Hi, I'm Andrea, and I'm interested in creatures and plants both wild and tamed, and people of all sorts. I only use a compact digital camera ,as I love being able to get it into a back pocket, and not have to cart heavy kit about. I carry a Panasonic Lumix TZ series, binoculars and a hand lens almost everywhere.Most of my outings are with the dogs so I only use point and shoot.
I am getting the hang of Photoshop, thanks to some very kind folk on RR!
I have a wildlife garden in Bournemouth, Dorset, in the UK, and spend a lot of time there . I retired from teaching art to teenagers a while ago.
I'm now getting some good results with my digi compacts; it took me a while to make the switch from my old film camera, an 1960 ish Pentax Spotmatic, but the mistakes are much cheaper!
I have 4 lodgers, 3 dogs and a parrot who, as at 2017, I have had 40 years.
I has so far had 19 dogs, mostly rescues.
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Comments (28)
kgb224
Superb captures and collage. Your garden looks perfect. God bless.
giulband
fine collage
Mark-David-Rogers
Wonderful collage of shots, you have a wonderful garden that I'm sure makes many envious.. a garden that cycles through the seasons with modest additions and transplanting each year. Hope the pond was okay during the heavy rains and never overflowed, some down here did just that and let's say the local cats had an early Christmas feast. Many people were saying cats were coming through the flaps with dead goldfish in their mouths. Happy New Year.
dakotabluemoon
Such a beautiful way to start the New Year and a special thank u for the very blessed card u sent me i truly love it.
jayfar
I always love to your garden montages Andrea, always lots of interest. I went to bed early too and recorded the pic you saw!
aksirp
gosh, you still have flowers in your garden!!! wonderful collage!
jendellas
Your garden is still looking very beautiful. Xx
Adobe_One_Kenobi
It always amazes me that you keep some stuff that is well gone here in the dump that is London. Has to be air quality I am sure.
Faemike55
Very beautiful collage Andrea Heri ya Mwaka Mpya kwenu na yako! Mei 2014 kuleta furaha na furaha
helanker
OHH Your wonderful garden has still lovely flowers. Fantastic. I wish you a very happy and Healthy New Year, Andrea :-)
wysiwig
Lovely bit of orange sunshine. It sure doesn't look like winter. Sure glad global climate change is a myth. Wishing you all the best in the new year.
moochagoo
Very nice garden and flowers
emmecielle
Your garden is very beautiful! A creative and healthy 2014 to you too! :)
sharky_
A wonderful collage. Happy New Year! Aloha
anaber
Its a wonder to see your garden along the year, Andrea:) with so many details and so many differents views. Thank you for sharing so much beauty and creativity. My best wishes for a perfect and healthy 2014 for you and all of yours .
sandra46
WONDERFUL WORK!
goodoleboy
Another lovely collage at the end of the month. Oh my, Andrea, I can tell, because of your talented green thumb, that your vast garden, covering most of Bournemouth, is just as beautiful, bountiful, and lush as ever, even during these winter months. Have a Happy New Year!
auntietk
It's such a surprise to me, every year, that you have flowers blooming in the middle of the winter. Your garden is such a joy to see! Thanks for doing this every month for us. :)
MrsRatbag
Your garden is a magical place, Andrea. It seems so huge, though I know for a fact that it isn't, but it's so beautifully conceived and laid out that the mind can't see the boundaries. Another beautiful monthly summary, and may the new year bring you and your furfriends a whole host of wonders.
danapommet
Thirteen gorgeous photos my friend. Everything is so pretty for this time of year!
three_grrr
I always look forward to seeing the monthly graphic journal of your garden. I always marvel that there is so much color through the winter. Ours is mostly white, some green, and shades of tans and browns and blacks, some muted reddish colors, some muted yellowish colors, you would have the proper names for all these colors. Mind you, I love the muted barely there colors of our winters, but I still you envy you for the bright colors in your winter garden. Not tell me, that little old man, or gnome, that must be one of your creations, right? May you have a wonderful, creative, healthy, and prosperous and happy New Year. May your pups be healthy and may they continue happily in their work with seniors for many years to come.
Jay-el-Jay
Very nice shots of your winter garden.
jocko500
happy new years
angora
amazed!! such an abundance... and -still?- looking gorgeous!!
pat40
Wonderful pic.lovely colours
zmarek
Bravo! Great and very nice work.
Djavad
A la saison prochaine, nous y éparpillerons les graines...
Katraz
I nearly missed this posting ,I'm amazed you still have some flowers although the rose looks a bit sorry the bulbs in my plot wont be sticking there heads up for at least another month assuming they haven't drowned.