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Spring awakening

March 13, 2012 in Photos | 5 comments

Last Sunday was mild and sunny in Berkshire, with hints that spring is at last on its way. I took the Fuij x10 out to try to capture some images of the re-awakening.

Driving the x10 after years with a point and shoot felt a bit like stepping into a performance car having only previously driven a compact… most of the time I wasn’t in full control of what was going on! I did manage to get a few snaps:

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  1. Your girl’s avatar

    Your girl on March 14, 2012 at 02:39

    Driving a Bentley!

  2. admin’s avatar

    admin on March 14, 2012 at 08:12

    I was thinking more of a 911… a bit heavy on the throttle and the back end is all over the place! xx

  3. Arthur Cox’s avatar

    Arthur Cox on March 17, 2012 at 22:03

    I love these photos and the one of the old brick wall especially. Wonder where this is. It reminds me of a walled garden that I have, since 1987, looked after with other volunteers. This is the Friary Walled Garden in Maldon, Essex.

    http://www.friarywalledgarden.wordpress.com

    1. admin’s avatar

      admin on March 18, 2012 at 11:32

      Thank you for the link to the Friary Walled Garden site. It looks lovely and must have taken a lot of work. Though I love gardens I fear that I am not much of a gardener myself.

      The wall in my picture is in the grounds of Finchampstead Church in Berkshire. The church itself dates back to the 12th century and is surrounded by other lovely old buildings from various periods. Finchampstead has fortunately managed to maintain its nature as a village and has avoided too much development.

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        admin on March 18, 2012 at 11:52

        Incidentally – I tried to reply to your email but got a message to the effect the address did not exist. Might you have mis-typed?

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