I had gone to Brockholes to shoot photos of the bird life there and I wasn't planning on photographing anything else but while waiting near a reed bed for some action I spotted these fluffy willow buds emerging as an early sign of spring. I always go out prepared with a selection of lenses just in case opportunities like this turn up so I changed from my big zoom to my macro lens and snapped a few shots.
I think these are really nice images, I love the texture of the buds and I like the way the buds seem to climb, curling upwards around the stem. I also like them because they are a promise that spring with warmer weather is not far away.
So today I am down in London with my daughter for a bit of daddy/daughter time and it's great. I may feel it tomorrow though,after all I'm not as young as i sometimes like to think I am.
Anyway I'm sure it will be worth it.
I still have a moment to post a picture, this one was taken on Caldy beach earlier in the summer although it wasn't a very summery day.
Well not really fairy lights but it's natures equivalent...
Walking yesterday morning the bushes, which are just beginning to show early signs of spring, shimmered and glowed with raindrops as they caught the early morning sun, adding a magical quality to my woodland walk. This is just one of the reasons I had such a lovely time in the woods.
