Hi. A week of rain kept me in but Saturday dawned bright so I put on my thermals and shoes and off I went, getting a head-start, as it happened, on a head cold. These photos are just a few of the details; I’ll cover the walk later
Here we go round the mulberry bush on a cold and frosty morning
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Frozen raindrops
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Frosted Alexanders
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Frosted seats… I don’t think I’ll sit just now
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And now the sun sends out her warming rays
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Yet in sheltered places, everything remains frozen
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I took an awful lot of shots of reeds… orange in the sunlight
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A certain sign of spring… pussy willow
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Crystals… I couldn’t resist a close-up
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What makes this frozen puddle sparkle so?
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More signs of spring… the elder tree with buds bursting
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I think this is a thrush’s feeding ground. Loads of empty snail-shells amongst the frosty mosses
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Some plants even in decay look good…
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No words required
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Pretty as winter flowers, the swollen ovaries of ivy…
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…to be followed by the berries,Ā on the blue-side of black
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Can I take a walk without I find some fungi? Jelly Ears
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And now a drum-roll please, build up the tension… what has she to show us? I have waited, I have tried, I have repeatedly failed. Until Saturday… THIS… THESE
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I am not a bird photographer, but this Little Egret has been breeding on our marshes for several years, but timid and elusive. To capture it so has made my year
crispina kemp 
Lovely! š ā¤
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in sheltered places
everything remains frozen
timid, elusive
I donāt think Iāll sit just now
elder tree with buds bursting
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Congratulations on the egret! They are great photos. I always love your pictures and am a sucker for the frost ones. Um, as I was reading the captions I was struck by them too, and the line about sheltered places could have another meaning these days. I hope you don’t mind what I did with your words. I only leave them here, a tanka in thanks.
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I love what you’ve done with it. Please play around with my words. Enjoy š
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Amazing photos Crispina
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Thank you. It was an impromptu walk. The weather was getting out fine. I went.
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Youāre welcome š
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Great photos! I love watching and photographing birds as well! I like all of your photos, but that bird sequence is very good!
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It is my best one ever. I’m so pleased with it
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Frost can make even the simplest things look magic. Great shots of the little Egret! Wonderful that you finally caught it on camera.
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I’ve been trying long enough. Got some great long-shots, blurred beyond identification. And then…
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Lovely pictures. Some might have escaped from an ordinary eye, not yours. You make them look so beautiful.
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I think that’s called love. Such love I have for the subjects
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Birds are always a treat to the eyes.
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This one was amazing
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How did I miss this? Beautiful!
And those shots of the egret – outstanding!
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We all have busy days. But we’re friends, we don’t fuss. š
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This is true. But there are those I usually give priority to š
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And yes, I am pleased with the egret
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As you should!
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š Very pleased
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Good!
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Well done for capturing the little egret! Not to mention the other beautiful images.
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I was so chuffed with that. It made my day!
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