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2016 revisited: April

25/12/2016

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April was even busier than March - and I took loads of photos. Lucky you.
We started the month in Australia and had a couple of days in the country . . .
Beach and inlet
The Yeerung River, with Pearl Point in the background.
. . . before heading to Melbourne. I posted many photos of Melbourne at the time, but here are a few more.
Gardens and buildings
Ceres, a community environment park on the Merri Creek, featuring gardens, chooks, cafe, nursery, green energy projects and more.
Windmill
A windmill at Collingwood Childrens' Farm.
Corner of building emerging from pavement
Outside the State Library of Victoria on Swanston Street.
Bubbles on puddle
Bubbles in puddles. I swear the raindrops are bigger in Australia!

Silent Patterns from In Which I on Vimeo.

And then, all too soon, we returned to the UK - which put on quite a welcome with this sunrise!
Sunrise and mist
We got back as lambing season began and we had the most amazing experience of seeing a sheep give birth in the field beside the footpath on the South Downs. We watched the newborn lamb almost manage to get up on its wobbly little legs, then the farmers came and whisked ewe and lamb away - presumably somewhere they could keep an eye on them.
private road (sign)
Very newborn lamb
The springing of spring also meant lots of foragables coming into season. I posted a sorrel recipe and a few other things also made it onto our table.
green leaves
Wild garlic
yellow flowers
Primroses
little purple flowers
Cuckoo Flowers, Milkmaids, Lady's Smock
green leaves
Jack-by-the-Hedge
But it wasn't all sunshine and wildflowers. Towards the end of the month there was a light smattering of snow on the South Downs. Chilly!
Hills with light snow
The last days of April were part of the May Day bank holiday, which we spent with friends in Suffolk - but I'll post more about that next time.

More 2016 revisits can be found here: January, February and March.

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Allysse Riordan link
28/12/2016 22:17:38

April must have been quite a good month :)
I love the video of the patterns. I could definitely watch more of those.

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Jonathan link
29/12/2016 06:56:59

Oh, thank you! I'm glad you enjoy the video patterns. I like recording videos with a stationary camera, where the interest comes from what is happening in front of the lens rather than how the camera is moving. It's a bit meditative, feels a bit less like forcing the viewer to see things in a certain way (though of course it still is). Since at least one person other than me likes them, maybe I'll make a big compilation of all my little shots like this from the whole year.

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Allysse Riordan link
29/12/2016 20:39:44

Please do =D
I'd love to see more of those shots.

Suz link
28/12/2016 22:29:16

Loving this series. Such a great month and some lovely images.

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Jonathan link
29/12/2016 07:07:39

Thanks, Suz - nothing compared to your photos, though! :)

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