We went looking for cowslips..... by quietpurplehaze

We went looking for cowslips.....

.. up on Old Winchester Hill. We found no cowslips but a bitter wind, ice in the sheep drinking trough, plenty of mud, lots of shots of grey clouds and ..... just as we were returning to the car..... this kitesurfer. I was snapping away and suddenly remembered that the other word today is 'kite'.

Now we're home and going to have egg on toast for lunch; Jinks is flaked out in his bed in the lounge and it's looking highly likely I shall succumb to a siesta this afternoon (while Ray does a job of fixing new shelves in the garage for the wine rack - he's partial to a bit of DIY.)
What a lucky find --the kite brings so much interest to an otherwise mundane scene . I like it !!
March 29th, 2013  
@beryl

Thank you, Beryl - it was the only bit of colour around Winchester Hill today!
March 29th, 2013  
Stroke of luck :) Have a nice relaxing afternoon and say hello to Jinks for me!
March 29th, 2013  
@darrenboyj

Yes, incredibly bizarre. You have a nice day too!
March 29th, 2013  
Just brilliant Hazel, you must have felt really jubilant!! Wonderful shot as well, I would have panicked and messed up the focus or something!!
March 29th, 2013  
The kite flyer was a cool find, but it a lovely scent as well...I will look forward to seeing it when the sun is out .
March 29th, 2013  
@tishpics

I was able to take loads of shots - there were 4 kite flyers in the air at different times- this was the brightest. And I wasn't panicked as I had forgotten it was the word of the day! (Memory lapses have some advantages!)
March 29th, 2013  
"a lovely scene"...ha! not "scent"
March 29th, 2013  
What luck! Nice shot.
March 29th, 2013  
Wow Hazel what a lucky capture - this one covers kite and wind which you need to fly it!! I love it when something unexpected like that happens!!
March 29th, 2013  
@pamknowler

Pam, it certainly was, especially as I didn't immediately realise it had happened!!!
March 29th, 2013  
@eyesmile

Gena, thanks - I was a little confused (although I can normally understand 'typos') as I was thinking of the scent of cowslips (see my title!!)
March 29th, 2013  
How do we say it : `` het geluk is met de domme``( Luck goes with the innocents ? ) Very beautiful pic. Love the view on the hills and the red of the kite slashing out of the pic.
March 29th, 2013  
Fabulous capture!!!!! @pyrrhula I like your quote very much too!
March 29th, 2013  
Great capture. After days of bitter wind it was quite calm here today so no chance of kite flyers
March 29th, 2013  
@pyrrhula @nana2r @purplehaze12

Thank you all for our comments.
'het geluk is met de domme' @pyrrhula I'll take that as a compliment, then?!
March 29th, 2013  
Very cool shot.
March 29th, 2013  
@quietpurplehaze It was mean that way .
March 30th, 2013  
nice capture Hazel,
March 30th, 2013  
Great shot! I wonder if that flyer was freezing his tush off? :)
March 30th, 2013  
Good capture to get him before he blended into the background.
March 30th, 2013  
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