I'm sure somebody will put me right and point out that these aren't actually daisies. The chalk downs at the Gog Magogs are awash with them at the moment. And I felt like they should be teeming with butterflies and bees but alas I didn't see a single butterfly and very few bees. There is still a claustrophobic layer of low heavy cloud and temperatures are cool.
But 3 GT:
1. One more day of revision to go.
2. The gas men are replacing our dodgy pipes tomorrow.
3. We will HAVE to clear Rachel's junk out of the hall so that they can do it.
PS For @sparkle - stretched a lot due to sore hamstrings & ok today apart from the downstairs/downhill malarky.
Such a strange name the Gog Magogs, I'm sure you must have told us why they are called that at some point....hope the bees & butterflies return soon!
Pretty focus & now I am singing ''Daisy, Daisy.....'
One way of clearing stuff..you do realise this is going to happen every year at this time!!
Love your graduated focus (I am sure that is a very un-photographic term) very pretty. We have 3 hives here if you want to see some bees, we have spare bee suits.
I should know the name - just can't bring it to mind. Very pretty shot though. We had loads of bees today especially on the raspberries and loganberries.
@happypat Named after the giants Gog and Magog (as in Mrs Gog). The Gog and Magog names appear in the Old Testament but seem to be very ancient terms for various races and also primal deities. In Ariana Franklin's Novel 'Mistress of the Art of Death' the Gog Magog's are said to be haunted by malevolent spirits - I think it was fear of hills as they were such a novelty in 12th century Cambridge!
Did you use your macro for this great shot! Never heard of ox-eye daisies - they are probably called something else here but loved hearing about the Chalk Downs!
They are man made touched with a few glasses of chardonnay to make them rise above the pink elephants seen this time of year..but only in the grim north so quick ride upon the bicycle and delight...
Great dof and better than the one I've taken today so on to plan B. The Gog Magogs are not hills - merely ground that is a little higher than the flat surrounds :)
Before we got ourselves in the family way JB and I were planning some bike based sort-of nuptials for this summer. Now it'll have to be a bicycle made for three!
Pretty focus & now I am singing ''Daisy, Daisy.....'
One way of clearing stuff..you do realise this is going to happen every year at this time!!
Brilliant focus
Cool DoF and shot
If these aren't daises then I really don't know the names of any flowers. ;)
I love all of the daisies and buttercups out :)
Before we got ourselves in the family way JB and I were planning some bike based sort-of nuptials for this summer. Now it'll have to be a bicycle made for three!