You know how I feel about peonies. So how could I not?! Here’s my little vase setup below. x desleyjane
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Peonies of Red Hill
Following on from my last post, here is my first collection of shots from the Peony Estate. The sun was high and so bright, it was quite difficult to get the light right. They are such amazing flowers, I just love them. All taken with my Olympus OMD EM5 – I took my 30mm macro…
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Red Hill Peony Estate Festival
My friend suggested we go to a Peony Festival – how could I say no to that?! I do love peonies and it was a gorgeous day, so off we went at about 8:30 this morning. It was about an hour and twenty minutes drive to the estate and we started with a little stroll…
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Peony Perfection – RegularRandom
If you know me, you know that peonies are my favourite flower. I stopped off at the little green grocers near the park to pick up some flowers. They had gerberas yesterday, so I picked up two little bunches, but when I went inside I saw buckets of peonies, so of course I had to…
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Five Minutes with Pink Gin – RegularRandom
Edit: actually this is a 10 minute shoot! I got carried away. I might have had a sip before I started! Yesterday, June 9, was World Gin Day! I also discovered that it was World Rosé Day, so I decided to buy some Pink Gin. I made a delicious cocktail (recipe below) and went on…
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Five Minutes with a Peony in Decay (RegularRandom)
Before Christmas, I had a small bunch of peonies, given to me by a friend after my shoulder surgery. I photographed them recently here and here with a cupcake. I kept one in a small vase on my desk, and gave the rest to a friend at work. The one on my desk had dried…
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Pink – Peony & Cupcake
Following on from a previous post, I also just happened to have a pink cupcake in my possession, so I decided to photograph it alongside my pink peony. The whorls of the frosting look a bit like a flower to me. I love the colour, and oh yes it was delicious! x desleyjane
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A Pretty Pink Peony
Happy New Year! I took these photos of a very pretty pink peony late last year. It was while my Mum was still staying with me after surgery. My friend Tess (who also takes care of Gidget for me when I travel) visited and gave me a little bunch of peonies – she remembered that…
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