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This afternoon Jackie drove me out to Calshot and back.
Waiting in the queue at the Lymington level crossing gave me the opportunity to focus on one of the hanging baskets that adorn the lampposts of the town.
One of the cattle on the moor near Beaulieu Road Station suckled quite a large calf.
Ower Farm on Calshot Road is a splendid Georgian building.
On Calshot beach’s shingle, along which a gentleman led a colour coordinated little girl,
and beyond which yachts enhanced the seascape;
gulls basked, preened, and squawked and saw off a couple of crows. One of the sea birds homed in on an ice cream cone and hopped onto the wooded parapet.
The photograph above of Ower Farm is how an Estate Agent’s brochure may have presented it.
In reality it is hemmed in by Fawley Power station.
This evening the three of us dined on Jackie’s splendid lamb jalfrezi with savoury rice. Mrs Knight drank Hoegaarden, Elizabeth drank Becks Blue, and I finished the Saint-Chenian
That was a sting in the tail (tale) vis a vis the pretty Georgian farmhouse ?
Nice one, Osyth. Thanks very much
Such beautiful photos and so much variety! I love the old building and the cool flower basket! So much color. Sounds like another excellent dinner!
One of my favourite dinners, Lynn. Thanks very much
That hanging basket is gorgeous. Also loved the sailboats. A beautiful serene sea.
Thanks very much, Drew
That would be an awful shock for a potential buyer then! Love seeing the hanging baskets in the town.
Thanks very much, Pauline. We had a few such shocks when we were looking – that’s what gave me the idea
Beautiful photos, Derrick. I love the yacht photograph. That would make a great jigsaw puzzle…hard, but very pretty.
What a good idea about a jigsaw puzzle, Jill. I guess I have lots of suitable pics – if I had the enthusiasm it might have been worth setting up in business. Thanks very much
I made one of my hummingbird photos into a puzzle. That puzzle is glued and hanging in my office. 🙂
I’ll bet that’s good
That is a quite a dose of reality, Derrick.
I love the series of gull photos.
Many thanks, Merril. The location is so sad – especially when one thinks what it once was
don’t laugh, at first glance, I wondered why the floral had a traffic line going through it.. I will head for bed now.. before I get much sillier
🙂 I’ll just smile, Dymoon. Thanks very much
des besso mon ami
We photographers know some tricks don’t we Knight?
🙂 Thanks a lot, Flower
Beautiful places and animals! Your bird photos are wonderful!
How lovely that the lamp posts are flowery. Looks like a perfect day to be outdoors,
Yikes on the farm location!
HUGS!!! 🙂
Thanks very much, Carolyn X
Love those bird shots. And that lamp post..perfect!
Thank you very much, Arlene
The birds are so entertaining. Thank you capturing their antics and conversations Derrick.
Thanks very much, Val
The focus on the Focus from the Modus is spot on. The power plant is a doom to the elegant farmhouse.
Thanks very much, Uma. Well spotted, as ever
Nice post. Lovely images and lyrical words.
Thanks very much, Laurie
Solution, move that charming house down to the sea… well it sounded good at the time. 😉
That would be a good one, Léa. Thanks very much
My pleasure Derrick. The sea always works for me.
It would need a high fence to hide that!
It certainly would. Those towers bear warning lights for planes. Thanks a lot, Andrew.
It might just be me but is the little girl also colour coordinated with the little buoy?
Near enough, I’d say, John. I positioned the shot to include the buoy, but didn’t spot your nice pun. Thanks very much
I have seen your gull photos before but these birds look smaller than usual and have that neat little black spot on their head. Quite delightful.
You are right about the difference Paol. Most are bigger. Thanks very much
Beautiful farmhouse ❤️
Thanks very much, Laleh
My pleasure ❤️
I have an urge to say something to that large calf, like Hey! grow up and eat some grass! But it’s not my business. 😉
🙂 Many thanks, JoAnna