The weeks go by so quickly and always there is Monochrome Madness! visit Leanne Cole for the wonderful gallery!
Spring is moving into summer and the weather has been unusually warm on the west coast. Here is my submission to MM. I’ve used an Obscured filter giving it a dreamy look. Buttercups though considered a lawn weed, to me are a magical carpet.
I call it “Lie down in a field of buttercups”
and the coloured version that I posted to my Flickr and- “it’s ok not to mow the back lawn honey!”
and two more
The beautiful swans image was taken on the Isle of Arran in Scotland
the runes of the gatekeeper's daughter- dedicated to Nick 
Love the mystical buttercups – I’m in Wales right now and the spring flowers are still out, masses of them!
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Enjoy Eliza!! Happy travels!
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Beauiful, dreamy photos. 6 cygnets – that’s good going – super mum 🙂
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I love that image too!! ty!
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All SO beautiful Cybele! Love the softness and I do like your Obscured filter.
Also love the not mowing the lawn quote..lol
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haha!! Thank you Robyn!
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😃😃
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Lovely! I especially love the first one. And OH! By the way! I’m creating a reading list on safari for the blogs. I just discovered this wonderful feature. I’ve just added you. Yay!
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oh! thank you and I must check that out!!
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I think it’s been there a long time. I never really knew what it could do. So much better than saving links in the toolbar IMHO
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Absolutely beautiful, dear Cybele… the second photograph is my favourite… sending love and best wishes. Aquileana 🙂
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thank you so much Aquileana!! I send back to you the same!!
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Just a few delicate petals are enough to spread beaudy,dear Cybele!Magical light caresses their elegant petals,you so beautufully transformed your images.Your Colombine and Wild Rose in mono display refined elegance and you have nicely placed the coloured ones next to the reflective Scottish waters with the graceful swans.Enjoy your day,dear friend ~ and soon I’ll go back where I was left the previous time to go on with the posts I have misses ~ 🙂
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many many thank you’s Doda!! Right now I too have so many things happening. Blogging has slowed down! Blessings my dear!! I hope you will enjoy the Siren’s Bones whenever you do get caught up- and no rush!
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Thank you dear Cybele for appreciating my rather late efforts to go through your work.Life often becomes so hectic and we have to put our favourite pastimes on the back burner.Make sure I won’t miss your “Siren’s Bones” post.Take care 🙂
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take your time my friend!! and thank you!
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I love black and white photography, Cybele, but those flowers just look so good in colour! Although I know you’ve sprinkled some of your fairy dust over them! Last year I took a little photographic tour up the lane from my house because I was just so amazed at the profusion and variation of wild flowers just growing in the verge on the side of the road. Sadly, no one has any idea they are there because you just don’t see them from the car. I only knew cause I walked my dog. Wonderful amazing nature… Doesn’t need much space to put on an amazing show, if we only have eyes to see it. 😊
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thanks so much Ali!! I always love the hedgerows along those country roads so full of Crocosmia etc.
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Splendid, gorgeous art. Thank you !!!
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you are welcome!! thank you!
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Ah! Beautiful pictures, and its definitely ok not to mow the back lawn! 😉
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😀 thanks Katie!
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Beautiful season spring to summer, the buttercups and dandelion and red poppy, wow.. beautiful valleys.
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thank you Della!
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I’ll take Buttercups like that in the lawn over the Dandelions we get any day! The Wild Rose is lovely too!
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thank you Deb!!!
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MP!
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Good stuff, Cybele, especially the monochromes. Adrian 🙂
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many thanks Adrian!
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Dreamy indeed, very nice Cybele.
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thanks Maverick!
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Beautiful – yes I’d like to lie down in that field! 🙂
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I’m beside you! thanks Lisa!
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The first two are my favorites with their ethereal and mysterious qualities.
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I am so glad it worked!! thank you!
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lovely images…dreamy
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many thanks Brenda- and for the follow!
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Aah, lovely!
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thanks Pike!
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I thought the second image would be hard to top – but then there’s that third one. The colors are lovely, but the monochrome is so strong and dramatic
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Many thanks fellow mouse!!
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Oh, I do love your dreamy filed of buttercups, Cybele. 🙂 The happy mother’s day photo is so lovely too.
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so pleased and thanks Sylvia!!
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Beautiful as usual
Your finishing work is your signature
As always Sheldon
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I am honoured Sheldon! thank you!
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Beautiful images. A real painterly quality to them.
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thank you Aidy!
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