Spring is on its way

The UK is bathed in warm sunshine today. Hopefully, this means Spring is on its way.

Bells, bursting into stars

Delicate pink bells, bursting into stars. Lush green spikes, triumphant.

My hyacinths have opened: come on, spring!

The Smell of Summer

Sweet peas are one of my favourite smells - like freesias, they smell like all flowers ever concentrated into a single bud. They smell heady, ethereal, angelic - like early summer mornings when the sun is just risen, the city noise is quiet, the birds are singing, and the dew is on the grass. Heavenly.

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Camera joy

Knowing how much I enjoyed playing about with the Sahib's new camera, my dad has very sweetly given me his old D-SLR - for my very own, for keepsies.

So, I've been having fun...

And just so you know - I'm not all about close ups of flowers, I take close ups of random bits of architecture too!

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Macro

Playing around with the Sahib's camera in mamma's garden ...

Aren't they lovely?

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Happy Easter, everyone!

Flickr photo credits:
1. Happy Easter, 2. I hope your Easter was filled with beautiful surprises!, 3. Chick, 

4. Easter, 5. Easter Flare, 6. daffodil crying, 7. Crocus, 8. 20110422 #02, 9. Lamb

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Valentines Schmalentines

Happy Valentine's Day ... as a Victorian-o-phile, am loving this update of the language of flowers