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Blackthorn winter
by loiswakeman @ 25/03/2008 - 18:49:48

While I am in a blossom mood, the cold snap we often get while the blackthorn (sloe) is blooming is called the "blackthorn winter".

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It has certainly been very cold this year - but the show of flowers has been disappointing as the rain and wind have spoilt the blossom. So, here instead is the magnificent show we had last year: I deliberately took some long exposures on a windy day to get a sense of movement. What do you think?

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MrFlightyMrFlighty [Member]
25/03/08 @ 19:00

Interesting, but regretfully I have problems looking at that!
Blackthorn blossom is the new header image on my Flighty's Plot blog
http://flightplot.wordpress.com/2008/03/21/my-new-header/

Marjolein Katsma [Visitor]
http://my.opera.com/JavaWoman/
26/03/08 @ 21:15

Lovely, a nice birthday present, too! ;)

I really like the effect of the just-long-enough exposure here, you can almost see the branches moving. Somewhat similar to my blowing in the wind catkin (though that's not such a lovely photo as yours).

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