A quick post this morning, massive week and today isn't much better. Snatched a few minutes to take some photos for
Daisy Quilt's, Colourful friday challenge. today is leaves. A little bleak for good leaves around here, so this was the best that I could do...
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The underside of a leaf ...think a young ivy.
More ivy...with some digital enhancing for fun!
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Next in the search I found all this growth on what is probably a century old fruit tree.
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Hidden amongst the lichen are some leaf buds...which hopefully gets this in on a technicality.
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The lilies are sending out new leaves. And on the final note, we get to Archie and one of the cats...
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And that is what i had better do, cheers, Tracey
...just found the typo in the above pic but haven't time to fix it!