trees in the puddle

I live near a floodplain - so whenever it has rained I'll get to see some rather good reflections in the enormous puddle which is otherwise known as 'the meadow':




There are more weekend reflections at James' blog.
Or if you have some time to spare and love the Andes or the rainforest please visit my picture book about my fieldwork in the Peruvian cloud forest:
http://www.blurb.com/photo-book-contest/view_book/914061
I've entered the blurb competition, and if you feel generous please vote for me.

Bags

There is nothing more depressing than the sight of a 1 ton bag full of building material in front of ones house. On this photo you can see the husband some years ago opening a bag full of clay destined to clad our walls:



Nevertheless, they're practical and I always marvel at the hideous indestructible material out of which they are made. We did throw them all away, though, as soon as we had finished the renovation.

For more bags head over to the PhotoHunt at TNchick's.
Or if you have some time to spare and love the Andes or the rainforest please visit my picture book about my fieldwork in the Peruvian cloud forest:
http://www.blurb.com/photo-book-contest/view_book/914061
I've entered the blurb competition, and if you feel generous please vote for me.

red kite

I was out on an evening walk and watched this red kite snatch the prey of two buzzards. I wish I had a big lens....



Meanwhile, if you have some time to spare and love the Andes or the rainforest please visit my picture book about my fieldwork in the Peruvian cloud forest:
http://www.blurb.com/photo-book-contest/view_book/914061
I've entered the blurb competition, and if you feel generous please vote for me.

Or just go straight back to Skywatch Friday for more thrilling skies from all over the world.

blue

Here's the blue surface of the Dordogne - a beautiful river in the south of France:



Happy Watery Wednesday to you all!

autumn flower at night

So, that's when I get to take photos these days....at night:


It's one of the last flowers in the garden.

Look at flowers from all corners of the world at Today's Flowers, hosted by Luiz, Denise, Laerte and Valkyrien.

biofilm reflections

This is a wildly growing biofilm reflected by the water surface (is the water surface seen from the other side still the water surface?). The water it is growing in is very clean, so these microbes are actually good guys:



Thanks to James for hosting Weekend Reflections.

Self-promotion...

I can't remember when I last did a bit of shameless self-promotion. I think probably never. I have, however, discovered the joys of blurb and have spent some evenings putting together photos and texts from my fieldwork in Peru. If you feel really kind and have some time to spare, please head over to blurb - and maybe even vote for me:

Vote for my book in the
Best Blurb Books Contest!

Voting ends Nov. 9 View other entries »

Billy Budd or Tristan and Isolde?

If you like going to the opera, like me, this sky might remind you of a dramatic backdrop as well:



More skies at Skywatch Friday...

Too busy for words

I'm swamped by work :(



A big hello to you all - I hope you're having a lovely autumn!

shortly before sunset

Late afternoon water reflections on the lake in Blenheim Park:



Watery Wednesday, hosted by 2SweetnSaxy, has links to watery pleasure from all over the world.

hooray!

So, my internet works again, just in time for Today's Flowers :)



Happy Sunday to you all!

bottom of the sea

Our internet has packed in and might not be repaired until Friday :(
Very irritating. So here's a rushed post from the work computer:



For more water visit Watery Wednesday hosted by 2SweetnSaxy. I'm looking forward to your photos when all is back to normal here.

high-powered bird?

Slowly catching up on life...but I didn't have time to take proper photos for more than a week! So here's an old one -
Some weekends ago I spotted this nest on a pylon which I passed under. I find it quite annoying to stand underneath all that buzzing electricity - I somewhat admired the bird and wondered if the chicks have all turned out to be hyperactive.



More skies at Skywatch Friday!

Dover

The channel is hardly a pristine bit of water, but I love it - once a month the ferry takes me over to the continent where I can dance till I drop and hang out with all my tango-friends:



For more water visit Watery Wednesday hosted by 2SweetnSaxy.

Happy Monday!

Visit Aileni's Monochrome Monday for all things b&w.

orange(s)

literally - this one was quite juicy:



All things orange at this week's PhotoHunt over at TNchick's.

boring sky

Not only do I have to work non-stop, I can't even steal 5 minutes for some good skywatching - the Oxfordshire skies have either been grey and rainy or like the one below:



Boring!!
More skies at Skywatch Friday!

If you're wondering why I haven't visited any of your blogs - I think I won't manage until next week :(

Meet Mr. and Mrs. Swan

My fieldwork season is coming to its stressful end - a new Watery Wednesday coming up, and I haven't even managed to visit last weeks entries...
I'm spending many hours in the river each day, and then some in the lab. Tomorrow I will finish the experiment in a long mad day of sampling, freezing and starting some analysis. Meanwhile I'm looking forward to a last encounter with Mr and Mrs Swan and their eight rather grown-up cygnets. I've met them every day on their way to their preening grounds - annoyingly just upstream of my experiment. I hate peeling their feathers away from my flumes each day. Needless to say that they hate me, too. You can probably tell from Mrs Swans suspicious ogle in my direction:



Just after taking this snap of them I felt very much like hastening towards the bank...I'm not really up to facing 10 hissing swans towering over me whilst I'm submerged up to my middle in the river.

Back to Watery Wednesday, hosted by 2Sweet'n'Saxy.

power connection?

I walked past this plug in the ground the other day:



Happy birthday to Monochrome Mondays!

Broadway Tower

If you like Follies, then Broadway Tower is one not to miss. And, hey, its 312 m above sea level...and the second highest point in the Cotswolds:



More scenic sights at Scenic Sunday.