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[rich83]

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Aha! I hadn't realised it was a bedroom. So they're in the sweet spot for when you are lying in bed. Does your missus like the same kinds of music as you do, Rich?

Hey! Following your love of photography, they don't conceal cameras do they? 

Yes she does Robin + some other cheesy pop crap 

No hidden cameras unfortunately. 

[RedRobin]

Really nice pic Robin, I have noticed a few sun flowers popping up above fences the last week or two.

....Cheers! TC - Not shot on anything fancy but a FinePix digital compact.

Sunflowers are very hardy indeed considering what the weather has been like this year. Great fun to see those big smiley flower faces and to see how tall they can grow.

[rich83]

Ours are barely 5ft tall Robin 

[RedRobin]

Ours are barely 5ft tall Robin 

....My record is nearly 8ft and most of mine are currently well over 6ft and only just starting to bud. I've got at least 30 in my garden, some growing wild from last year's crop.

[RedRobin]

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Today I....

Fiddled about a bit in my garden, which is more like a rough paddock with a small wildlife pond and dozens (well, over 30) Sunflowers. The Sunflowers are beginning to bloom and it was a real joy to see some Honey Bees on them.



^ Not to be compared with the technical quality of some of the photogs on this forum as it was only taken on a FinePix compact digital. But I'm very happy with it.

It's amazing that Honey Bees can sense where pollen and nectar is from literally several miles away. Their populations have suffered very badly this year due to the excessive rainfall. Honey will become expensive.

[Tfsi_Mike]

Cool pic Robin 

[MC71]

Really like that, lovely image, for me it captures summer. 

Went to a lavender farm in the Cotswolds recently and they keep more than a few hives in the fields to produce their own honey, tasted lovely. Incredible amount of Bubble Bees as well (truly a sight to see).

 

[MAT ED30]

Sat in Vw having a service after a trip around France

[RedRobin]

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Thanks 'M' guys Mike n Martin!   - Knowing that folks like a pic is always very encouraging.

There was actually another Honey Bee plus a Bumble Bee there when I arrived but they flew off when my camera lens got close - Barely inches with a pocket-sized compact. But luckily this bee had its body well outlined with pollen which helps the photo.

Most bees and wasps (like many animals) are able to sense how you are towards them and there is no need for fear for either party. I wanted to keep bees but my neighbour wasn't happy.

I now feel encouraged enough to use it as a Cover on my Facebook page for a bit (until the Paralympics start). I'll have to crop and flip it but hopefully the composition won't suffer too much. Time for Jess Ennis and friends to move over.

[RedRobin]

Sat in Vw having a service after a trip around France

....Did you cover a lot of miles? Good trip I'm sure and no run-ins with the Gendarmerie!

[MAT ED30]

Yeah had a great time took along my brother and sister with us too who have never been out of the country who had an amazing time so roll on Christmas going back for some snow