Zoom in on raindrops

with frequent rain showers over recent weeks (although no flooding here) I frequently look out of my kitchen window to see the lovely sight of raindrops on roses cabbage

I'm amazed at the size of some of the drops that seem to balance on a slope.

I haven't actually eaten anything from this plant but I keep it because it was so nearly eaten away by slugs over the first few months that it was in the garden - I'm still glad to see it survived and flourished. A testament to tenacity!

Looking forward to seeing what others have zoomed in and out on this week

Around here

definite signs of spring with new spring flowers popping up each day and my rhubarb is sprouting nicely

my nurse factory is progressing well with all of the bodies now finished so I just need to crochet the hair – colour and length specific to each person – and sew it on then the hat and arms

Some strange sights on a walk by the water

a massive fish?

a crocodile?

or just a lump of something throwing interesting reflections!

I went to a quilt expo on Friday with my Mum – a throng of ladies of a certain age examining the exhibits and buying.  We enjoyed seeing all the creative work with patchwork (traditional and modern), quilting and embroidery.  But I was not tempted to buy up supplies.  There were signs up asking that photos of the works on show were not shared on internet – so I can’t share any of my photos here. Fair enough if people want to protect their creative ideas but I can’t remember the last time I saw a similar sign as most places seem to have accepted / are resigned to the click and share world – do you still see such signs around?

fields of light

one of the parks in town has been covered in interesting white balls on stalks

Interesting to view through a camera lens.

But once it grows dark they transform

the colours change gradually giving endless wonderful colour patterns.

A nice project from the council to make use of the long dark evening at this time of year (it gets dark between around 5pm at the moment). I’ll definitely be visiting again as they are in place until end of April.

Zoom in on the blooms

I love spring bulbs and planted some in my garden soon after I bought it (in June) and was delighted the following spring to discover that there were also a lot of bulbs already planted.  The display starts with snowdrops and then crocuses.

I'm sure the succession of bulbs over the coming months will feature again in a zoom in and out

Looking forward to another lovely batch of images this week