Distant Balloon

A Springtime Amble in the Garden

It was such a lovely warm and sunny early spring day (when I went outside anyway!) yesterday, and I was in such a joyful mood that I couldn't resist snapping away. Hence these pictures of hyacinths and daffodils. I know I've already posted some daffodils recently, but I love them so much and they seem to have such a short lifespan as the frosts and winds always seem to come and have their say to them no sooner than they appear.

If the Sky Looked Like Patterned Ice...

...I think it would probably look like this! :)

Fretful!

Saturday night is music night! :)

Where There's a Shadow of Smoke There's...a Shadow of a Chimney

I liked these pictures that I took several days ago. I felt they were full of opposites: frost and sunshine; the frost implying it was cold enough to need indoor heating and the shadow of what was coming out of the chimney implying the heating was on inside the house; and the idea of the intangible - the shadow - representing the tangible - the chimney and rooftop.

Frosty Shadows

I love how a bright sunny spring day can follow a frosty start. Here most of the frost had already thawed early in the day except for a few pockets of frost caught in the shadows cast be trees.

Spring is in the Air...

Tulips in Waiting

A Handy Tree

Web of Branches

Music Manuscript Montage

Some of my favourite violin pieces on paper! :)

Music is Key!

Bruin

Sprawling Shadows

I was so attracted by the shadows stretching across the ground from the foot of the trees and flagpole that I couldn't resist turning the camera diagonally and trying to fit them all in.

Childhood Books

I loved the books I grew up with, and I am convinced that to this day I am inspired by them, not least artistically.

A Day Full of Promise...

The ground was white with frost as far as I could see when I peeped out of my curtains. But the sun very soon melted the frost away before the morning was very old. The difference between March and November. Another sign that makes me think of spring and hope and of the year beginning to open out. :)

Keys to a Heart

Happy New Daffodils!

Every year I am thrilled to see the first daffodils coming through. They always bring me thoughts of spring, Easter and hope. :)

Is That A Rippling Lake in the Sky?

Prepared Piano?!

When I was doing a sketch of a piano in preparation for a project, I suddenly had the urge to tip beads into the part of the drawing which would have been the inside of the grand piano - much like when objects are placed on the strings to create different audible effects!

Not Everyone's Idea of a Lovely Chap!

Oak Leaves

Here's another untopical photo!:D

Dandelion

(From last April.)

Hot Honey and Lemon

Last week when I was feeling a bit sad one day I suddenly fancied a cup of hot honey and lemon. I didn't used to like it much when I was younger, but I wanted something comforting so for some reason that's what I turned to. You might be wondering right about now why I felt the need to photograph it!:))) At first it just looked pleasing to my eye. But then I just liked the subtle changes between light, shadows and colours so much that I felt the need to keep repeating the process. :)))) Here are just a few of them (I've spared you from seeing them all, promise!:D).