WHAT'S LOOKING GOOD IN DECEMBER 2013

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  1. wiseowl

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    Sorry I will write 100 lines "I must soon Grow up":heehee:

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      Mine switches to Macro automatically - no idea how it achieves that :blue thumb: so I can just move closer - and it will focus, even until the point where the lens touches the object.
       
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        I think mine works in a similar way but I'm not sure it gets quite a close as a genuine macro. Whatever it is, it's good enough for me as I no longer have photography as a hobby. I just enjoy taking photos. :)
         
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          Exactly!!!, and you can see that in all the pics that are taken by everyone!!!:hapydancsmil::snork:
           
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          Everyone has seen the fantastic Sunset and Walks pics that you take, Woo, and are :wow:'d by them...........so I reckon it's us that should write 100 lines of "Must do better, like Woo!!":heehee:
           
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            In the greenhouse is this unknown Crotolaria that I grew from seed this spring...................
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            Sadly it is too cold/days too short for the blooms to open properly.
             
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              That's lovely longk - perfect flowers.
               
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                They will be next year!
                 
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                Here's a few things blooming in the middle of December!

                Fuchsia Korralle Fulgens has been shoved into a sheltered spot for a few weeks now..................
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                Eccromocarpus scaber is still trying to flower...................
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                Salvia "Wendys Wish". Here's the smaller one under what's left of the apple tree...................
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                .................and the larger one under the pergola (which I've put plastic sheeting on the sides to offer some extra winter protection)......................
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                Acanthus......................
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                And finally this Fuchsia microphylla cutting in the greenhouse.......................
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                  I had a walk around the garden first thing this morning before the rain arrived and came back in with the following:
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                  Winter jasmine
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                  Kaffir lily
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                  A great big seed head of cobaea
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                  A couple of roses that are still flowering
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                    Great shots, HsuH!!! It just shows there is colour, shapes and texture to be seen in the Garden even at this time of year:hapydancsmil::snork:
                     
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                      Fatsia is making a show:blue thumb:

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                        It rained the during the night a couple of days ago so when I went for an amble with the camera the following morning I got these shots.
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                        It's amazing how the water in the ends of the Berries looks like set jewels!!
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                          :wow:...Lovely pics Armandii:wub2:
                           
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                            Here's a few more from the same amble.:snork:

                            At this angle the Rose reminds me of a Strawberry!!:heehee:

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                            Another "world" in a raindrop which is actually just a reflection of a plant nearby, but I like it!!:snork:
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                            While taking this shot I suddenly realised what was on the stem of the Rose.....Greenfly!!!:hate-shocked::gaah: ..........now deceased. But it just shows how long they will remain active for.
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                            I just love the blue of the Berries.:hapydancsmil:
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