Ready for take off!

The winged seeds of the Sycamore trees are almost ready for flying...little 'helicopters' waiting for take off.

Please excuse my lack of commenting last night...all this going out isn't good for keeping up!!

Three good things:
1. A day with no inspiration for photos by chance produced a photo I really liked.
2. A bad tummy ache in the night seems to have improved....I had mushrooms last night, not sure whether they agreed with me.
3. Caught up with some recorded programmes on the TV this afternoon ....too nice a day to be inside but felt fragile.
4. Out tonight again at a hoe down & hog roast for all the helpers from the agriculture show. I think I am flagging!!!

[Boxplayer]

Oh no, mushrooms! We are very much still alive you'll be pleased to hear. Nice arty sycamore shot.

[Pat Knowles]

@boxplayer Thanks Isla...one of the programmes I have watched today was the Nic Jones one...what a voice that gut had...I enjoyed it immensely!!

[Boxplayer]

@happypat - oh so glad you enjoyed it, his voice was the most gorgeous thing ever.

[🐞Lucy Dolittle]

Hopefully bought mushrooms and not freshly picked?? Love this shot, amazing how sometimes when we limit ourselves to home territory, a photo opportunity comes to us easily and on our doorstep! Hope you make it tonight,

[Pat Knowles]

@lucypics It was a Portobello mushroom as a starter in a posh restaurant so presume it was OK...I was the only one who chose that & everyone else is OK...probably just me!! Thanks Lucy.

[Pete]

Great seasonal capture, Pat. I've also been poor on commenting lately, mainly because of work commitments. I'm back home now, so trying to catch up.

[Wendy]

What a wonderful seasonal shot! We don't have those trees here - but I do remember them from my childhood. They are fun to have around!
Seems like September is a busy month for everyone - hence the lull in commenting! I also hope to catch up soon!
Love your 3 good things that have morphed into 4 today!

[Hazel]

A lovely unusual shot. They seem to be hanging out to dry!

[Anne Mary]

I love the way this projects makes us look at things on our doorstep with fresh eyes - so delicate

[Jo]

Goodness you are as social as my 17 yr old, he is always out! hope you have a lovely evening, have a day off tomorrow and put your feet up, lovely pic btw.

[Alison Tomlin]

A lovely natural curtain

[Lenny Zimmerman]

Stunning!

[Diana Moss]

So very pretty , love the processing its a fav. btw thank you for your recent comments Pat , and hope you are feeling better

[Phil Howcroft]

wonderful shot Pat , we used to call them "spinning jenny's" when i was a lad...maybe something to do with growing up in lancashire :)

[Pat Knowles]

@phil_howcroft Yes I had forgotten that name Phil ...well remembered!

[Pat Knowles]

@jo13 Off to the Lake District in the morning...us oldies are never still!!

[Maggiemae]

I'm glad you got a shot of the sicamore seeds, lets just hope you are not sickamore! What a social life you lead, Pat however, it makes you so pleased to be at home!

[Jane Pittenger]

So sorry re feeling crappy. Hope that has passed. Like your little helicopters

[Gillian]

Lovely to hear you're going out so much!!! Hah! I'm jealous :-) Great focus on the sycamores!

[Sue Wilde]

You have such a busy life. Love this shot

[Andrea]

Hope you are feeling better. This a cool photo.

[James Verdi]

Great shot. As for *flagging*, you pack more activities into a week, than I do into a month. Hope you are feeling better.

[Tamzin]

What a lovely light (hope you're feeling better)

[Judith Greenwood]

I've never seen them like this! Brilliant - I used to love chucking handfuls up in the air - still do actually. Rachel gets tummy ache after mushrooms sometimes - I'd have chosen Portabello as well though - very tasty. Early night time maybe?!

[Loopy-Lou]

Wonderful shot, hope your feeling better.

[Jennifer]

Hope you're feeling bette. Lovely shot here, I like the composition and light.

[Peggy Sirk]

Such a sweet shot of these little helicopters. I just love this composition! I'm hoping since you went visiting the Lake District today that you are feeling better. Take care of your dear self, Pat...and get some rest!

[Jen Hudson]

They really do look like they are ready to fly. Lovely light.

[Barbara Paquette]

Lovely shot with fantastic light - they look like winged glass baubles.

[Vicki Dixon]

nice use of the light! we call them helicopters but they are from maples here

[Jan Hall]

Amazing how they are hanging off the branch like that. I love this shot

[Al Bailey]

Fabulous shot! the light is lovely :)

[Phil]

Super shot - they all seem to be lined up!
Love mushrooms, sometimes they really don't agree with me, I wish I could suss out which do and which don't. Hope it didn't last long :)

[Juliette Packham]

I haven't seen any of these for ages - they really remind me of being a kid, we had two helicopter trees in our garden! nice shot