General Photography thread

[Jack Straw]

Love this time of year when the trees haven’t all there leaves and you have a mixture of colours contrasting against the wood....helps with a bit of sun too.

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Indeed it does. There is some lovely tree flower colour about and has been for a couple of weeks. Cherries and Magnolias are the stars and soon it will be the turn of Mountain Ashes and Chestnuts. Trees which flower before the leaves come out are always stunning.

 

[LamieRobertson]

Indeed it does. There is some lovely tree flower colour about and has been for a couple of weeks. Cherries and Magnolias are the stars and soon it will be the turn of Mountain Ashes and Chestnuts. Trees which flower before the leaves come out are always stunning.

These caught my eye yesterday

 

[Jack Straw]

These caught my eye yesterday


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Someone on the Gardener's Question Time thread was asking about Peonies. They are rather nice, but aren't in flower very long.

 

[LamieRobertson]

Someone on the Gardener's Question Time thread was asking about Peonies. They are rather nice, but aren't in flower very long.

No but spectacular while they are

 

[Kneon Light]

Popped back onto NSC to post something in C19 thread.
Thought I should add a pic on here while I was logged on!
Bearded Vulture in the mountains of Spain taken just before the lockdown

 

[Jack Straw]

Popped back onto NSC to post something in C19 thread.
Thought I should add a pic on here while I was logged on!
Bearded Vulture in the mountains of Spain taken just before the lockdown

Great to see a post from you again Kneon. Hope all is well. Another corking photo. You have been missed.

 

[shingle]

Popped back onto NSC to post something in C19 thread.
Thought I should add a pic on here while I was logged on!
Bearded Vulture in the mountains of Spain taken just before the lockdown

A Oh. There he is, back with a bang and another great shot.

 

[*Gullsworth*]

Popped back onto NSC to post something in C19 thread.
Thought I should add a pic on here while I was logged on!
Bearded Vulture in the mountains of Spain taken just before the lockdown

I only come on this thread to view the fantastic photographs that are posted.......this one is stunning.

 

[Kneon Light]

Thanks for the kind comments.
May keep posting on this thread as this is the one I've missed the most!

 

[LamieRobertson]

Lovely walk this afternoon ...beautiful scenery....one such part below



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[Jack Straw]

Lovely walk this afternoon ...beautiful scenery....one such part below

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Rhododendron ponticum is one of the loveliest non-native invasive plants we have here.

 

[Wardy's twin]

Rhododendron ponticum is one of the loveliest non-native invasive plants we have here.

i am going to use that quote next time i speak to my offspring .

on a more sensible note what defines a native species does it have to have been here before a certain time?

 

[Wardy's twin]

Popped back onto NSC to post something in C19 thread.
Thought I should add a pic on here while I was logged on!
Bearded Vulture in the mountains of Spain taken just before the lockdown

cracking picture

 

[Wardy's twin]

Lost some quality as shot through a window but this bird liked the 'all you can eat' buffet i set up.

 

[Jack Straw]

i am going to use that quote next time i speak to my offspring .

on a more sensible note what defines a native species does it have to have been here before a certain time?

I'm interested in how you would use that quote to your offspring, especially if it's in a non-horticultural context!

Non-native just means that it's not indigenous so would have to have come from another land at some point in time. No time limit. Basically, it was never there before it was introduced.

 

[Wardy's twin]

I'm interested in how you would use that quote to your offspring, especially if it's in a non-horticultural context!

Non-native just means that it's not indigenous so would have to have come from another land at some point in time. No time limit. Basically, it was never there before it was introduced.

If we look at the animal kingdom then when the icecap melted a lot of animals came across the land bridge from Europe. Many/all/some would have been new so would they now also be defined as invasive. Dormice were brought here by the Romans , pretty sure rabbits came with the Normans. I am sure same thing happened with plants , including the Rose which these days is seen as English as can be.

I just find it an interesting concept. Migration is what happens as a continual process so we now see some creatures we probably would not have seen 50 years ago e.g. Hummingbird Hawk moth.

I understand the need to identify where and when things came here and to identify threats e.g. japanese knotweed but sure when and how things become native and whether there is a line drawn in the sand as a base point.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Took this shot about a week before UK lockdown, on my Generation Easyjet mini-break to Innsbruck. Still shudder when I think about it. Was only there for two full days. Saved going up that hill for the second day on account of Accuweather. Then when I got there earlydoors they were waiting on the findings of the Avalanche Commission. Yup, that's an actual thing. Took three hours. Squeezed into a corner of the first cable car type thing that was running up that hill. Me and about a hundred other people, ninety nine of whom were properly dressed for the occasion. If I was ever going to catch the C word, it would have been right there, right then. But then you somehow live to randomly live another day. Really love this photo, for all sorts of reasons

 

[Jack Straw]

If we look at the animal kingdom then when the icecap melted a lot of animals came across the land bridge from Europe. Many/all/some would have been new so would they now also be defined as invasive. Dormice were brought here by the Romans , pretty sure rabbits came with the Normans. I am sure same thing happened with plants , including the Rose which these days is seen as English as can be.

I just find it an interesting concept. Migration is what happens as a continual process so we now see some creatures we probably would not have seen 50 years ago e.g. Hummingbird Hawk moth.

I understand the need to identify where and when things came here and to identify threats e.g. japanese knotweed but sure when and how things become native and whether there is a line drawn in the sand as a base point.

Interesting. I hadn't thought of it like that. You may have a point. I'll stick to identifying plants!

 

[AmexRuislip]

Rescued picnic table for work.
Restored and lovingly painted and saved from previous bomb damage

 

[Jack Straw]

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Rescued picnic table for work.
Restored and lovingly painted and saved from previous bomb damage

I rather like photo 1 - Brighton by night, and photo 2 - Inside the bin bag.