tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post1354960325530543827..comments2024-03-25T13:56:15.075+00:00Comments on Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments: A third eye - acer flowersSue Garretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-64344636607411835262016-05-19T22:29:17.109+00:002016-05-19T22:29:17.109+00:00I wonder what attracts them, JayneI wonder what attracts them, JayneSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-16774284105050503712016-05-19T21:27:07.401+00:002016-05-19T21:27:07.401+00:00Sue, we have a couple of 'Crimson King' ac...Sue, we have a couple of 'Crimson King' acers with similar flowers which the Red Squirrels seem to love.Bag End Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06190496929132717769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-23527163196002518002016-05-16T19:42:40.673+00:002016-05-16T19:42:40.673+00:00Oak flowers are the same aren't they, Brian. ...Oak flowers are the same aren't they, Brian. I guess the horse chestnut is the exception as the flowers are magnificent. I hope your friends survives :-) Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-57881930242198276042016-05-16T16:01:28.609+00:002016-05-16T16:01:28.609+00:00It is very easy to miss the flowers on trees, they...It is very easy to miss the flowers on trees, they are so small by comparison. There is a large copper beach just over the fence whose flowers are starting to fall all over the new white painting I have just finished!Brian Skeyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04761762507159759619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-23589197886009915792016-05-16T09:48:58.937+00:002016-05-16T09:48:58.937+00:00They are tiny, Malar much smaller than the photos ...They are tiny, Malar much smaller than the photos show, the camera has enlarged them.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-79214696727919434052016-05-16T08:31:11.941+00:002016-05-16T08:31:11.941+00:00Never seen this flower before! They look so pretty...Never seen this flower before! They look so pretty in red!Malarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18421349464010347804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-84372745575809536622016-05-16T08:30:59.956+00:002016-05-16T08:30:59.956+00:00I'll have to see whether I get seeds, Helene.I'll have to see whether I get seeds, Helene.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-35392282781717437802016-05-16T08:29:15.802+00:002016-05-16T08:29:15.802+00:00They are, AlainThey are, AlainSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-24518352664233593532016-05-16T08:28:41.788+00:002016-05-16T08:28:41.788+00:00Now you will have to look. NadezdaNow you will have to look. NadezdaSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-87840745538894093852016-05-16T08:27:22.879+00:002016-05-16T08:27:22.879+00:00The fingers are just a little way behind the subje...The fingers are just a little way behind the subject, Dina. If touching they can come into too much focus.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-73390034687476467692016-05-16T08:24:15.641+00:002016-05-16T08:24:15.641+00:00I never realised blurring the background of a phot...I never realised blurring the background of a photos had a name until fairly recently, Deborah. Now I can pretend that that I have studied bokeh. Even using zoom I often end up focussed on the background. I have used sheets of paper but fingers are always handy.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-54133242465979646102016-05-16T08:17:07.248+00:002016-05-16T08:17:07.248+00:00Ours was a long time coming - one of the last thin...Ours was a long time coming - one of the last things that we bought from Swillington - still haven't found a nursery as good.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-88652073545816712952016-05-16T08:14:12.721+00:002016-05-16T08:14:12.721+00:00Hidden nature is so fascinating, Mark. A tiny worl...Hidden nature is so fascinating, Mark. A tiny world with its own dramas often unexplored by us.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-8935614516111418892016-05-16T08:10:34.526+00:002016-05-16T08:10:34.526+00:00And mostly overlooked, Brenda.And mostly overlooked, Brenda.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-41208985617785982412016-05-15T21:35:53.590+00:002016-05-15T21:35:53.590+00:00I had flowers and then seed a couple of times on t...I had flowers and then seed a couple of times on the Acer palmatum ‘Garnet’ I had in my previous garden. I always just let them drop where they wanted, hoping for seedlings – but never got any. Not sure if I would have needed two acers to get viable seeds perhaps, but they are pretty anyway.HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-69585098600663240892016-05-15T20:39:00.029+00:002016-05-15T20:39:00.029+00:00They are very attractive flowers.They are very attractive flowers.Alainhttp://rochefleuriegarden.blogspot.ca/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-73673247367342188532016-05-15T06:05:03.824+00:002016-05-15T06:05:03.824+00:00Nice flowers on an acer Sue. I've never payed ...Nice flowers on an acer Sue. I've never payed attention on my acer too, perhaps it has the same ones.Nadezdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08159291982383302922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-82226093005261550932016-05-14T20:52:49.596+00:002016-05-14T20:52:49.596+00:00How lovely, and what a good idea using a finger, I...How lovely, and what a good idea using a finger, I really must give that a try! I have been engrossed with the acer flowers too.xxxSnowbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08572555410663928295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-61983735944871141012016-05-14T19:35:25.830+00:002016-05-14T19:35:25.830+00:00I found that standing further away and zooming in ...I found that standing further away and zooming in gets me better detail than getting closer to the flower. The background seems to blur out well too giving the bloom centre stage. Of course, it is always a learning curve then remembering what you did to get that effect again! Great photos, especially the one with your finger supporting the bloom.<br />My neighbours are well used to me stalking the garden at all hours of the day now. Their amusement factor is long gone!Rustic Pumpkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335714529878600216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-53985753055682636452016-05-14T12:50:27.622+00:002016-05-14T12:50:27.622+00:00I still haven't got my acer, and I've been...I still haven't got my acer, and I've been promising myself one for years. I often see things on photos which I've never noticed before, including dog hairs on my knitting or crochet! Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-44613510778883461152016-05-13T14:48:04.752+00:002016-05-13T14:48:04.752+00:00With photography techniques like that the neighbou...With photography techniques like that the neighbours will really be wondering what you're up to now! But I agree, photos often allow you to see something that you might otherwise have missed.Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-51409182528282186942016-05-13T14:13:22.841+00:002016-05-13T14:13:22.841+00:00The third one down looks like a watercolor. Beauti...The third one down looks like a watercolor. Beautiful.Gardeningbrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10709940044197929905noreply@blogger.com