Take a closer look...

Karen I so love your rose Darcy Bussel.The colour is amazing.

Lovely pics Karen and yes, they do focus attention on the beautiful detail Jx

It's a good one Kath isn't it. It's taken about three years to settle down, but now it is starting to produce the flowers I expected from it. Funny how some roses take a while to get themselves 'comfy'! :D Thank you!

Thanks Jane! :D I love my camera, it reveals all sorts of treasures to me!

Brilliant Karen! I had no idea how pretty the Sambucus flowers are . . . thanks for encouraging a closer look :)

Lovely pictures

Gorgeous pictures Karen. Amazing how much more you can see when you get that close and how much more beauty is revealed.

Totally true. It's like having the eyes of the bionic man when you get them on your screen! Of course your ability with the camera is entirely down to your skill of course. Thanks for sharing :-)

Beautiful!

beautiful 'pink' pics. Karen

It is true, happens to me all the time, constantly amazed when I view them on the computer, we looked at Darcey Bussel several times on Tuesday, it is a beautiful rose for the colour alone....

Such a beautiful Rose Karen....All beautiful..lol

Isn`t it heartening when you can get out and photograph your plants and then be bowled over by what you`ve captured, love them all Karen.
After a day of sunshine yesterday it is now pouring down again.

Thank you everyone! Glad you liked the pics...stroller, the clouds are assembling as I write here....we are going to Edinburgh tomorrow and there is a weather warning for there......uuuuurggh!

Lovely pics Karen. Was the Sambucus in flower when you bought it. I really want one but will have to wait. Back to rubbish weather here today.

Yes! It just has the one lovely flower on it. They had loads in the nursery and I carefully walked around swapping until I had the best one! It's not as dark as the other, more ferny one (who'se name escapes me for now) but it is a lovely soft colour and the flowers are amazing!

I love your rose Karen and my sambucus has just started to flower. Until I came on goy, I would never have thought of taking photos , especially close ups of all my plants. The camera is the best pressie my hubby has bought me and I take it everywhere.

Especially since we don't have to bother with film and developing any more Rose! :D

I'll second that, Karen.

Lovely photo's Karen and will be looking closer !

Wonderful blog, Karen. I often don't know quite what I have taken on my photos till they are larger on the big screen !

Agreed, Rose, I'm doing the same as you. My hubby bought me a little Lumix and I love it!

wow they are just lovely and the rose was stunning with the raindrops. Keep them comming Karen I do love a good pic x

Thank you Sheila and Jewells! :D

lovely shots karen :o))

Thanks San...hope you are well. I had a long chat with Cal on Skype the other night....he's doing well :D

It's amazing how photography has progressed now isn't it? Not so long ago, the quality of these pictures would only have been seen in a magazine! Thanks for sharing Karensusan :o)

Yes, you're welcome Pt! :D

Digital photography is a miracle. It lends itself to gardening so well. While many take loads of family photos and holiday pics. We gardeners have another outlet for our cameras as well, both as a record, and just the sheer pleasure of the beauty of flowers and shrubs.

Simply exquisite close up pics! - that has encouraged me today to get out there and do the same. Have been pre-occupied lately in just taking pics of my problem plants.

Thank you both for your kind comments! :D