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Title: Competition #19 - New Year, New Start
Post by: John on January 02, 2012, 23:58
After quite a break, back by popular demand, a photo competition!

Since it's a new year, photographs that relate to starting off. It could be a new plot, a new chicken coop or anything that encapsulates the idea of a fresh start like new shoots. Don't forget to put a description with your photo explaining why you think it's about a new start.


Prize - a copy of one of our books or I'll find you an alternative from my bookshelves if you prefer

This competition will run until Sunday 5th February with a week for voting after that.

The simple rules:

   
Full rules can be found Here (http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=15798.0)

Help Posting Photographs (http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=19476.0)
Title: Re: Competition #19 - New Year, New Start
Post by: New shoot on January 03, 2012, 13:43
From the debris of last years dead leaves, welcome new shoot from New Shoot  :D

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Title: Re: Competition #19 - New Year, New Start
Post by: gavinjconway on January 04, 2012, 13:12
I hoped there was a plot in the forest that I was allocated!!

A brand new start for me on the Allotment scene ... My NEW PLOT on day 2 and then 3 months later... still a long way to go..

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Title: Re: Competition #19 - New Year, New Start
Post by: aelf on January 05, 2012, 14:47
My offering - New Shoot's last post reminded me that I had this picture, taken last January at Dunham Massey in their winter garden. It was a lovely cold, crisp day and the snowdrops were looking lovely! Definately a good start to any growing season  :)

Title: Snowdrops lead the way!

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Title: Re: Competition #19 - New Year, New Start
Post by: yorky on January 05, 2012, 19:56
The germination of my show onions is always the signal to me that the new season is underway.

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Title: Re: Competition #19 - New Year, New Start
Post by: clairebeau on January 06, 2012, 19:59
Life awakens to find a new girl on the plot! But the trusty old Rhubarb is lighting the way, ever the old faithful, so forgiving and true.

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Title: Re: Competition #19 - New Year, New Start
Post by: kegs on January 08, 2012, 15:43
This was my first ever hatch last year and I can't wait to have another go this year too.

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Title: Re: Competition #19 - New Year, New Start
Post by: MJS on January 14, 2012, 20:54
After welcoming in 2012,  this ladybird is getting a head start on the new season.  Taken last week at Henley-in-Arden.

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Title: Re: Competition #19 - New Year, New Start
Post by: ANHBUC on January 16, 2012, 12:24
Mine is a New Start to a new day.  Had to be quick though as it soon disappeared and is never the same again.   :D

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Title: Re: Competition #19 - New Year, New Start
Post by: Oliveview on January 18, 2012, 10:52
New start to the seasons here, spring flowers.  We were lucky there were any left, we saw a man and his grand daughter walking along with two huge bunches of them in their hands!  We were out walking, along the Via Verde, a disused railway line, which is now a 35km walking/cycling path. These flowers were at the Puerto Serrano end, or beginning, depending on the way you were walking! For us it was the start!!

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Pamela
Title: Re: Competition #19 - New Year, New Start
Post by: Lewjam on January 19, 2012, 17:06
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Hehe, new start to my day! Chicken to table in 5mins, a good start to both of our days!
A new yea always reminds me of the annual struggle to get into shape, poached eggs begin to appear instead of fried and Bacon vanishes totally!

Not really on the right lines but i saw it made me think of this comp when i got up hehe.
Title: Re: Competition #19 - New Year, New Start
Post by: like diggingk on January 19, 2012, 19:46
my sister gave me this for my new allotment :)
its just flowered the first flower on my plot  :D

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Title: Re: Competition #19 - New Year, New Start
Post by: Gandan57 on January 22, 2012, 20:29
This photo was taken today of these lovely daffodils at Axbridge, a village on the southern slopes of the Mendip Hills, an area renowned for strawberry growing.

They always flower at the very start of the new year in early January, but this winter the first blooms appeared at Christmas!

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Title: Re: Competition #19 - New Year, New Start
Post by: Higster on January 25, 2012, 11:37
My first Allotment taken on this year :)

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Title: Re: Competition #19 - New Year, New Start
Post by: PurplePixie on January 25, 2012, 12:52
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This sums up my new start for the year, after just over 12 months of migraines which get so bad I pass out and feeling totally oomphless I really felt like I needed to do more to occupy myself so out went the plastic walk in greenhouse that let me get the gardening bug and over the last few days we built this  :D

I really would have loved a bigger one but we just haven't got the space!

Just the gravel floor, a couple of flags, staging and I've got a huuuuge stash of seeds ready and it's all so exciting  :lol:
Title: Re: Competition #19 - New Year, New Start
Post by: sunshineband on January 27, 2012, 09:57
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The words of this song sum up that morning when I stepped outside the front door on 4th Janaury, to the most amazing, completely unexpected sunrise  :ohmy: 8)

"Feeling Good"

 Birds flying high
 You know how I feel
 Sun in the sky
 You know how I feel
 Breeze driftin' on by
 You know how I feel
 It's a new dawn
 It's a new day
 It's a new life
 For me
 And I'm feeling good
 I'm feeling good
 
Title: Re: Competition #19 - New Year, New Start
Post by: joyfull on January 29, 2012, 18:09
Spring already? This was taken today  :D

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Title: Re: Competition #19 - New Year, New Start
Post by: tosca100 on January 29, 2012, 18:30
Things are a-shooting....

Took this today in the garden, but we can't remember what it is called. It is the first shrub to show new leaves rather than green buds. Will post the name when we remember!
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Title: Re: Competition #19 - New Year, New Start
Post by: Spana on February 02, 2012, 11:50
Fern and her new baby just 2 minutes old, born this morning. :happy:  Its her first calf and our first calf of the year :happy:  

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Title: Re: Competition #19 - New Year, New Start
Post by: Paul Plots on February 04, 2012, 02:31
From a small new shoot a mighty tree may grow…..

“You don’t have to be great to start but you have to start to be great” (Joe Sabah)

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Title: Re: Competition #19 - New Year, New Start
Post by: Thrift on February 05, 2012, 12:39
Bessie's bunch at two weeks old. Little, blue eyes taking their first glimpse at this strange new world.

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Title: Re: Competition #19 - New Year, New Start
Post by: Aunt Sally on February 05, 2012, 20:18
There are such a lot of wonderful pictures in this competition that I have given you all 5 votes to cast.

The voting will be open for one week ending on 12th February.
Title: Re: Competition #19 - New Year, New Start
Post by: Aunt Sally on February 12, 2012, 22:52
The competition voting is now closed and the results are:


1st - Spana with 21 votes

2nd - Thrift with 18 votes

3rd - Clairebeau with 16 votes


Well done all three of you – great photos :D

Title: Re: Competition #19 - New Year, New Start
Post by: Paul Plots on February 13, 2012, 01:59
Congratulations winners!!
 
                       And thanks everyone for taking part and sharing your photos.  :)

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Title: Re: Competition #19 - New Year, New Start
Post by: joyfull on February 13, 2012, 07:11
Congratulations to the worthy winners, and can we please have an update on how your little calf is doing Spana  :D
Title: Re: Competition #19 - New Year, New Start
Post by: Lewjam on February 13, 2012, 08:22
Congrats, loverly pics!
Title: Re: Competition #19 - New Year, New Start
Post by: Higster on February 13, 2012, 08:33
Get photo's well done all :)
Title: Re: Competition #19 - New Year, New Start
Post by: John on February 13, 2012, 09:03
Some really excellent photos but I'm tempted to disqualify Spana for over use of the 'ahhh' factor! :)

Seriously, thanks to everyone and congratulations to the winners.
Title: Re: Competition #19 - New Year, New Start
Post by: Thrift on February 13, 2012, 09:06
Thanks to everyone who voted.  :)

A 'New Start' was a great theme with some beautiful photos entered.

Congrats to all and especially Spana and Clairbeau, definitely need an update on Fern and her calf please Spana!
Title: Re: Competition #19 - New Year, New Start
Post by: Aunt Sally on February 13, 2012, 09:30
... and the pups :D
Title: Re: Competition #19 - New Year, New Start
Post by: clairebeau on February 13, 2012, 10:32
Oh my, some of you voted for me, thanks everso much  :) Congratulations to the winner.

I notice none of you are requesting information on how my baby rhubarb is getting on, well  I can't tell you anyhow I've not seen it since that day, it's had an upturned bin shoved over it since  ;) Hope I've not killed it now  ::)

Thanks again, love you long time! x
Title: Re: Competition #19 - New Year, New Start
Post by: Aunt Sally on February 13, 2012, 11:42

I notice none of you are requesting information on how my baby rhubarb is getting on,...

I can give you a lovely recipe for rhubarb and vanilla jam  :lol:
Title: Re: Competition #19 - New Year, New Start
Post by: clairebeau on February 13, 2012, 11:52
Oh yes please Auntie!!  That sounds perfect, I bet it's lovely used in a cake too. Thank you . x x
Title: Re: Competition #19 - New Year, New Start
Post by: Aunt Sally on February 13, 2012, 13:52
Popped it in the recipe section for you, Claire.
Title: Re: Competition #19 - New Year, New Start
Post by: kegs on February 13, 2012, 13:59
Well done Spana.  Wonderful photograph (any chance of another !)  :)
Title: Re: Competition #19 - New Year, New Start
Post by: tosca100 on February 13, 2012, 14:06
Well done all three, lovely photos.

And thanks to those who voted for my effort. :)
Title: Re: Competition #19 - New Year, New Start
Post by: Spana on February 13, 2012, 15:08
Oh wow, thanks everyone. Ferns calf  is  doing very well. OH has called him Lachie,  I'll get some update pictures of him :)

Congratulations  to Thrift and Claire. What can i say about those puppies except gorgeous and i loved your rhubarb Claire :happy:

Well done to everyone for some really lovely photos :happy:
Title: Re: Competition #19 - New Year, New Start
Post by: ANHBUC on February 13, 2012, 16:00
Congratulations to the winners, lovely photos.  :)
Title: Re: Competition #19 - New Year, New Start
Post by: gavinjconway on February 13, 2012, 16:18
Well done everybody... some great pics..
Title: Re: Competition #19 - New Year, New Start
Post by: MJS on February 13, 2012, 16:38
Congratulations to the worthy winners! Thank you too, for everyone who voted for me, yes we do need updates on all the newborns. ;) :D
Title: Re: Competition #19 - New Year, New Start
Post by: shoozie on February 13, 2012, 18:08
Congratulations Spana - love the photo of Fern and Lachie  :D

Great pics of the pups and the rhubarb from Thrift and Claire.   Well done everyone who took part  :D
Title: Re: Competition #19 - New Year, New Start
Post by: Oliveview on February 13, 2012, 19:35
Well done, there were some lovely photo's. Thanks for folk who voted for my flower. Thé photo's were all good, hard to make a choice.

Pamela
Title: Re: Competition #19 - New Year, New Start
Post by: New shoot on February 13, 2012, 21:12
My favourite won so I'm happy  :D  

Thank you to everyone who voted for my little cyclamen  :)  Not quite the aaahhhh factor of the calf and the pups, but it's all mine and brightening up my day every time I see it  :D
Title: Re: Competition #19 - New Year, New Start
Post by: joyfull on February 13, 2012, 21:16
sadly after taking my photo we had the snow and cold so bet my little butterfly never made it  :(, still was lovely to see and yes thank you so much for voting for it (but my favourite won too - just gotta love a new born calf  :D).
Title: Re: Competition #19 - New Year, New Start
Post by: Trillium on February 14, 2012, 00:41
Wow, so many great pictures that I'm glad I didn't have to decide on just one, or three, or....

Congrats to everyone involved.
Title: Re: Competition #19 - New Year, New Start
Post by: Paul Plots on February 14, 2012, 02:18
... and the pups :D

Definitely the pups!!

I bet it’ll be great watching those little fluffy chicks grow too.
Title: Re: Competition #19 - New Year, New Start
Post by: evie2 on February 15, 2012, 18:52
Lachie is a perfect name for a wee broon toffee coo :happy:
Title: Re: Competition #19 - New Year, New Start
Post by: arugula on February 17, 2012, 15:33
Lachie is a perfect name for a wee broon toffee coo :happy:

Too right! :D