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October Squares – Winter Skies

25 Monday Oct 2021

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A couple of big sky photos from last winter in Norfolk UK.

My contribution to Becky’s October Squares

October Squares – Tasmanian blue gum

20 Wednesday Oct 2021

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flowers, trees

Our native Tasmanian blue gum trees have been beautiful this spring, with their white flowers and blue capsules. I’ve enjoyed taking some macro photos of the twigs I have in a vase.

I’m joining Becky’s October Squares for the themes of trees and flowers.

October Squares – Up

13 Wednesday Oct 2021

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Looking up or looking down?

Another contribution to Becky’s October Squares challenge.

October Squares – Misty Lines

08 Friday Oct 2021

Posted by RuthsArc in one with nature, Past Squares, remembering / musing, weekly photo challenge

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seasons, trees

This misty photo was taken at Castle Acre in Norfolk, UK, last December. This village, Castle and Priory date back to the 11th Century.

I’m linking this photo to two challenges today – Becky’s October Squares theme of Lines and Ragtag Daily Prompt Mist.

October Squares – Reflections

04 Monday Oct 2021

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Tasmania, trees

Reflections on the Huon River, here in Tasmania

I thought it would be fun to turn the image. This is my contribution to Becky’s challenge October Squares at https://wordpress.com/read/feeds/36475785/posts/3586270541

October Squares

03 Sunday Oct 2021

Posted by RuthsArc in my place, one with nature, photography

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trees

It’s a grey and rainy weekend in Hobart so I’ve been looking back at my photos. A perfect time to join       October Squares hosted by Becky at https://beckybofwinchester.com  I haven’t participated in this challenge before so I’ll share some of my favourite square photos. 

Spring Snow

26 Sunday Sep 2021

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seasons, trees, walks

Yesterday snow fell here in Tasmania. It didn’t settle at home or in the city but we didn’t have to travel far to enjoy this winter wonderland. Here are a few of my photos.

#2020 Photo Challenge – Kiwifruit Orchard

20 Monday Jan 2020

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New Zealand, trees

I need a few challenges for this new year, so I was delighted to read that fellow blogger Jude has set a 2020 Photo Challenge to “try out various photographic techniques, skills or concepts”

The theme for January is Composition and Framing. I didn’t know about the challenge when I took these photos earlier in the month during our NZ holiday. But these photos seem to fit the bill, taken on my iphone. I have cropped them to straighten and frame them. I need to get away from the Instagram habit of square images.
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Whilst visiting the Bay of Plenty we stayed with friends of friends whose house overlooked this kiwi fruit orchard and I was able to get up close and stand underneath the trees / vines of hanging fruit.
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I like these photos, looking straight down the “tunnel”. But .. the big leaf in the top left of this one is distracting.
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I like the hanging vine in this, but it hinders the sense of distance and there is not so much fruit in the picture.
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The fruit were not quite ready for harvest, but workers had been there earlier, thinning the leaves and removing damaged fruit.

The orchards are bordered by very high hedges which act a wind breaks.IMG_7648IMG_7662

Have a look at Jude’s photo of Godrevy Lighthouse here and links to other bloggers contributions.

Rotorua NZ – Forest and Lake

14 Tuesday Jan 2020

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beach, New Zealand, trees

Whilst in Rotorua we visited the Redwood Treewalk. A walk across twenty eight swing bridges, with information on each tree platform about the hundred year old redwood trees and the tree ferns below.

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We were staying near Lake Rotorua so took a walk along the banks at dusk.

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Alternative Christmas Trees

22 Saturday Dec 2018

Posted by RuthsArc in creativity, Uncategorized

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art, seasons, trees

This is the third version of our driftwood Christmas tree.

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The driftwood tree in a bucket of sand has been in our lounge for 2 years now. Here is a link to the various themes of our tree.

This is another unusual Christmas decoration, that won our office tree competition.
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