Frosty Leaves

Frosty Leaves
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9th January 2011. Oak leaves everywhere, today they looked so pretty with
the frost on them.

Eucalyptus Bark

Eucalyptus Bark
Originally uploaded by spinoneuk

8th January 2011. Peeling bark from a eucalyptus tree and the scent is
wonderful.

Moo

Moo
Originally uploaded by spinoneuk

7th January 2011. Another dark, dull wet day but the cows don't seem to
care. They have been wading in the mud and look like they are wearing
socks.

Reflections on the Thames

Reflections on the Thames
Originally uploaded by spinoneuk

6th January 2010. Raining, windy, dark and only a hand held compact camera
so not a bad effort all things considered. The lights look so pretty when
walking along the Victoria embankment.

Twelve Days of Christmas

Twelve Days of Christmas
Originally uploaded by spinoneuk

5th January 2010. A collage of Christmas cards is today's subject as it's
12th night. I thought it would be nice to record them before they go away.

Happy Bird

Happy Bird
Originally uploaded by spinoneuk

4th January 2010. Been trying for ages to get a decent picture of our
nuthatch who visits the bird table every day for his peanuts. It was quite
a dull day and it's taken through the window so I was quite pleased with
this one. He has very long toe nails which he uses to cling onto the bird
feeder. His strategy is to scatter all the seed out until he finds a nut so
he makes quite a mess.

Rosco

Rosco
Originally uploaded by spinoneuk

3rd January 2010. Today we had a lovely walk in the New Forest and photo of
the day is the beautiful Rosco.

Eau Murdoch!

Eau Murdoch!
Originally uploaded by spinoneuk

2nd January 2011. Murdoch stops for a drink during his retrieving session
today.

New Year

New Year
Originally uploaded by spinoneuk

New year and new calendars to display. This year I'm spoilt with 3 Spinone
calendars to choose from. Today is also day 1 of my 2011 project to take a
"photo of the day" each day. Last year I managed till the end of April then
fell behind with the project and never managed to catch up.

16th March 2010

The First Camellia
Originally uploaded by spinoneuk

The first proper camellia flower is open in the garden

15th March 2010

Crufts Rosette
Originally uploaded by spinoneuk

Molly's Crufts1st prize card and rosette for winning the veteran bitch class yesterday.

14th March 2010

Sh Ch Inostricani Simoni Del Michiamo
Originally uploaded by spinoneuk

Gundog day at Crufts. Molly (Sh Ch Inostricani Simoni Del Michiamo) was 1st in a large Veteran Bitch class. We had a lovely day and for once, the pictures and video I took today did not seem to suffer as much from the awful lighting at the NEC.

13th March 2010

The Swans Return
Originally uploaded by spinoneuk

The swans return to the lake. 2 years ago they nested and stayed for many months. Sadly no cygnets survived. They returned last year and built 3 different nests but didn't lay any eggs.

12th March 2010

Hudsons Bean Bag
Originally uploaded by spinoneuk

Hudson spinone tries out his new bean bag, one of my purchases yesterday at Crufts. I think he likes it even though it is a bit difficult to get onto at first.

11th March 2010

Italian Spinone Discover Dogs
Originally uploaded by spinoneuk

A day out at Crufts without a dog. This is the Italian Spinone Discover Dogs booth, beautifully decorated with pictures and information.

10th March 2010

Harlequin Ladybird
Originally uploaded by spinoneuk

A harlequin ladybird landed on my desk. A quick transfer to a young coleus plant which gave a better background for this picture. A bit of research to identify it took me to this site. www.harlequin-survey.org/ I wasn't aware of its invasion into Britain.

9th March 2010

Let Digging Commence
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Let Digging Commenct. Alice, helped by others, starts digging a hole in the garden under the camellia. Baby bunnies may be the motivation for this.

8th March 2010

Hudson & Alice
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Hudson spinone prepares to evict Alice from his sofa. She is pretending to be asleep.

7th March 2010

Ponies on Kingston Common
Originally uploaded by spinoneuk

Kingston Common, Ringwood. A beautiful day and the ponies seemed to be enjoying a bit of sun on their backs.

6th March 2010

A Night Out
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A night out with Nick and Carolyn eating great Thai food at the Star in Ringwood.