Thursday, August 31, 2017

Photo Scavenger Hunt - August

I used to enjoy joining in with the Photo Scavenger Hunt which was organised by Greenthumb but that ended a few years ago now so it was great to find a new hunt via Louise at Ramblings of a Roachling.  The new Scavenger Hunt is organised by 'I Live, I Love, I Craft I am Me' blog - link here.
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Here are my photos for August

 

 1.  Relaxed - this elderly stag was very relaxed snoozing under a tree right near the car park at Wollaton Hall in Nottingham.  We spotted him when we went to look at the 'Dinosaurs of China' Exhibition in early July.


2.  It begins with an 'M' - Max our twenty-one year old cat taking a gentle stroll in the garden, he doesn't go out very often and likes us to be around when he does.


3.  Time for - Elevenses - five minutes to get to the coffee shop!  Clock on the tower of St Mary's Church, Nantwich, Cheshire.


4.  Tangerine - on a recent visit to Bridgemere Garden World near Nantwich in Cheshire there was a display of a new variety of Geum called Tangerine.


5.  It begins with an 'O' - a new plant for the garden this one is a Heuchera and it is called 'Obsidian'.


6.  Whiskery - I thought that the dying flowers at the top of the Artichoke looked quite whiskery.


7.  Lace - a lace collar or cape attached to a dress which was on display in Winterbourne House, Birmingham when we visited in June.

8.  Bridge - under the road bridge (No 60) which goes over the Shropshire Union Canal at Tyrley Locks near Market Drayton.


9.  Letters - on a bicycle at Austin's Deli and Coffee Shop in Nantwich, Cheshire.
 

10.  My Own Choice -  This scene at Middleport Pottery in Stoke-on-Trent may look familiar if you watch 'The Great Pottery Throw Down' - this is where all the challenges were done.  We were able to visit 'The Great Exhibition' where many of the items made by the contestants were on display on and around the tables they worked at. The exhibition ends on 3rd September.

36 comments:

  1. What great photos. I particularly loved the stag and the vintage bike but they all had something in them to admire not least some amazing colours.

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    1. Thank you, I didn't think I would manage to get the hunt done in time but I found quite a few photos that I could use once I started looking:)

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  2. Good scavenger hunt, your kitty is so cute. Hoping Miss Kitty makes it to 21.

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  3. Lovely set of photos, especially like the snoozing Stag, I to miss the scavenger hunt that Greenthumb did. I will try and join in next month.
    Amanda xx

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    1. Thanks, Amanda. Hope you join in next month:)

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  4. What a fun thing to do and I love your interpretations. Super photos especially the one of the sleeping Stag. Stunning colour in those geums. I have a red one somewhere in our perennial bed :)

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    1. I love geums and we have three or four varieties in the garden, I have a red one but it doesn't spread like the others and doestn't seem to flower for as long either:)

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  5. Lovely photos Rosie. So much to enjoy. Amazing how Max is doing so well at 21. What a great age. B x

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    1. Thank you, Barbara, yes he is a venerable age for a puss:)

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  6. Amazing selection of photos. I want that tangerine Geum as they are one of my favourite plants. it must be about 25 years since I last went to Bridgemere Garden World (thanks for the memory). You were lucky to see the relaxed stag. Max the tabby cat is my favourite!

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    1. Bridgemere has changed quite a lot since we first started visting, lots of franchise retail outlets there now, plus dinosaur golf! They had a whole spread of the Geum and had highlighted it as a new one:)

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  7. Being a cat lover Max is my favourite, especially as he has reached a very impressive 21 years! The stag is a wonderful shot and I was also drawn to the vibrant Geums.

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    1. The geum was a lovely colour. Max is on different medications but still keeps going:)

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  8. Welcome to my Photo scavenger hunt, so glad you joined in! Your photos and stories are lovely and I really enjoyed your interpretations:) My favourite? I have a soft spot for cats and plants and pottery but your napping stag definitely wins it for me :)

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    1. Thank you, it was good to find you and I've enjoyed joining in. It's not often you can catch a stag so close and so still, he has been there years and is quite unfazed by people with cameras:)

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  9. What a clever interpretation of the headings. Love Max, long may he walk around your garden. My name Jak is taken from our much loved black cat who did not make it as long as your old boy has. He appears in many of my photographs. I too love the stag, he looks so relaxed.

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    1. Cats capture you heart don't they? I'm glad you have many happy memories of Jak. We didn't expect Max to last this long as he has been quite rickety on his back legsfor a couple of years now:)

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  10. That's great fun. I wondered why you stopped before. Lovely photos especially the last one. 😊

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    1. I think it just got a bit too much for the person who used to run it at the time. It's nice to have a new challenge:)

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  11. Great photos & glad you joined in. We've even watched the Great Pottery Throwdown here in Oz too. The relaxed photo is great & I've never seen one that close. Take care.

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    1. Thanks! It was great to see the exhibition, not very far from where we live, good that you have seen the show, I always found it fascinating:)

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  12. I thoroughly enjoyed your photos and your interpretation of the prompts. I think my favourite is the old stag but then again there are several others I like just as much :)

    Diana

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    1. Thanks, the old stag is very photogenic isn't he? He didn't seem to mind people being around even when he woke up later on and joined the rest of the deer under the trees:)

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  13. I loved looking at your scavenger hunt photos. Your kitty is amazing; my Lilly is 12 years young. Thank you for sharing such interesting sights. Pat xx

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    1. Thank you Pat, glad you enjoyed the photos, Lily seems very young at the side of Max, I hope she lasts as long if not longer and keeps in good health:)

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  14. A good, varied selection. Great finds for 'relaxed' and 'tangerine'. Good spot for whiskery too!

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  15. Lovely photos Rosie. I loved watching The Great Pottery Throw Down. I would have found it interesting to see the things they had made in person at the exhibition. x

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    1. Thanks Simone. Some of the things were lovely, especially Clover's little animals and Richard's plates and goblets. Ryan's turtle loo was amazing too:)

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  16. Great photos Rosie. Isn't that Geum a wonderful colour for late summer/early autumn?

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    1. Thanks, Marie, yes, the geum is a great colour:)

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  17. A very interesting set of photos for the Photo Scavenger Hunt challenge. I used to enjoy participating and might consider doing so again if we get the opportunity to go out in between the heavy showers of late.

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    1. I enjoyed the challenge but had to fall backon a few taken a couple of months before as we didin't get out and about so much in August:)

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