snoozing by quietpurplehaze

snoozing

A beautiful bright-sun, blue-sky, day here and we went for a walk in the grounds of Mottisfont Abbey. A good part of the car park was flooded and the river as full and as murky as I've ever seen it. I liked the colours of the duck and his surroundings.
And I shall not mention what Neil is cooking for we three for dinner tonight.
Amazing colors, Hazel! Very rare to catch a mallard snoozing, too! :)
December 26th, 2013  
Mottisfont? Never been there, better put it on the list! Nice ducky pic
December 26th, 2013  
Love this.....the reflection and colors all around make it feel like late summer. Lovely shot!
December 26th, 2013  
Love the colors. I've never seen a male mallard snooze.
December 26th, 2013  
The village and church are also nice at Mottisfont as well as the Abbey (Nat Trust).

@pistonbroke
December 26th, 2013  
The green leaves compliments this handsome fellow's feathers.
December 26th, 2013  
Lovely rich greens and golds. I would love to see the abby and grounds! For the fun of it, I'm checking on Google Earth as I look at photos this morning. I will have to put this spot on my "must see" list!
December 26th, 2013  
@cathieg

There is also the bonus throughout the year of different art exhibitions in the abbey. The walled garden is fabulous in the season of roses.
December 26th, 2013  
Beautiful shot.
December 26th, 2013  
This is a gorgeous shot, I too love the colours of the duck and the complimentary surroundings - FAV
December 26th, 2013  
I do like Mottisfont :)
Hampshire scenery is in my blood!
December 26th, 2013  
Nice shot
December 26th, 2013  
Aww having a snooze, sweet
December 26th, 2013  
Lovely look to this. Like an impressionist painting in some ways.
December 26th, 2013  
Very pretty ! Love the processing.
December 26th, 2013  
Such a lovely capture!!
December 26th, 2013  
Very nice contrast in colors and textures. Well-captured!
December 26th, 2013  
Lovely capture. It is still looking quite Autumnal. Thick frost here today
December 26th, 2013  
Splendid capture! Lovely colors and composition!
December 27th, 2013  
Me to love the duck and the surrounding colours.
December 27th, 2013  
Great catch
December 27th, 2013  
Super image, lovely reflections, Hazel. Fav.
December 27th, 2013  
@ivan

Ivan thanks. Taken with the long zoom on my FZ62 which I WAS going to sell.................Ummmmm.
December 27th, 2013  
@quietpurplehaze It's a nice image, sharp considering the long zoom. Decisions - to sell or not to sell - is it worth it?!
December 27th, 2013  
@ivan

Well I won't get that much for it - so maybe I should keep it for the zoom which is better than my other cameras. (When I first started 365 I could never have envisaged having more than one camera, or even more than a p&s.)
December 27th, 2013  
Great pov. by this beautiful capture
December 27th, 2013  
Lovely shot Hazel, I particularly like the colours.
December 28th, 2013  
Oh, I don't know how I missed this one Hazel ... just saw it on the pp - great job. fav!
December 28th, 2013  
@linah

Oh wow, still on PP - thank you for the fav, Linda!
December 28th, 2013  
Beautiful shot, lovely reflections
December 29th, 2013  
Wow, this is so colourful and beautiful. Congrats on the PP appearance and it's a Fav from me also.
December 29th, 2013  
Congrats PP! A superb shot Hazel!
December 29th, 2013  
@daisyjuds @tishpics

Thank you both for comments and congrats and favs. This shot, I think, has saved my bridge camera from the ignominy (had to interrupt the chaps here watching football to get the spelling of that word!) of being advertised on ebay.
December 29th, 2013  
Hazel that is a great photo. I like how the duck has its head tucked under its wing, and the background is so lovely. I am inspired to go out walking now and take some nature photos.
January 1st, 2014  
@cassiejoy

I have to say that the camera saw far more in this shot than the naked eye, in particular the reflections! Thanks for your comment and happy to inspire you a little bit.
January 1st, 2014  
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