Soon after 6 a.m. this morning a mist was rapidly rising from the garden. Jackie made these photographs, while
I descended the stairs. On the way down I am supposed to lead with the foot on the recently operated right leg. In fact it is far less painful than the left one which received its replacement knee last May. Never mind, I do as I am told.
This afternoon we drove to Brockenhurst to collect the tap fitments from Streets ironmongers. Again we took the leisurely route home.
On the moorland at Shirley Holms a young lady galloped in circles astride a frisky horse. By the time I had the camera ready she was trotting alongside her companions.
On the approach to Burley, a cloudy vapour draped distant landscapes. A pair of walkers entered the forest as a runner emerged from the blue layered backcloth. Working horses occupied a farmyard and its fields.
Bending to graze, a troupe of red deer tripped elegantly across the Burley Manor lawns.
More haze lingered on the layered landscape visible from Holmesley Passage.
This evening we dined on Jackie’s superb steak and mushroom pie; boiled potatoes; firm Brussels sprouts; crunchy carrots and cauliflower; with tasty onion gravy. This was followed by treacle tart and ice cream. The Culinary Queen finished The Quintet wine and I drank more of the pinot noir.
Wonderful photographs, Derrick!
Thanks very much, Hollie
You’re so welcome. Thanks for sharing!
I am entranced by those dreamy hazy mist photos, Derrick. Jackie has captured the garden’s mysterious quality.
Thanks very much, Dolly
Very welcome, Derrick
Excellent photos.
Thank you very much, Rabirius
What wonderful foggy ambience!
Thanks very much, Leslie
Exquisite morning shots of your beautiful garden Jackie. And of the be-robed gentleman carefully descending the stairs 🙂 Which reminds me of why I live on the ground – give me stairs and I’m likely to fall down ’em!!
🙂 Many thanks, Pauline
Must get down to the New Forest again. And I want to visit Hurst Castle. Also imagining a nice glass of pinot noir…it’s the pepper… The fog is, presumably, a metaphor for the current political situation.
Thanks a lot, Mike. Obfuscation indeed
nice
Ha!
Beautiful hazy images, Derrick. Such gorgeous horses and deer. You always have something to photograph on your outings. ?
Sometimes they just appear. Thanks very much, Sylvia
Beautiful photos sir
Many thanks, Gary
LOVED Jackie’s hazy morning shots from above. The perspective is just so different and lovely. (Derrick from above included, lol).
That is a whole lot of very thick deer. Ours (and we are in the country) are in groups of 7 – 10 at most. And they are much sleeker. White tailed deer we call them.
Thanks very much, Jodie. We have wight tailed ones too
I never know – some of your wildlife is so exotic & some is just like ours. lol
🙂
I like both Jackie’s hazy garden shots and your photos of the horses and deer. I like the shot of horses with the foggy woods in the background. They look like they’re posing. 🙂
🙂 Thanks very much, Merril
I particularly liked Jackie’s pictures at the start of the post and your vaporous ones at Burley.
Thanks very much, Tootlepedal
Wonderful photos
I pray your leg gets better
Improving all the time, thanks very much, Cinnamon
You’re welcome
The morning shot of the garden are amazing, Derrick. Be careful on those stairs!
Thanks very much, Jill. Stairs have always been quite easy post-op
Looks like a good day
It was, Mrs W. Thanks a lot
Your welcome
Wonderful photos; great atmosphere in those hazy shots!
Thanks very much, Becky
Love those misty days, but you have more of them in Britain, for sure.
Thanks very much, Judy
Oh, such beautiful, hazy, soft, misty, dreamy day photos, Jackie! Your garden looks magical! Thank you for sharing the photos with us! 🙂
Oh, the red deer are such dears! 🙂
Please be careful on the stairs, Derrick!
HUGS for you and Jackie!!! 🙂
Very many thanks for your usual careful comments, Carolyn X
oh the haze offers so much nice value –
and really liked the shot of right after the stairs – the little girl – the wage – and the horse – nice composition
Thanks very much, Yvette
Your little slice of countryside never ceases to enthrall me! Thanks again for sharing some of it with us all!
You don’t happen to have any flocks of wild Emu by any chance?? 😉
I know there are some wallaby’s down there somewhere!
Hope the knees come good soonest. 🙂
Dammit! I did a post on emus in a local farm and can’t find it. Thanks a lot, Bob. Knees are improving
Excellent photographs, Derrick. Never easy to capture mist and haze effectively on camera.
Thanks very much, Roland
You out-did yourself with my animals shots today!! The mist in the garden looks like a scene from a mystery movie – good work, Jackie!!
Many thanks from us both, GP
The haze is lovely, as are the deer. Good thing humans only have two knees to repair!
🙂 Thanks very much, Laurie
Beautiful photos, Derrick.
Thanks a lot, Ann
Nice shots of the haze Derrick.
Thanks very much, Gary
Jackie’s garden photos are lovely. At first I wondered whose garden it was, ha ha. What strikes me about the deer is their thick coats. Do you know if they shed some of that during the summer?
They do shed their thick coats, Crystal. The ponies do the same. They look pretty scruffy at the moment. Thanks very much.
A beautiful, misty morning, Derrick!
I am sorry the other knee is still so painful. I am glad you are getting out and about, though.
Many thanks, Lavinia. I was so relieved that the second was much easier – so was Jackie!
Beautiful misty images.
Thanks very much, Rupali
These red deer are so furry and different from the deer in the United States! I have always loved how elegant they are – these are beautiful cousins of the ones in my back yard!
Beautiful photos of your garden in the mist. Really hope your knees are fighting fit soon.
Very many thanks, LL/PS
I love all the hazy, misty photos and that large herd of red deer is quite impressive!
Thanks very much, Clare
I too am enchanted by the haze and impressed by the herd of deer. You’ve captured their energy well. Keep up the good work on those stairs, Derrick!
Thanks very much, JoAnna