3rd December Advent Calendar Photo
Today’s advent calendar photo is of the last fuchsia flowers hanging on, despite losing many leaves in the cold weather!
Bits and bobs!
Bits and bobs posts by blogger and artist Annabel Potter, fom Devon in England. Every day things, nature photos, musings and amusing or anything that doesn’t fit into an existing category!
Happy December
Can’t believe it’s December already. I don’t have an advent calendar so thought I’d do a virtual one sharing a photo a day! Here’s one for the 1st Dec. I love the dewy effect you get on plants in winter.
Happy Friday
This year Just A Card is painting Black Friday indie! A celebration of all things colourful, passionate and independent, promoting small businesses. The idea is just a small purchase can make a big difference. You can find the campaign on social media with #JACindiefriday Help small independents survive by sharing posts and even just buying …
HEART ATTACK survival
HEART ATTACK survival – when alone – can be a cough away! Rebloggng this about surviving a heart attack when you’re alone. Cardiologists say that if everyone who reads this would forward it to 10 people, you can bet that we’ll save at least one life. https://dfreeberg.wordpress.com/2017/10/27/heart-attack-survival-when-alone-can-be-a-cough-away/
Halloween
It’s almost Halloween again! For me this signifys the clocks changing but I wish we could stay in summer time all year. Studies have shown it is safer to have daylight at the end of the day, less confusing for young children and animals too if the clocks never changed. However no UK government has …
Flower festival
Every year there is a flower festival in St.Margarets church, Topsham, Devon in the UK. I don’t always make it as it’s only on for 3 days but I did this year and thought I’d share some photographs of just a few of the wonderful displays. The theme was health and fitness with funds raised …
Latest News
Latest news includes two exciting developments , I now have slide shows on my website and I’ve started to add some photographs to stock photography site Dreamstime. The slide shows are thanks to Highton Ridley and a tool he’s developed to promote zazzle products. You can see them on my website. Photography News I’ve had …
Bee and Bird Song video
My Ceanothus is in full bloom at the moment and the bees love it. So thought I’d share this bee video. I managed to get some bird song in it too, although the 5th attempt with previous versions having neighbours talking, traffic noise & whistling! [wpvideo O3pR9IwQ] Video is now available to download here https://www.dreamstime.com/stock-video-bees-blossom-bird-song-video-honey-buzzing-around-ceanothus-bush-full-bloom-s-spring-purple-flowers-birds-video93313828#res18445732 …
Westminster – All in a day
English weather is unpredictable but it makes life interesting! These photos of Westminster in London were taken within 24hrs. They are renovating the Houses of Parliament at the moment at great cost but it is such a part of our history as well as a monumental building and tourist attraction.
Super Moon Cloud Effects
Luckily I woke up at 2.30am and realised the almost dawn like light must be the moon! The super moon cloud effects were amazing. Unable to see it from my bedroom I went outside in my pyjamas, it was unseasonably warm for November, just hope a neighbour didn’t see me! Here are the photos …