Wild Orchids

I went on the regular Southampton Common Health Walk this week and we extended the walk to go and see the wild orchids. As you can see they are quite small but beautiful none the less. here are some close ups. and and As you can see there is quite a variety of colouring on… Read More Wild Orchids

31 May 2019 Rainbow Junkie12 Comments

Photo Challenge – Wild

I suppose there are many ways one can interpet wild but the word reminded me the the last verse of Gerald Manley Hopkins’ poem “Iversnaid”: What would the world be, once bereft Of wet and of wildness? Let them be left, O let them be left, wildness and wet; Long live the weeds and the… Read More Photo Challenge – Wild

21 November 2016 Rainbow Junkie7 Comments

A Crafty Week – Tuesday

On Tuesday the weather started off a bit cloudy but by mid-morning it brightened up so we packed a picnic and went to the paddling pool on Southampton Common. Louisa had a paddleand then she saw that for a small cost you could have a few minutes moving around on the water in a large… Read More A Crafty Week – Tuesday

29 July 201525 January 2016 Rainbow Junkie6 Comments

Going for a walk

The other day the weather was so pleasant I thought that I would go for a walk and take my camera. I wasn’t sure what I would find to photograph because I was going up the road to Southampton Common and I have photographed it so many times before but I hope you enjoy coming… Read More Going for a walk

23 March 2015 Rainbow Junkie13 Comments

The Common close up

The other day the sun was shining and I decided to go for a walk on Southampton Common. I decided to concentrate on looking at the small things that one might otherwise miss and the first thing that caught my eye were the autumn leaves now white with the first real frost of the winter.… Read More The Common close up

5 January 2015 Rainbow Junkie8 Comments

A winter walk

Usually when I share my pictures with you I create a normal post interleaving the photogaphs with a narrative. This time I am trying out the new gallery format as an alternative. I would be interested in any comments you have as to whether you prefer this way of doing it. CLICK ON ANY PHOTO… Read More A winter walk

3 February 201325 January 2016 Rainbow Junkie1 Comment

Autumn?

I knew that I wouldn’t have much to share with you of a crafting nature early this week so on Saturday I decided to go for a walk on the Common and take some autumnal pictures. At the start I was hopeful. But as I went to different areas, I realised that autumn was very… Read More Autumn?

29 October 201230 April 2015 Rainbow Junkie4 Comments

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