Autumn Colours

Autumn Colours
Originally uploaded by Elfleda.

The trees in the Botanic Gardens are looking beautiful this year.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7679465.stm

Ever Wondered?

Its hard to be this cute!
Originally uploaded by Elfleda.

What animals sound like in another language??? - well this site is GENIUS and you will be multi-lingual in no time

This does not look good!!!

This does not look good!!!
Originally uploaded by Elfleda.

Rain rain rain rain and more rain - that is the weather forecast for the UK at the moment. Expect Ark building equipment sales to increase!

Kings College Chapel

Stained glass and ceiling
Originally uploaded by Elfleda.

After many years of living in Cambridge I finally got round to going into the chapel. It is stunning inside, spectacular stained glass and an amazing ceiling.

First Attempt

First Attempt
Originally uploaded by Elfleda.

My first attempt at merging photos - taken at Cambridge Botanic Gardens.

Gotta love the English Summer

My view for the first half
Originally uploaded by Elfleda.

This was my view for the first half of a classical concert on Sunday.

10,000 people in a field sitting under umbrellas, from the stage it must have looked like a field of giant multi coloured mushrooms!

like a feral cat being fed slowly into the rotating blade of a combine harvester

This has to be the best line in any article I have read in the paper for ages.

The piece, in todays Guardian by Barney Ronay is about the power of the Centre Court Crowd - one paragraph reads:

"At one point in the third set, as Murray clipped an improbable backhand winner, one woman spectator emitted a chilling staccato shriek that sounded like a feral cat being fed slowly into the rotating blade of a combine harvester. By the end, each point was accompanied by its own distinct thunderclap of baying approval or wailing, primal lament. "

Sadly I was drinking tea when I read this and nearly laughed it out of my nose!!

See the whole piece here

Make Compost Not War

Make Compost Not War
Originally uploaded by Elfleda.

This made me smile.

Finally the sun has come out, I bought the rain north on holiday with me, which was annoying, but finally it seems that I will get two nice days before I head back down south.

Not so ugly duckilings

Not so ugly duckilings
Originally uploaded by Elfleda.

It is that time of the year again.

Ta Wit Ta Woo

Ta Wit Ta Woo
Originally uploaded by Elfleda.

Seen at the Garden Show at Wood Green Animal Shelter in Godmanchester

Words to live by?????

Amy Winehouse motto?
Originally uploaded by Elfleda.

The previous sign read - The liver is evil and must be punished.

Originally uploaded by Elfleda.

Three of us went for a nose around someone's else's garden (by appointment not trespassing) this afternoon, it was amazing full of beautiful flowers.

My First Cover

My First Cover
Originally uploaded by Elfleda.

I had an email a couple of weeks ago asking for permission to use a photo of mine for Opera North - a charitable organisation. I thought that it would be a small picture inside, but when I got a copy of the brochure today I was thrilled to see my photo was the cover - how cool is that!!!

April 1st!

Snowman at Kings

Snowman at Kings
Originally uploaded by Elfleda.

We had snow in Cambridge for a whole 8 hours today! The first snow of winter arrived in spring! Still it was pretty while it lasted.

Mud Maid

Mud Maid
Originally uploaded by Elfleda.

On the last day of my hols we went to the Lost Gardens of Heligen which were amazing. I will have to go back in the summer when everything is in bloom.

The Domes

The Domes
Originally uploaded by Elfleda.

Visited the Eden Project which is just fantastic- I must have taken over 100 pictures.

Check out my Flickr photo stream to see them.

Winter fights back

Finally reaches the sea
Originally uploaded by Elfleda.

Another day another beach - but unlike yesterday when we were having a picnic on the beach, today was the return of coats, hats and scarfs, the wind was bitter.

Still another beautiful beach - tomorrow I hit Eden - will my camera survive? Is my memory card big enough??

Picnic on the Beach

Beach
Originally uploaded by Elfleda.

It seems wrong somehow to be having a picnic on the beach in February! But that's what we did today.

The Stones

The Stones
Originally uploaded by Elfleda.

Took a break from my cross country trek today at Stonehenge. The last time I stopped I was a kid when you were allowed to walk right up to the stones - now you are fenced off. They are still amazing though.