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Spring flowers – Kew Gardens

20 04 2009

A series on glorious spring blooms currently ‘on show’ at London’s Kew Gardens

Mauve hyacynth blooms

Hyacynth buds, Kew Gardens

Ornamental cherry blossom buds, Kew Gardens

Pink & mauve blooms, Kew Gardens

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Categories : Europe, Flower, Landscape, London, UK, Uncategorized

Kensington swans

15 03 2009

Swans on the Round Pond, Kensington Gardens

Kensington swans in black & white

Kensington swans on the Round Pond

Cygnet on the Round Pond

Classic reflections - swans on the Round Pond

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This is a series I took last October of the swans that are often found at the Round Pond in Kensington Gardens, and have been meaning to post for ages. They always seem so serene and at peace with the morning – a very different mood than when they are scrapping for the bread crusts that the children and tourists distribute of an afternoon.

Just cruising

Welcoming the autumn morning

Serenity

Swan yoga

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Let sleeping ducks lie

19 08 2008

Obliging resident wildlife at Castle Howard

Duck and drake at Castle Howard

Taken in May, ‘08 with my Nikon D40X

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Categories : Portrait, Summer, UK, York

A bridge in Berlin

16 08 2008

Lamppost on a bridge in Berlin … between the Hauptbahnhof and the Reichstag. I love the notion of cast iron children, armed with dragon-slaying swords guarding the route to the seat of government.