December 2006 Photo Competition !!

My first entry: Christmas colours.

 

Watching for Santa

 

It was such a lovely morning that I popped into the greenhouse to see how the "Gin Tree", Ginebra Gordonii, was doing.



Like the citrus family, Gin Trees usually have two or three generations of fruit developing and ripening at the same time.
That big one, top left, should be ripe enough for picking on Christmas day, along with the lemon in the centre of the picture.
The small fruit with the red calix looks like a case of Bombay Saphirus. I will have to keep the other eye on that!!

Happy Christmas.

Nik

 

My 1st this month

Jakie Claus



2nd

Lady Muck in her party frock

 

'IN THE BEGINNING ----'


Nativity sculpture in Princes Street Gardens Edinburgh.




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I was stuck for inspiration, but last nights frost produced some crackers!

My second entry is "Natures Christmas Decorations"



And my third entry is "Crystalised Pelargoniums"



This is a test for the referee. I've changed my third entry to the same picture, but taken 24 hours later. The original is here. http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/6985/crystalisedpelargoniumcz8.jpg

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"Jingle Bells"

 

"Dasher,Blitzen, get back here. You've got a sledge to pull!"

alternative title

" Christmas is just two deer nowadays!"

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With trepidation...

 

The Holly
and The Ivy
Pause for thought

 

A Time for Children Everywhere

 

All is Bright