Friday, May 14, 2010

Things of Beauty

Seen on yesterday morning's walk around Trentham lake and gardens.

Dappled sunlight in the Beech trees

Vibrant contrasting colours in the flower beds

Greylag goslings watched over by a proud mum or dad!

Meanwhile earlier in the week in our garden I took this photo of a raindrop in the middle of a lupin leaf - it looks like a little jewel doesn't it?

I asked Paul to go out and take a close-up photo with his camera. You can see the results below

He also captured this lovely photo of Chloe near the Lady's Mantle by the pond.

11 comments:

  1. You are so lucky to have sun! It has been so miserable down here this last week. We even had frost one night that killed off my basil! The raindrop in the lupin does look gemlike. Chloe is such a pretty little cat!

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  2. I do love the vibrant greens that you get at this time of year. I love seeing your cats. I'm getting a kitten soon...at the moment it is only a week old so I have to be patient but I cant wait to get him!
    Susie X

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  3. Almost too much beauty to bear! How fortunate you are!

    Trentham... reminds me of Lady Trentham from the movie Gosford Park.

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  4. Lovely photos.I love the green at this time of year.I so miss our cat,Oscar and would love to have another one.

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  5. Yhr yellow next to the blue-purple flowers are beautiful:) And indeed -the raindrop catches the light in a way that it does look like a jewel!

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  6. Happy and beautiful pictures. Spring is wonderful!!! Thanks, dear Rosie!

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  7. Lovely set of photos, I especially like the one of Chloe, as Simone says she's a very pretty little cat. The beech trees are just beautiful at the moment aren't they? The leaves are such a wonderful vibrant green.

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  8. I always love to see raindrops on foliage, especially on Ladys Mantle. Chloe really is such a pretty cat. x

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  9. All very very beautiful and made to make the heart sing. xxxxxx

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  10. Thank you for capturing so much beauty in one blog post. I need to take my camera with me more often when I head out on a walkabout: I appreciate the inspiration!

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