Here is a photograph of a very new Hellebore leaf. The usual colour on this particular variety is a mid to dark green as seen in Hellebores and Gravel.
I read today that it was the driest March in 59 years here in England. Drought warnings have been brought in in many counties. April, however, seems to be making up for it. We’re having quite a bit of heavy rain at present – including hail – and this looks set to continue into May. I think I feel as refreshed by it as the plants.
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hi meanderer! really great colours in this shot! I love details! have a nice day!
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Hi Alessia! Many thanks. Hope you have a lovely day too!
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So beautiful. I have really enjoyed taking photographs of autumn leaves in melbourne recently
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Many thanks Robyn! Leaves are wonderful to photograph all-year-round but fresh, squeaky-clean, Spring leaves and Autumn leaves with their beautiful colours are just so interesting to photograph! One can also learn a lot about their structure.
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Incredible colour, soft, and exquisitely beautiful…
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Many thanks JP. It’s wonderful to see all the new leaves Springing forth at this time of year.
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gorgeous colour and framing!
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Thank you Marina. The young leaves look quite different to the older ones.
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Here in New England, we are still experiencing drought conditions, hopefully the rain will follow here as well.
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I hope you get some rain there soon. The plants really needed it here. ‘They’ have said that we need a month of rain to replenish the water stocks.
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Beautiful detail!
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Many thanks Dreams and Zeros. It’s interesting how the veins are pink to match the flowers!
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Well captured. The interesting color caught my heart. 🙂
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Many thanks Cocomino! I’m so pleased you like the colours.
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Great colors, I really like it!
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Many thanks Colors on the Road! I was pleased that I saw a very young leaf like this.
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Very cool! I like the detail you captured.
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Thank you Fergie. These Hellebores were so photogenic!
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Lovely! The colours are so vibrant!
April is definitely making up for our dry March… hasn’t stopped all day where I am
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Thank you Littleskew! It’s been the same here today: light rain, followed by heavy rain but with those wonderful skies where the combination of dark grey with sunshine creates wonderful hues in the landscape.
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Oooooh sounds lovely where you are… just grey here, one shade of grey
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Oh, I know what those ‘one shade of grey’ days are like. The clouds sit gloomily on one’s shoulders. Right now, as I look out of the window, it’s still raining but the sky is a lighter shade of grey with a smidge of white in the distance, highlighting the bright zingy yellows in the rapeseed. The clouds are alternating dark grey, light grey, white, with a bit of blue inbetween and are being blown briskly on the breeze! I love weather-watching!
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Sounds beautiful… are you taking pictures….?
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I hadn’t been out as the rain showers were quite heavy and I didn’t want to get caught out in it as I’m recovering from a bout of ‘flu! I did go for a short walk today though.
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Oh i’m sorry. Hope you’re better soon x
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Thank you Littleskew. I’m feeling better now and have been back at work but it’s taking a while to shift completely.
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What a fantastic color combination@ Very frame-worthy photo!! Would make great curtains, large poster, bookcover . . .
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That’s really kind Terry; thanks so much!
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Another beautiful image Meanderer…I like your vision!!!
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Thank you David. These pink Hellebores just looked so pretty!
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So glad you are getting rain. We are dry here, too. This is definitely an odd weather year.
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I agree; the weather is a bit strange. It’s good that we are keeping a record of it I think.
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hmmm.. funny weather, indeed. After (allegedly) a “lovely spell” in Edinburgh in March – it went to hell in an ice cube the other weekend!
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Yes – it was Summer briefly back in March wasn’t it?! Then, as you say, it turned to Winter again! The rain is very welcome at the moment though.
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Great composition!!! And nice spring colors 🙂
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Thank you Truels!
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Beautiful picture! Adrian
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Thank you Adrian. I had a feeling that if you had a look at this one you would have advised harsher cropping!
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Beautiful! Beautiful! 🙂
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Many thanks Nandini! I’m pleased you like it!
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a lots of thanks
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Thank you Ratzone; I’m pleased you like it!
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of course:)
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Beautiful with the leaf veins.
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Thank you for looking at one of my older images. I had forgotten about this one!
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