Botanic Garden

 I was trying out a newish Macro lens just after I'd taken the camera body to Wex in Cambridge for a fault to be sorted.   I'd hit what is referred to as the 'joystick' on the back of the camera and it had got stuck.   Once released the review/display button worked properly again.

Having renewed my Garden membership I'm expecting to spend more time photographing there.   Here are just a few images taken hastily as I had a cousin staying over the weekend (who is not a photographer) but was impressed with the Botanic Garden.   What a range of spring time plants and a couple of photographs of the iconic fountains using different shutter speeds.

 

Angelsey Abbey - not Snowdrops!

 All these photographs were taken in the parkland so a visit to the Winter Garden is indicated after half-term perhaps.

Angelsey Abbey - Snowdrops II

 Here are some close up images which reveal more detail than I was expecting.

Angelsey Abbey - Snowdrops I

 February half-term was a busy time at Angelsey Abbey but worth the trip.   I'm befriending a new macro lens and there's still plenty to learn about it.   I think I'm going to enjoy it.   This posting captures dense collections of snowdrops: a good year from all appearances.

Sheep in this morning's freezing fog

 For about another 4 weeks we can expect a few hundred sheep to continue grazing alongside this boundary.   I hadn't photographed them in the past fortnight but the thick fog and the frosty conditions prompted action.   There are several breeds of sheep here and I shall have to consult a teatowel I've had for many a year to see what I can identify.