Amelia's photos

What goes down must come up again.

The first PIP shows the whole tree. The second PiP shows another example of Prunus species possibly damson. The differences between plum blossom and cherry blossom: 1 Plum blossom buds are round, whereas cherry blossom buds are oval. 2 Plum blossom flowers earlier than cherry blossom. 3 The flowers of cherry blossom split at the end of the petals, whereas those of plum blossom don't.

Far too cold and windy to sit down here. Everyone is winter gear with hats and gloves etc,. but one brave soul enjoys a dook in the North Sea.

donation.dec.org.uk/ukraine-humanitarian-appeal

donation.dec.org.uk/ukraine-humanitarian-appeal

donation.dec.org.uk/ukraine-humanitarian-appeal

We came across these 'nesting boxes' by the side of Cow Tower alongside the river Wensum in Norwich.

This Week's Sunday Challenge: To use the “prop” of a single white sheet of paper, preferably an 8.5×11″ piece of paper (US) or A4 Europe. I was going to make a fan, but Adrian took up the challenge and made an airplane. The PiP shows the complex folding. He has a lot of patience.

From the pier at Cromer, before storm Eunice arrived. Very windy here.

It's so unusual to see a deserted beach here, but storm Eunice was on her way.

Today's Sunday Challenge is: Lamp In Norwich there is a small cafe that serves up lovely food, and has rather interesting lighting. While waiting to be served, I pointed the camera at one of the lamps, there are 3 others, and here's the result. I was lucky as I didn't know what this week's challenge was.

Today's Sunday Challenge is: Wabi-sabi The word “wabi-sabi” is derived from two Japanese words. “Wabi” refers to an austere, natural state. “Sabi” refers to a lonely, melancholic sense of impermanence in life. So the concept of “wabi-sabi” has slightly sad undertones, but in recent years has been made more positive– the beauty of imperfection, the beauty of things that are in flux, and the beauty that nothing will last forever. This gardener's shed at Attingham park has been replaced by a newer model still in keeping with the surroundings. This one is beginning to rot and both back wheels have fallen off. You should also see that some branches have been blown down. They are left to rot naturally to fulfill the life cycle of Nature.

The snowdrops here are spread in carpets, and as far as I could make out, they are all double forms, Double Snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis 'Flore Pleno'), which are not as elegant in my opinion. The PiP shows this form, more clearly. The tree behind is a beech whixh still has some of its autumn leaves