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Yesterday I expressed m intention to published the prints from Newark 1993. Today I changed my mind. I decided to hold them in reserve for the next dull day. This could have been one. But it wasn’t. It was one of bright, crisp, sunshine.
Jackie continued potting up
cuttings
in the greenhouse.
After lunch, she drove us to Boscombe and back.
We stopped within sight of the pier.
As I walked down the slope, a young woman walked up.
A boat, approaching from the left, skirted the structure stretching seaward. Was it a lifeboat? The water was certainly rough enough for someone to be in trouble.
At the bottom of the slope two sculptures, one in a garden,
and another on Undercliff Drive, caught m attention.
I then had the serendipitous good fortune
to gatecrash
a photo shoot
conducted by
three delightful
young ladies. The third, given that she was carrying out the same role as me, is not in shot.
As we left this suburb of Bournemouth, the skies gave promise of the good sunset we were to witness later.
Despite a propensity to allow his exuberance to take him swerving all over the road,
this joyful cyclist, seen here approaching Hengistbury Head, kept up a good 20 m.p.h. We parted company with him as he wheeled onto the footpath leading up the headland.
The sunset was ripe
outside Burley;
the murmuration of starlings swirling over Holmsley was a sweeping cloud formation;
the crescent moon exchanged places with its daytime counterpart.
This evening we dined at The Monkey House pub just outside Lymington. The establishment was as packed as ever, demonstrating its quality and the friendliness of the staff. Jackie enjoyed prawn cocktail and gammon steak. My choice was whitebait followed by rib-eye steak. Everything excellently cooked. Jackie drank Amstell and I drank Flack’s Double Drop
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Impressive pictures!
Just wow!
Many thanks Mommy
What stunning pics Derrick, all of them, and how fortunate to stumble upon that photo shoot. Wonderful timing. ?
So lucky, Miriam. When we drove back that way a short while later the girls were gone. Many thanks.
This post as all in the past brought joy in picturing myself standing in the background looking of as each was taken. Your zest for and finding a simply delightful day is amazing. I am always overjoyed with each post. E.
That is so lovely, Elizabeth. Many thanks
An amazing set of photos, Derrick, and a great day out. What luck to catch the photo shoot! I bet you couldn’t repeat that any time soon. And what a lovely meal to complete your day. 😀
Many thanks, Millie. One of those heaven-sent moments
Beautiful sunset pictures! The cyclist was in a world of his own, wasn’t he?
He certainly was, Clare. And we didn’t mind a bit. Many thanks.
Good grief, no wonder my brother was aghast at the length of my mini skirts when I was a teenager. Wish I still had the legs to wear them. Loved the shot of the starlings.
Many thanks, Gwen
Loved the shot of Jackie. What a radiant smile. Young Miss Model can’t hold a candle to that smile!
Thanks a lot Cynthia. She couldn’t have matched Jackie in any way in 1968. https://derrickjknight.com/2015/02/16/leith-hill/
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Wow! 🙂
Thanks, Merril
Heavens to Betsy!! It’s the sixties all over again – I would have killed for some boots like that back then. Who knew we’d live long enough to see that decade reprised in fashion!! Isn’t the starling cloud superb!! Wonderful shot Derrick. And of course your delightful missus at her work is always a pleasure to see.
You have of course read this one, Pauline. Jackie tells me she paid 8 guineas for the boots, which were maroon. She bought some leather dye and dyed them white “because everyone wanted white, that was all [she] could get in [her] size”. I wish I’d told the young ladies this. Thanks very much
Ha! Oh she was a clever boots! I would never have thought of doing that and white boots were so very hard to come by…. I remember getting a pair eventually, but by then it was the 70’s and they were short boots and not nearly so stylish and white was rapidly going out of fashion…..
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Sorry, Pauline. Forgot to provide the link: https://derrickjknight.com/2015/02/16/leith-hill/
Wow, lovely sunset shots. It must have been a nice day too to spend in the garden.
It was a good day, Arlene. Thanks a lot
What are those snowflake like things alongside the incline where the girl is walking up the road? That one is a nice series, shooting the shooter. Great evening shots, once again!
Many thanks, Uma. The snowflakes are sunlight on bent tips of grass. Very observant of you – as always
Wonderful shots, Derrick. And that’s an amazing murmation. The photo shoot made me smile – though I’m afraid I get fed up with cyclists who don’t think about other road users. Especially if they wear lycra costumes.
Thanks a lot, Mike. The daughter of an American friend calls the cyclists MAMILs – Middle Aged Men in Lycra. For once this one didn’t annoy us, because we were just pootling along.
Love the pictures of the sky. Mother Nature really puts on a good show!
Many thanks, Karen
yay, a murmuration shared <3 nice work Derrick and those boots are awesome on the young girl 🙂
Many thanks, Kim. You inspired me 🙂
Looks like a beautiful day from start to finish! ?
It certainly was, Julie. Many thanks
Lovely sunset and water features. Jackie looks very content with her work 🙂
Thanks very much, Geetha
Welcome Derrick 🙂
I had to laugh at Pauline’s comment. You’re a lucky man, Derrick. Jackie is so lovely. Beautiful shots!
Very many thanks, Jill
Lovely shots–radiant Jackie and radiant skies with the photo shoot in between. That murmuration “cloud” is amazing.
Many thanks, Merril
A lovely day Derrick! So many things to see
Thanks a lot, Lynn
What a great day. We’re having one of those beautiful sunny days but I’m without a car and all by myself so I decided to get some things done around the house. I think you’ve inspired me to get out with my camera before the sun goes down.
Do. Thanks a lot Mama
I did but it got very cold and windy so I wasn’t out for long.
What a great day out, the photo shoot looks like they were doing a 1960’s style Beetle era thing,
Sure does, Brian. I should perhaps have asked them, but I didn’t want to get too much in the way, even though they were happy with what I was doing. Thanks a lot
Great sculptures Derrick, love seeing peoples imaginations come to life.
Now that Photo shoot really takes me back in time, mini skirts, the Beetles, Make Love not War, Bob Dylan, Damn life was so enjoyable in those days.
Have a look at Jackie on our honeymoon in 1968 🙂 https://derrickjknight.com/2015/02/16/leith-hill/ Thanks a lot
Definitely a different world back then mate.
Yep. Thanks for checking
More great photos. I must be getting old as my first thought was “that young woman needs to watch out she doesn’t catch a cold.”
Greenhouse is looking good.
Many thanks, Quercus – old, indeed
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Any idea what the photo shot was for? Great photo of the moon.
Many thanks, LL/PS. I didn’t want to probe too much, for fear of disrupting their project. My thought was that it was probably a student exercise. I wish now that I had asked – maybe waiting until they’d finished
Jackie looks so happy in her greenhouse! She’s been quite busy in there.
Those are all beautiful photos of your day out, especially the sunset. My favorite is the last one with the moon. Gorgeous colors!
Many thanks, Lavinia