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Sunset from my window

Roses in our garden.

Some of the more flattering pictures of Pavel. I especially love the way his feathers look when they were caught by the wind in the sun.

Also - it took forever before he actually faced me with the display.

Sunset from my room.

I took one in focus too (might post it later but don’t want it in the same set) but I vastly prefer this one.

I have no idea why. Maybe it’s because the flare of the sun seems to be in focus and draw you in to the picture; the way that they look like rays, reaching out into dark and hazy surroundings bringing definition and welcoming you in. Maybe it’s because everything seems to be melting into everything else as the light of the day finally recedes.

Or maybe it’s because I took it completely by accident and was amazed with how it turned out.

There are a few more of the Labernum Arch at Bodnant gardens to come. I’ll try to space them out and not post too many similar shots. Really I’m just trying to show how much it changed over the course of about a month (several visits over that time period).

I’m sorry I haven’t been posting much recently. I have a whole host of pics to post but I’ve been kind of caught up with other things.

I shall try to resume posting pics at 2-3 a day so I can get caught up.  I may even try editing some of them!

Oh, and for those of you who knew I had entered and were interested in the outcome, sadly none of my three entries were chosen in the National Trust Bodnant Gardens photography competition.

Oh well, keep on trying I guess ^^

Waves in the land.

It’s probably just an illusion caused by the composition, or the way I held the camera or something, but I could swear that you can see the curvature of the earth here :P

A friend came to stay at the beginning of July for a few days so we went out on the peninsula. It was a beautiful day for it and it was nice to go out with someone.

I don’t take many photos of people (not that good at, and uncomfortable doing, it at the moment) but I quite like how this one turned out. It’s not even posed :P

Cricket in the Gorse