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!Â
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! Â
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 (22)
flora-crassella
Your garden so wonderfuI - and I love my wild garden.....
kgb224
Stunning captures and collage Andrea. I love your garden Andrea. I would have fun there taking pictures and enjoying your garden and its beauty. God bless.
jayfar
Love all the colours and the flowers Andrea.
PatGoltz
That reminds me so much of famous gardens that fill acres and acres. I would love to spend all day there.
SunriseGirl
I always love your monthly garden updates. I also love it when you identify the plants. I may not share the passion of knowing all the names, but I love seeing all the beauty and then learning the names. Thanks for sharing
Katraz
I know most of the names but to hell with the names they look fantastic.
jendellas
Wonderful colours, beautiful as always.
giulband
Wonderful mosaic !!
Faemike55
The colours and patterns are always a joy. thank you for your monthly share fest as for machetes, I've a few that can make short work of any brush or garden. if you wish, I can post some photos for you and you can decide which one would be best... ;-}
wysiwig
It just gets better and better. Such extravagance. A terrific collection as always.
calico_jester
A rainbow of colours, to grace any occasion
bmac62
I've been missing these month by month updates. July looks wonderful. I see Ralph is enjoying your creation too:)
jocko500
so love. bet you sit for hours there on the bench
auntietk
I love seeing this every month, and oh my, isn't July glorious!! Nasturtiums with lobelia underneath ... lovely. Your rudbeckia is a gorgeous color, and I can almost smell the phlox from here. What a fabulous treat this is!
MrsRatbag
What I love most about this is how green and moist everything looks; it's been quite some time since we had real green around here, and I miss it fiercely! Your garden is a living work of art, and only gets better and better!
danapommet
An exceptional tour through the garden this month - I see Ralph is enjoying it to.
Hubert
Just wonderful! Thanks for sharing!
kaward
Glorious colours and forms! It is a battle through the undergrowth but I wouldn't want to chop any of those plants down!
helanker
Nope, I have no garden passion... BUT-- I so love to see yours :-D I wish I was there :) I can almost smell the rain and to scent of the flowers.
CavalierLady
Stunning garden in its summer glory! Nice to see Ralphie in there too. You could give tours its such a beautiful garden!
dochtersions
And again your garden is surprising us in an extreme way!!! Everything looks such fresh, thereby, here it's too dry most of the time. Every plant-flower fits their surroundings by each other, and, Andrea, we recognize your amazing selection right away, as we (most of the time Karel doing garden-work) which brings harmony in the radiation of it.
irisinthespring
Wonderful captures of your gorgeous flowers!