A leap for freedom.
Tethered to the pedestal,
The lily pad yet lures
Today Thursday’s Special is all about Mirroring. I love watery reflections and, just occasionally, I like to play with Lunapic too.
And then there were two! Please go and visit Paula for another of her sublime images.
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I love your haiku and your reflections! A cool sculpture in the the midst of the water lilies. 🙂
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Yet another beautiful place we’ve been this year! Thanks, Cathy 🙂
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I love it when you go all haiku, and then play with Lunapic – you led me to it and into my first photo fiddling. You’ve interpreted that fist photo to perfection. Your haikus are always fresh.
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Thanks, sweetheart 🙂 I have a spate of gardens coming up. The one this is from is absolutely lovely but will have to wait a while.
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Wonderful photos, I especially like the first one, no the one with the double refection…actually I like them all. 😀
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Bless you, Karen! I do too, though maybe I shouldn’t say so 🙂
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Yes you should. 🙂
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very impressive images and words, Jo! Just perfect and quite a capture.
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Thanks, Noelle. 🙂 It’s a beautiful time of year in the grand English gardens now and I was lucky with the shots.
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Your nymph is a bit like the UK at the moment, leaping into the unknown. The Brexit has been all over our media today. How are you feeling about it?
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Cat among the pigeons about sums it up, Pauline. Mick has been pro-leave from the outset but I’ve been less decided, and our two youngsters are vehemently pro-Europe. It’s a big kick in the teeth and vote of no confidence for the establishment, and rightly deserved in my opinion. The politicians play games with peoples lives and seldom face the consequences. But now somebody has to pick up the pieces and move forward.
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Absolutely fantastic, Jo! 😀
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Thanks a lot, Dianne. 🙂 You’re very kind.
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You definitely had fun with these photos. I can feel your energy. 😀
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Thanks so much, Cee 🙂 I loved the gentle reflection but the Lunapic effect definitely made me smile.
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Clever girl! Love the nymph and the haiku. Hope you are feeling less grouchy now 😀
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Grouchy! ME!!! How very dare you? 🙂 🙂 But flattery will get you a long way…
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BUT you said you were in a strop! And bad-tempered. In my book that means grouchy 😛
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Oh, I’m allowed to say it. Not you! That makes me really grouchy 🙂 🙂 But you’ll love the garden this statue was in.
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Can’t wait! I need to visit a garden. I’m tired of weeding my own and need a break.
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Are you watching the results come in? I was up at quarter to 6 so I’m really tired but I’m hanging on a while. Not this Monday but there’s another nice garden then too 🙂
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Off to bed now, I reckon we will remain, but we will know tomorrow and life will go on… G’night Jo 🙂
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It’ll have to but it’s a bit scary. I went to bed after the Sunderland result, just before your comment, and was back at the TV at 6.30. 🙂
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Amazing images, Jo. Love your haiku. Perfect combination. 🙂
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It was a bit of an overcast day, Ad, but there was just enough reflection in the lily pond. 🙂 You’ll smile when you see the related garden post in a week or two. It had a ‘Sylvia’s Garden’. 🙂 Blues and lemons suit you?
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These are brilliant photos Jo, very clever composition and your haiku, well you’ve caught on quick haven’t you? I remember you saying you didn’t get it!
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Sometimes they write themselves, don’t they, Gilly? This morning I was just going to post the photos but when I thought about your Lazy Thursdays it struck me that one would work well here. 5 minutes later- Bob’s yer auntie 🙂 Your inspiration so thank you.
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They only take me a few minutes too, once I’ve picked a photo. I really like haiku but I don’t see what the fuss is about 🙂
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Me too, and I’m too lazy to learn another form 🙂
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Very good, very. I don’t know why I was reminded of Plato’s Cavern. Sometimes the shadow feels more real than the object?
(I tried “real-er” in my head, but it doesn’t work too well)
😉
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I know what you mean, and thank you. 🙂 The statue is herself lovely, but the slightly distorted reflection on a hazy day was what drew me.
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Brilliant results. Have a nice week-end.
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ninfee e angeli…un piccolo paradiso silenzioso
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Water world! 🙂 🙂
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Very creative Jo. Poor nymph with her foot glued down like that. Seems a shame she can’t dance about the garden. 🙂
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I was so tempted to help her out, Sue, but it was in the garden of an ancestral home and I thought I might incur the wrath of the owner 😦
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Wow Jo, the reflections in your photographs are so cool to see – the design between colored lily pads and B&W statute reflection are perfectly paired.
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I love reflections, Mary, and the statue was perfectly positioned 🙂
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