX2; Developed with GIMP
Winter Fence: Panasonic DMC-LX2; Developed with GIMP
Snowman: Panasonic DMC-LX2; Developed with GIMP

A bit of colour

Before I throw myself into a new Black & White project using my thirty year old Pentax ME Super loaded with a roll of Ilford HP5 film, I thought I’d take a couple of colourful shots on the Lumix. I took these photos this morning during my Sunday morning dog walk. This afternoon I rummaged through the very old, slightly the worse for wear gadget bag, dusted down the Pentax and loaded the film…. an indescribable feeling of nostalgia. More on the new project later.

Winter Fence: Panasonic DMC-LX2; Developed with GIMP
Winter Fence: Panasonic DMC-LX2; Developed with GIMP
Winter Berries: Panasonic DMC-LX2; Developed with GIMP
Winter Berries: Panasonic DMC-LX2; Developed with GIMP