Bad hair day?

I’ve been watching these Highland Cattle for ages, they get moved from paddock to paddock and are always just out of range.  This was a snatched opportunity when they finally came near enough.  I love the texture of their fur and the huge horns.

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Welcoming the morning sun…

I think I have gone a bit ‘macrotastic’ lately!  These are some Osteospermum, again a member of the daisy/sunflower family.  I’ve included the black and white image as thought it best showed the fractal pattern of this seemingly simple flower 🙂

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Wake up little sleepy head…

The onset of spring has made me feel like a little kid in a sweet shop – everywhere I look there are flowers or buds I want to make images of.  I have a current fascination with members of the daisy family that open and close with the rhythm of the sun.  This little daisy hadn’t as yet had the full benefit of the sun and its warmth as was taken early in the morning…

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Ice, ice baby…

We have a frost protection system at work which operates by means of overhead sprinklers.  The longer the temperature remains below freezing, the bigger and more dramatic the ice formations.  Last Thursday night the early end of winter had a sting in its tail….

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The background shows the fine mist created by the sprinklers
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The long formation is a piece of string!

Reaching for the spring light…

The light is changing with the welcoming in of an early spring.  I think these are a type of Michaelmas Daisy (about 1 cm in size)?

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‘I wandered lonely as a cloud…’

Last week I got to see paddocks full of Daffodils – hence the title which is of course from William Wordsworth.  Many thanks to Gus, who owns the property and to my friend Liz for taking me there!  Taken very late afternoon, just before sunset.

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Trip the light fantastic

This was last Friday morning – it was an amazing light show with the rays of light sweeping across the landscape from left to right.  When I saw this,  it was a quick grab of the camera, so taken handheld.

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Magic moment..

Yesterday there was an amazing sunrise again, but this time there was a bonus!  As I watched the light change before the sun came up, a huge flock of Ibis appeared to my left and I realised they would pass right across my field of view.  The flocks are beautifully graceful at any given time, but in front of this sunrise – a magic moment!

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