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I am just an enthusiastic photographer living in the beautiful Scottish Borders, where I simply enjoy my hobby photographing the countryside.Most of my images are taken in and around the Tweed Valley, sometimes venturing out to explore other beautiful parts of Scotland and over the Border south on rare occasions




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BarbaraFurphy's Blipfoto Journal

Thursday 31 March 2011

Watching Ewe

31st of March and it's blowing a Hooligan here.
It certainly isn't going out like a lamb

Watching Ewe by bfurphy

Watching Ewe, a photo by bfurphy on Flickr.

Some Days you're the Pigeon..........

Friday 25 March 2011

A Spring Day In The Garden


The garden was desperately needed a good tidy up


Weeded  a little, split a few plants and rehomed them in one or two  vacant plots,
I think I lost a few plants to to frost this year
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Swept up the debris of sunflower husks which seemed to be almost ankle deep below the bird feeders
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I had taken the camera into the garden with me hoping to capture a few
shots of the birds on the feeders but they all seem far too busy doing what comes naturally at this time of yearWinking smile
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So I turned my attentions to the two best girls.Roxy my little whippet doesn’t stay still for long but she posed for a short while just enjoying the sunshineIMG_5502-HDRThen Tara my 14year old finally woke from her slumbers, looked at me with her one almost good eye and promptly returned to snoring her little head off on her cushion IMG_5497-HDR
Not much to see just at the moment, Flowering Cherry is yet to put on a show,  just a little more sunshine should do it.
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Only a few Crocus and Daffs

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 and
Primroses I bought from a garden centerEmbarrassed smile

Saturday 12 March 2011

It Snowed

I should have done this sooner but overtaken by lethargy
with the cold and miserable days
of January my mind still seems it be hibernating under a foot of frozen snow.

This, I think was one of the most beautiful days of December, bitterly cold , sun shining and after another heavy snowfall eveything just sparkled in the frosty air

Topped up the bird feeders and was on my way
Set off down Leithen Crescent and down towards the "Batty" where Leithen water runs into the Tweed

Here is one I prepared earlier