The theme for his week Lens-artists challenge #145 is ‘getting to know you’. In Spring work on the garden starts, to prepare for Summer and warmer weather, outside dining and cooking, relaxing in the sun, reading a book. When the sun is low, the light is sometimes fantastic and reflects on the dry grass shoots of last year.
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The theme for his week Lens-artists challenge #145 is ‘getting to know you’. In Spring work on the garden starts, to prepare for Summer and warmer weather, outside dining and cooking, relaxing in the sun, reading a book. When the sun is low, the light is sometimes fantastic and reflects on the silver linings of spiders.
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Watching the tulips in the front garden grow, day by day. Rain and shine.
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Watching the tulips in the front garden grow, day by day.
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The Lens Artists Photo Challenge#142 for this week is ‘you pick it’. It is Spring and birds are building nests. This magpie hits our hanging baskets for building material.
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The Lens Artists Photo Challenge#142 for this week is ‘you pick it’.
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The Lens Artists Photo Challenge#142 for this week is ‘you pick it’.
Daffodils in the rain.
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The Lens Artists Photo Challenge#142 for this week is ‘you pick it’.
So here is the first pick: an old grass in sunlight.
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The 136th Weekly Lens Artists Challenge is about ‘things that start with the letter S’.
One of the first crocuses in the garden.
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The theme for the lens-artists#130 is ‘It’s a small world’.
The winter is mild so far, and plants are a bit mixed up. This Hebe flowered till deep in December.
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The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #120 is ‘what a treat’.
The garden is a special place during each season. It offers a cycle of life yearly; each phase with its own beauty and uniqueness.
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The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #119 is ‘My hideaway’.
Autumn has come, Summer is over. The garden is no longer the place to enjoy being outside during the pandemic, looking at plants and flowers. Seasons come and go, the natural cycle continues, and Summer is waiting to come back next year, hopefully in a different setting without restrictions.
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The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #119 is ‘My hideaway’.
Autumn has come, rain, wind, cold and nature getting ready to go into rest and wait for Spring. It is warm inside.
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The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #113 is ‘A labor of love’.
The garden is a haven and a wonderful example of a labor of love.
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The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #111 is ‘Everyday Objects’.
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The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #111 is ‘Everyday Objects’.
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The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #111 is ‘Everyday Objects’.
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The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #109 is ‘Under the sun’.
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The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #109 is ‘Under the sun’.
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The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #108 is ‘Sanctuary’.
The backyard is the sanctuary, being not too big but full with Agapanthus, who particular enjoy this Summer season. The flowers are a sanctuary for bees, buzzing over from the neighbor’s hives.
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The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #108 is ‘Sanctuary’.
Corona times give another dimension to life, and the need to take regular stay-cations, or do things differently. In this case working with my hand instead of working with my head. The backyard is the sanctuary, being not too big but full with flowers, among them roses. The flowers are a sanctuary for bees, buzzing over from the neighbor’s hives.
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The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #108 is ‘Sanctuary’.
I have not participated in the LAP for a few weeks due to DIY at home. Corona times give another dimension to life, and the need to take regular stay-cations, or do things differently. In this case working with my hand instead of working with my head. The backyard is the sanctuary, being not too big but full with Agapanthus, who particular enjoy this Summer season. The flowers are a sanctuary for bees, buzzing over from the neighbor’s hives.
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The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #104 is ‘Summer’.
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The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #104 is ‘Summer’.
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The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #104 is ‘Summer’.
Flowers and bee.
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The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #103 is ‘Surprise’.
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The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #103 is ‘Surprise’.
A nice gin and tonic, a cold surprise on a warm day.
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The theme for Lens-artists Weekly Photo Challenge #102 is ‘A Quiet Moment’.
A baby toad sitting in the sun, in our backyard.
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The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #101 is ‘single flower’.
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The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #101 is ‘single flower’.
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The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #100 is ‘the long and winding road’.
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The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – June 2020
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #99 is ‘old and new’.
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The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – May 2020
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #99 is ‘old and new’.
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The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – May 2020
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #99 is ‘old and new’.
During the Corona crisis, most air traffic came to a stop. The skies are blue, and occasionally a plan (mostly cargo) comes over.
Normally every minute a plan approaches Schiphol Amsterdam Airport 25 kilometres to the North. The old is no longer, this new is for the time being.
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The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #99 is ‘old and new’.
Bees are under thread of extinction worldwide. If we loose them our ecosystems will stop. The simple thing of a flower and a bee makes our world work.
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The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – May 2020
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #98 is ‘delicate colours’.
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The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – May 2020
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #98 is ‘delicate colours’.
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The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – May 2020
The theme for the weekly Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #98 is ‘delicate colours’.
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