tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91621560889983731032024-02-21T02:13:43.324-08:00alice d bridgesAlicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12198832239344645921noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9162156088998373103.post-87283127777295160242023-04-20T04:16:00.003-07:002023-04-20T04:16:49.413-07:00peek-a-bee<p style="text-align: justify;">Just a visit to Kew, to see the cherry blossoms... with some cheeky bees hiding among them!</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7eq8BWryJkwyUpZvLbckWWzenc2aE-s9E219Vr8Sd3d25bnPAwjpZt-pnw0ssQG01IfKwxya4BqTLFVjM121xiacjjhKBHyZJKEGZAwwvc2ZKpfFQzdNj0YMGqVZtjD-LyOkhI0MEXDvVTwjx7TvO_UePUEuXFZdkSm7e2dNi2unlFeuhhEza5ALfuw/s5184/IMG_1574.CR2" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7eq8BWryJkwyUpZvLbckWWzenc2aE-s9E219Vr8Sd3d25bnPAwjpZt-pnw0ssQG01IfKwxya4BqTLFVjM121xiacjjhKBHyZJKEGZAwwvc2ZKpfFQzdNj0YMGqVZtjD-LyOkhI0MEXDvVTwjx7TvO_UePUEuXFZdkSm7e2dNi2unlFeuhhEza5ALfuw/w640-h426/IMG_1574.CR2" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK8m1RRr2d8qXkX2E9H0PKIwoGUWa-Mv72rtBfil-ME6CRBqaZ2NQhCArarm2JbeMmWZUvq36TNKEXA3QGJ5UDIG1CsHWOLcrKHSwbJFdxVyWJfZEFqMXixz9jY2tTQlFZh2gNwTyrD4wNCeYmA3mdNOF12gGi4vwAZ8Jj9fq66s7VWsorQS4QRtlGJQ/s5184/IMG_1570.CR2" style="margin-left: 1em; 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It was entirely taken over by woodland, and the city was lost to us as soon as we set out into the trees. It was a lilliputian world, beautiful and strange, where the inhabitants were tiny and time stood still. The spiders spun their webs from light in the silence, stitching everything together. I felt nostalgic for when I was used to collect bugs in jam jars to make my own 'zoo', and try to charge my parents to visit. There's the same feeling of 'capturing' one when I take its photograph, perhaps even more satisfying when it turns out well. Like the spiders, I feel like I'm painting in light.</div>
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Today I visited Kew Gardens with my friend, who also enjoys photography, and she showed me some new things to try :-) The weather was so changeable and we kept being rained on, but it was so nice to escape for a little while that it didn't matter. The colours were so beautiful that there was no way the cameras could capture them, but we did our best. Pretty trees stood next to pretty trees stood next to pretty trees. And we were joined at the end by a flock of lovely parakeets, although it was too dark by then to take any good photos.</div>
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I am a little conflicted on parakeets, as invasive species typically aren't the best news. These parakeets compete with native birds over food and might spread diseases to them. Still, they are so bright and chatty that it's hard not to smile at them. They are the only naturalised parrot species in this country, so that makes them a little special, too. These parakeets tolerated us taking photos of them for a long time, and only occasionally dropped twigs on us.</div>
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I got a new camera! Actually, it's my first proper DSLR camera: I bought it second-hand because they're just so expensive otherwise. It's the Canon 600D, and it came with an 18-55mm lens. It's an early birthday present to myself! Luckily, everything seems to be in good order and I'm just getting used to using it. This week, I visited the Eden project for a surprise short break away from London. Nature is something I really miss while living in the city; there's a few sad trees dotted here and there but nothing that really makes you smile when you look at it. There were so many beautiful forms in the biomes, and I did my best to capture them. The colours were so fresh and clear, even though it was a cloudy, drizzly sort of day. I feel so refreshed. </div>
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