Archive for January, 2010

Alan, Alan, Alan!

Alan, Alan, Alan!

This photo was taken back in 2007 during our visit to Attica Zoological Park in Athens, Greece.  I was looking through my photo albums and this little friend reminded me of the marmot in BBC’s Walk of the Wild Side (for those who may not know about it, search for “Alan, Alan” in YouTube, it’s [...]

White Peacock

White Peacock

This photo was taken with my old, and now gone, Sony Cybershot DSC-P200 during one of our visits to Leeds Castle in Kent.  I didn’t know peacocks could also be white and this one impressed us with a wonderful display of it’s plumage (more likely warning us not to come closer but still amazing).  I [...]

Windermere, Lake District

Windermere, Lake District

For our 6th Anniversary my husband surprised me with an amazing trip to different places of the UK, driving from London to Scotland and making a few stops on the way there.  On our way back we stopped at Morecambe for a few days and visited Windermere, the largest lake in England.   This is one [...]

Flower & Bee

Flower & Bee

Browsing through my photo albums I came across this photo which was taken during one of our visits to Leeds Castle in August 2009.  I remember seeing the bee flying around the flower and quickly got the camera out hoping to catch the moment, it was over in a second but I managed to snap [...]

Waterfall

Waterfall

Walking around the park I came across this waterfall, strangely enough is something that I have never noticed was there before although I have walked pass by that place many times.  There is just no doubt snow makes everything noticeable and prettier.  I could have done a better job with the water which seem a [...]

Sunny branches

Sunny branches

This photo of one of the trees in my back garden was taken during sunset at around 4pm.  I loved the way the sunlight reflected on the branches giving them a peachy kind of colour while making the snow look like cotton wool and the sky in background look even more blue.  The tree is [...]

A very cold swan

A very cold swan

Recently went for a walk on the park and noticed this lonely swan swimming across the half frozen canal (how do they manage in this weather?).  I liked how the swan’s white feathers blended with the snow surroundings.  The photo is not as sharp as I would have liked it to be but didn’t want [...]

Snow Time!

Snow Time!

The UK is facing an unusually cold winter with temperatures of as low as -22C.  It has left people feeling quite miserable because snow causes chaos on the roads forcing some to abandon their cars in dangerous places, having to walk miles on ice to get to school or work.  However if there is a [...]


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