Aurora borealis: <b>Guest photo gallery #1

May 25, 2005

Guest photo gallery #1 - orchids etc

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A guest slot today for something slightly different. Actually, something very different, as it's a) not birds, and b) photos of a manifestly superior quality to the ones I take. My good friend Sean Cole has kindly sent me a selection of his wildflower photos to make a small gallery here; I've taken the crass liberty of putting a watermark on them and making them much smaller than the original large, sumptuous images he sent me. I hope he won't mind. The reduced images don't do the originals justice, but I thought some compromise had to be made for those labouring without broadband. (Like me!)

Anyway, enough of my witterings. Onto the main event, the photos. Sean's a modest sort of chap, but I'm sure he won't mind my saying that should anyone want a print of any of the following, or indeed just be put in touch with him to enquire about any other images in his extensive British and European wildflower library, they can do so via emailing me at aurora.borealis AT swarovskibirding.com

Aren't they wonderful? I'm busy basking in some reflected glory, and ought to take the opportunity to thank Sean for letting me showcase some of his work. Rather raises the standard of this blog I reckon...

Appetites whetted, there's more of Sean's photography to follow in the next day or two; this time slightly more on-track, being a bird gallery. On the subject of which, bird news from here? Ach, bugger all. Didn't bother getting up early again this morning, and drove the trap as an afterthought on my way to catch the ferry. Really don't know why I bothered, as there wasn't even a house sprog in there. And to think I want to build another heligoland in our bottom tree park... can't think why! I reckon though it should attract more than B's original heligoland, or at least will do once it's established. The plan is to have shrubby trees running up inside the trap itself, with a fair-sized patch of oats and kale planted immediately in front of the trap entrance, this in turn surrounded by cover in the form of some conifers, rosa rugosa and a few broadleaves. Has to be a winning formula!

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