February has dashed by so quickly in its haste to get into Spring! It is usually a month I dread but it hasn't been too bad this year, quite kind in fact. It is time for this month's Photo Scavenger Hunt kindly hosted by greenthumb at Made with Love. I completely missed January's hunt so it is good to be back again. February's topics are......
Green
The grass in the fields was looking fresh and green as we walked around the reservoir at Tittesworth in the Staffordshire Moorlands near Leek. The sheep were enjoying munching the grass. The Roaches can be seen in the distance.
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Two teasels at the Wolseley Centre, headquarters of the Staffordshire wildlife Trust near Rugeley in Staffordshire. The teasels were in the garden area near the bird feeders. This brought back childhood memories for me, a friend and I kept a couple of teasels in a shoe box for ages and pretended they were baby hedgehogs. It kept us happy for ages - we were only six or seven at the time!
Cool
We had a cool morning walk around the lake at Trentham Gardens, it was definitely scarf, hat and gloves weather. The lake was frozen in parts and all the puddles were icy.
Somewhere you went
We visited the Shirehall at Stafford to see an exhibition called, 'Still, still life' it was fascinating but of course no photos allowed of the exhibition. Also in the building is the old court house and gaol. I did take photos in there and I'll share them another time, just one I'm including further along here.
Up
The plane was up but coming down to land at Manchester Airport, the planes are taking off and landing at regular intervals Photo taken from the John Lewis car park at Cheadle Hulme in Cheshire.
Frame
The River Trent and water meadows framed in the window of the bird hide at Trentham Gardens.
From a Low angle
I had to crouch right down to get this photos of a Hellebore flower in the gardens at Trentham after our cool walk around the lake.
On the Shelf
Specimens on a display shelf in the natural history gallery at Derby Museum and Art Gallery.
Writing
A hand written notice about speciality teas in the Lakeside cafe at Trentham Gardens.
A hand written notice about speciality teas in the Lakeside cafe at Trentham Gardens.
Inside
Inside the holding cell under the court house at the Shire Hall, Stafford. An art installation by Sophie Symes which shows lichen growing on a body. It depicts the feeling of being overwhelmed taking over the body and likens it to lichen growing on and overwhelming a tree.
Line
Steam train on the line at Cheddleton Station which is on the Churnet Valley Railway near Leek in Staffordshire
Shape
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Nice to see you back on the Scavenger Hunt Rosie, it seems ages! Some great photos. I wonder what's in the specimen jars? On second thoughts, perhaps it's best not to know! :-)
ReplyDeleteYes, I didn't get too close to the specimen jars, you are right sometimes it's best not to know:)
DeleteGood to see your Scavenger Hunt photos for February. You got out and about quite a lot this last month. I particularly like the ones of the steam train and the hellebore and the sculptures. The concept of the one in the cell is interesting. I'm just going to post my contribution for February.
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoyed the photos, Linda, we did seem to get out and about a bit more in February as the weather was much better than in January:)
DeleteThat is a sweet story about the teasels. I don't think I'd like to look too closely in those specimen jars, either!
ReplyDeleteI think it took us only a short while to realise that the teasels weren't baby hedgehogs but we carried on with the pretence for quite a few days:)
DeleteA lovely collection of photos - I liked the story about the teasel hedgehogs!
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked the photos, Louise. I think my friend and I, and we are still friends all these years later, were always pretending about something or other:)
DeleteLovely set of photos..
ReplyDeleteAmanda xx
Thanks, Amanda:)
DeleteI've often wondered what a teasel was and I love the story of you and your friend keeping them and pretending they were hedgehogs.
ReplyDeleteWe kept them for days in a shoe box with grass and leaves for them to sleep under and feed on:)
DeleteI'm going to get to Trentham Gardens one day! Your glimpses of them really make me want to go - but somehow something always gets in the way! (Last time it was the weather.......)
ReplyDeleteI hope you make it one day. The gardens and lakeside are lovely in late spring, summer and autumn:)
DeleteI agree, February didn't seem so bad this year. And now it feels like Spring! I love the green fields in your photo, and the teasels (I didn't know what they were called, and I wasn't sure about hellebore, so thanks for the instruction!).
ReplyDeleteThanks Val glad you enjoyed the photos. I feels more Spring like every day:)
DeleteLovely photos - we had the same idea with the hellebores - such beautiful flowers. Loved the teasels. They reminded me of visiting Helmshore Mill and all the teasels that were used to brush and raise the nap on the cloth. x
ReplyDeleteHellebores and snowdrops just invite you to get your camera underneath their petals don't they? I always smile when I see teasels on old seats and chairs in historic properties, I'd forgotten that they were used in industry too:)
DeleteI've seen so many hellebores on blogs recently but none in real life! Lovely photos especially the tiesel and green fields.:)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Shazza glad you enjoyed the photos, I hope you see some Hellebores soon:)
DeleteLovely photos for your scavenger hunt. I liked them all and I thought it was funny that both you and I had a window shot for frame:)
ReplyDeleteYes, we could say 'snap' over the frame. I've enjoyed finding all the categories this month:)
DeleteHi Rosie ~ loved all of your photos and so glad to hear that February was a good month. I loved your childhood story about your pet teasel hedgehogs. That is such a sweet tale. Great choice for shelf, and I too was a bit leery about looking too close at the specimen jars. Also great photo for line, and the lichen growing on the cell inhabitant is quite intriguing. Lovely to see parts of your world through your camera lens, and commentary.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Glo - glad you enjoyed the photos. I always smile when I think about the teasel hedgehogs:)
DeleteEw, whatever's in those specimen jars looks gruesome! Lovely hellebore and teasels though.
ReplyDeleteI can seee a star fish in one of the jars, dread to think what else there is - nothing too dreadful though as they are out in public display:)
DeleteGreat photos Rosie. From now on teasels will be baby hedgehogs to me! x
ReplyDeleteThey are to me too:)
DeleteI like all you "hunt" photos Rosie!
ReplyDeleteI'm always looking for teasels to use in flower arrangements!
It's good to have a focus for photography and I'm amazed how well you photos met the challenge!
Shane
Thanks, Shane glad you enjoyed the photos. I enjoyed seeking out for the categories for this month:)
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