the closer the better

Not too close to the lilies though.......lol your becoming a budding (notice the word) photographer now too.......I have to take a close up now as the old eyes are not what they used to be, come to think of it they were never very good, have been wearing glasses on and off since I was a nipper!! great blog San......

lol dotty, yes noticed the word haha, thanx i really enjoy taking pics, second to gardening,i need my glasses for close things to dotty, your like my brother he`s had them on and off from being young to,, thanx ;o))

The sweet pea and the lillies are especially lovely, they're amongst my favourite flowers. I must say the bees came as a shock tho.........lol

That was gr8, Sandra! Enjoyed getting up close and personal with you - LOL!
Fabulous pics!! :-)))

Lovely photos and blog.

I hate to tell you Sandra, but did you know that lilies are poisonous to cats.
Lovely pictures though.....

lol silverbelle, i love the stargazer white lily to, infact i love all white flowers ;o))
lol david,, cheeky monkey haha, glad you enjoyed ;o))
cheers carol ;o))
les,,, yes i knew about that, but also alot of plants are apparently, casper doesnt go near them and i do keep an eye on him, he tends to go in the pond area which i dont have them,thanx ;o))

Lovely! I do love a good close-up photograph, and a good scent too San! Thanks for sharing, it takes ages to download all those pics. Btw, I thought your cyclamen looked lovely around the tree with the gazanias!

lovely blog & great photos...

Really lovely blog, Sandra I know what you mean about closing your eyes and inhaling the scent, especially Sweet Peas, Roses and Lilies. Check there are no insects first though .. lol !

thanx karen glad you like the pics and cylamen to ;o))
cheers elsiemay ;o))
lol shirley yes your right i always check for insects first hahaha ;o)) thankyou

loved your photos -I'm with you all the way on this blog - garden/flowers/photos cann't think of a better way of spending some time - i like to draw them as well, (not very well thou). This site is a great resource for that.

Great Blog and Pix San,
that is the reason I put a few close up pix of mine on here,sometimes you do miss the inner beauty and take for granted what you see at a distance.I have several more close up pix to put on here that I snapped up a few months ago.
I may just put some of them on here sooner rather than later.
Great Stuff!

thankyou kfunsters, i like to draw to,, well havent for years and not brilliant but its theroputic like gardening ;o)
thankyou so much Diydick, your so right about inner beauty, look forward to seeing your pics to ;o)

Fab Photies San x

Just put them up San,I love to draw and paint as well and have many pix of flowers esp.poppies and other wildlife -butterflies mainly.Its another hobby I have when I get time.

Really lovely close up shots Sandra - you have to keep still to get them that clear. Your lillies look good and I see your new cyclamen is there too.
I love the bright red flowers with yellow ends (6th pic) what are they called---Gazanias? ;-)

Lovely photography Sandra - keep them coming :-)

thanx Diydick i may try and have a go a the drawing or painting again now ;o))
thanx richard, i hold my breath when taking them lol, also use sport mode which stops blur if flowers are swaying in breeze, yes its gazania i got from carboot last year and one of two came back which i was pleased ;o))
cheers peonyrose, i do enjoy photography ;o))

Lovely blog Sandra and those photos are excellent!

thankyou so much ian, lovely to get nice comments ;o)) x

Yw xx

lovely pics and blog sandra.................

nice pics of your flowers will send you some of mine

Fabulous again Sand. Brilliant clear pics. Love your flowers. :o)))

cheers holly,lawnrake and linda glad you enjoyed them ;o))

You love your garden and you love photography......and it shows so much in both.

Your pics are looking brill and the garden speaks for itself San. You should be very proud.

lovely photos there san ,have to get mine on now. tuk them just need time to load.

thanx so much Dan for lovely comments, hope your well and enjoying some garden time to ;o)
thanx cristina, yes get them pics loaded, dont be lazy hahaah

This has to go into my favourites, San! I love macro photography, and you have done a wonderful job here....I got quite lost in your stunning pictures~pure heaven! :~))x

hi flori nice to see you, hope your ok and enjoying your lovely garden to, glad you enjoyed the pics, i just love taking pictures, must take after my grandad from dads side, he loved having a camera in is hands where ever he was lol,thanx again ;o)) x

I can smell them - I swear I can - thank you and - more more more plz =))) when you have time of course - I shouldn't be greedy LOL

lol cate, im going to the lakes on sunday and monday so hope to get some nice pic then ;o)) thankyou so much

very much looking forward to them =))

I've just seen this - thanks for a lovely blog, Sandra. Beautiful photos, too. :-)))

thankyou barbara glad you enjoyed them, got a holker hall blog soon when i get chance, just got back today and got a busy week off so will do it when i get chance ;o))

OK. I'll look forward to it! I seem to remember going to Holker Hall years ago...so you can remind me what it's like there.

so enjoyed it barbara and got a lovely pic i think you will like, of a mountain camelia stewartia ovata, amazing and so pretty ;o))

A lovely set of pics San, my favs are the Lilies :-)))

my favs to annella, have to cut stamens out because of casper my cat, im a bit nervous now i know how poisonous they are to cats ;o(, its more the pollen as he doesnt eat at plants like a kitten does,

loved your blog,Sandra.

thanx sue ;o))