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Happy New Year
by loiswakeman @ 01/01/2008 - 19:24:30

clouds over Marshwood Vale

I took a photo of these striking clouds and silhouetted trees on New Year's Day a few years ago; from a hill near the village of Whitchurch Canonicorum in Dorset. I recently downloaded a copy of Corel Painter, and this is a trial of a "pencil drawing" made from the photo. I hope you like it!

My new year's fun was to have a big bonfire at the bottom of my garden, to burn some of the trees and shrubs we pruned over the holiday. I love fires - and watching this one as the sun went down, and the sparks blew up into the deepening blue sky was quite wonderful. Fires are a traditional midwinter celebration, so I felt this was quite a fitting start to the year!

So, all the best for 2008.

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MrFlightyMrFlighty [Member]
01/01/08 @ 19:27

I've always liked pencil drawings and this is an interesting variation on how to achieve that effect.
I love bonfires and think that's a great way to celebrate.
Happy New Year!

kevinwilsonkevinwilson pro
01/01/08 @ 19:31

very atmospheric...and a really nice effect.
happy new year!

thehomelyyearthehomelyyear pro
01/01/08 @ 19:34

I love your picture - it is very dramatic. Happy New Year

deleted user [Visitor]

01/01/08 @ 19:41

mmmm.....lovely picture...I had a fire too late afternoon and all evening burning hedge prunings too yesterday! :) a way of finishing off the old year.....:)

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loiswakemanloiswakeman [Member]
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02/01/08 @ 11:25

I wish I could have a bonfire of lots of the stuff from inside the house too - it might be quite liberating! We have so much toot and clutter that I sometimes feel rather oppreed by Stuff

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02/01/08 @ 11:27

...I recall you've mentioned that before..all the muddle and clutter...my house is fairly chaotic at the moment...:(...mmmmm.....perhaps you should read "Clear your Clutter with Feng Shui...." it motivated me to do lots of chucking out and clearing. though I never got round to the Feng shui bit.......bit too technical for me.....;) er...and maybe I should re read it :oops:..:))

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tylluanpenrytylluanpenry pro
01/01/08 @ 22:01

Very atmospheric - and just right for this time of year!

Happy New Year to you and yours too, Lois! :)

louidoglouidog [Member]
02/01/08 @ 00:50

Fab photo!
I love to fiddle with Photoshop etc as there are some brilliant effects to be had.

Happy New Year!

PrincessFionaPrincessFiona [Member]
02/01/08 @ 09:03

looks awesome

Happy New Year

*hugs*

Not-HerneschaseNot-Herneschase [Member]
02/01/08 @ 10:56

We had great plans for a bonfire but the fire permit didn't come through in time. That's the problem with Summer Christmases, just not Christmassy enough.

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loiswakemanloiswakeman [Member]
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02/01/08 @ 11:22

A fire permit, eh? Fortunately it's generally so wet here we don't need to worry - at least in the countryside, anyway.

Is that to stop wildfires? You don't want to scorch all your little treenapped protegés, do you? But think of the great roaring midsummer bonfires you can have while we are all feeling mildly warm ;)

Hope you found a plumber: your tale of the leak reminds me of a few years ago when we put in a new power supply, and hubby put the digger bucket through a neightbour's trough line. Emergency dash to farmer's shop to buy plastic fittings to replace a section ensued.

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Not-HerneschaseNot-Herneschase [Member]
02/01/08 @ 11:37

Nothing opens here on 2nd Jan so we have isolated the leak! It is an ancient pipe so is half-buried under the roadside so it will keep us occupied tomorrow morning! I think the Council chappy probably did us a favour by not emailing the Fire Permit! I had terrible premonitions of the whole thing getting wildly out of hand and taking the neighbour's house with it ... on NY's Eve! Hope you have a wonderful 2008 Lois

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Rob Hopcott [Visitor]
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26/01/08 @ 10:54

Bonfires are wonderful. There is something so elemental about them.

Problem for me, these days, is that I have a composter bin where all the plant life from my West Somerset garden goes. It's got all these wiggly worms in living happily and waiting for their next organic feast.

When the decision comes to burn it or bin it, the wiggly worms always win out :-)

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loiswakemanloiswakeman [Member]
http://lois.co.uk
28/01/08 @ 10:39

I can understand that. We have ordinary compost heaps too - but all the twiggy and branchy stuff gets burnt, then those lovely potash-rich ashes go on the heap.

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