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Gallery: an April selection

May 1, 2022 / 28 Comments

Swéete April showers,

Doo spring Maie flowers

Thomas Tusser

The above lines by a little-known sixteenth century poet were transformed into a much better-known proverb: April showers bring May flowers. This is supposed to console us on wet April days with the thought of better weather to come. It reminds us that we need the rain to help things grow. But what if it doesn’t rain?

April in the UK has not been particularly warm this year, but it has been dry. In the south east, where I live, we have had only around a third of the monthly average rainfall. Nevertheless we were glad to head to the Algarve for a few days early in the month to find some warmer spring days. So some of my photography highlights this month look back to that trip; I’ve tried not to duplicate those already shared elsewhere in this blog. All the others were taken in local parks, gardens, or elsewhere in London.

Again I’m linking my April photography highlights to Ju-Lyn and Brian’s Changing Seasons challenge.

Technical notes

Most of these shots were taken with my compact Panasonic Lumix and a few with my phone. Some are straight out of the camera or with minor adjustments. But as usual I’ve enjoyed playing around with others. Those ones have been quite heavily edited with Nik Color Efex, or in a couple of cases Nik Silver Efex. As always, it’s pretty obvious which ones have been ‘fiddled with’!

  • Close up of white flower with yellow centre
    Narcissus 2022-04-03
  • Black and white photo of modern buildings and an Underground sign
    Hammersmith Station 2022-04-03
  • Corner building with mural
    Pub on Portobello Road 2022-04-03
  • Wall with small square of mirror and no comment sign
    In Faro 2022-04-08
  • White dome against a blue sky with wisps of cloud
    Convent of Nossa Senhora da Assunção in Faro 2022-04-08
  • Green reptile on leaves
    Chameleon near Faro cathedral 2022-04-08
  • Orange flower
    Tavira poppy 2022-04-09
  • In Tavira 2022-04-09
  • Cobbled street lit with yellow street light
    Faro’s old town at night 2022-04-09
  • Small brown bird on the back of a chair
    Breakfast companion, Faro 2022-04-10
  • Detail of a house painted yellow and grey
    In a corner of Faro 2022-04-11
  • White rose
    The first rose of the year perhaps? 2022-04-24
  • Wisteria 2022-04-24
  • Spray of deep pink flowers
    Azalea 2022-04-27
  • Straight path under green trees
    Chestnuts in Walpole Park on a dull day 2022-04-27
  • Carved figures on a stone building
    Somerset House, London 2022-04-28

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