Hugh’s Weekly #Photo Challenge – Week 17 Calm

Posted on March 18, 2016 by Suzanne Rogerson Author

It’s been a few weeks since I’ve managed to participate in Hugh’s weekly photo challenge, but the idea of something that makes me calm was very appealing. Apart from taking a picture of a glass of wine (husband’s suggestion, not mine) this place does the job just as well.

This is Virginia Waters in Berkshire, a beautiful place to walk at any time of year. We’ve spent many happy family days wandering this Royal Park and its beautiful gardens. There’s interest all year round, but I love this spring morning where the carpet of blossom lays so thick it looks like snow.

These photos were taken on 31 March 2015, which became a very special day because we stumbled upon this grass snake basking in the sunshine. I was so happy to capture the shot, before I’ve only managed a disappearing tail! I was lucky this snake must have been feeling sluggish after a recent meal.

#WordlessWednesday – Dinnertime!

Posted on March 9, 2016 by Suzanne Rogerson Author

#WordlessWednesday – #photo Our plum tree still looking good after today’s hailstorm

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Suzanne Rogerson Author

#WordlessWednesday – Mist on the water & my favourite #photos of the morning

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Suzanne Rogerson Author

#wordlesswednesday – Frosty morning by the Thames

Posted on February 17, 2016 by Suzanne Rogerson Author

Hughes weekly #photo challenge Week 12 – Games

Posted on February 12, 2016 by Suzanne Rogerson Author

Over on Hughes blog, we’ve been set the photography challenge of ‘Games’ by Ronovan.

I’ve struggled with the theme this week. So I decided to make up my own game.

This object is something I brought back from holiday, something I really love to look at but not hold because it’s quite heavy. Can you guess what it is?

I’ll update you with the answer next week. In the meantime, why don’t you have a guess in the comments.

Hugh’s weekly #photo challenge: Week 11 – Rust

Posted on February 4, 2016 by Suzanne Rogerson Author

Soon after I posted a picture of ‘frosty the frog’ on #wordlesswednesday, I saw Hugh’s weekly photo challenge for a picture of a rusty object.

Well I love this trumpet playing frog and couldn’t resist entering him. My son rescued the frog from the River Thames several years ago. I think it was some time after the floods, so maybe the poor frog was washed out of someone’s garden. The frog, which my daughter informs me is actually called Ribbit, sits happily by our little pond guarding over all his froggy friends. He is getting quite rusty now, but we love the quirky character and are glad to give him a home in our garden.