Yet More June In The Park
Yet more sunshine – it’s insane!
And as much as I love the rain, I’m really not complaining – it’s wonderful.
Took some more pictures in the park and liked a surprising number of them! Same old themes, of course…
Archive for June, 2004
Remember Me?
Forget-me-nots in the park today.
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It’s funny (to someone of my limited knowledge) what effect different yoga poses have on the body and the mind. We did a lot of work tonight with Parivrtta Janu Sarsasana and Parsva Upavista Konasana which gave really powerful stretches in the sides. And I swear I’m now two inches taller than [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Rain, Rain, Go Away…
The weather gods seem to have forgotten how summer in west-coast Scotland is supposed to work.
Ah well – I’m sure I’ll find a way to muddle through somehow.
In May there was a great temptation to just photograph bluebells. In June I seem to be having a similar problem with forget-me-nots. So I was [...]
Rain, Rain…
Went for a walk up The Whangie with Paul, Lucie and David this morning. Got a bit of an education in recognising wild flowers and berries from Lucie. Common spotted orchids, heath spotted orchids, assorted bedstraws, speedwells and bilberries. For my part I was on bird-species-recognising duty. Timed it perfectly…sunny and [...]
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I was so pleased with the weather I was moved to write poetry:
I went to the park
And it rained and rained
And rained and rained
And rained and rained
And rained and rained
And rained and rained
And rained and rained
And rained and rained.
A few more pictures:
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I’ve been wanting to take some pictures in the rain all month but I’ve been cursed with good weather. But this morning the weather turned horrible and has stayed horrible all day – it’s beautiful!
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I don’t think I make any secret of loving where I live. You can get great sunsets anywhere, but I do enjoy watching a fiery sky at 10:30 at night. These are from last night:
And I’m still playing with self-portraits. I guess the best way to get blemish-free skin is to use [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Some Rambling Thoughts About My Weekend Away
On the Saturday night we had a bonfire out in a clearing in the woods.
Partly for the fun of it, of course, and partly for a wee ritual – write
down on a piece of paper something you want to change in your life,
something you want to get rid of. And either talk about it [...]
Year In The Park – June
Some more pictures for my Year In The Park project. Next month will be month 12. Gosh!
I don’t know if my photography has improved much this year, but I certainly know the park a lot better.