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Title: Competition #23 "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud..." - THE RESULTS
Post by: Aunt Sally on April 13, 2016, 17:00
"... A Host of Golden Daffodils"

Don't forget to put a description with your photo!

Prize –Apart from being the envy of your friends, the winner will get 2 of John & Val's books of their choice. We've also got a few other books if you prefer.

Spring flowers, blossom, birds, lambs, or anything else that just happens in Spring.

You may have up to 3 entries BUT only one picture per post, please.

This competition will run until 13th 27th May - with voting open to all members for one week 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: Growster 1
Post by: Growster... on April 14, 2016, 19:32
Oh, alright then, here's the first...

(Are we allowed more than one go?)

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Title: Growster 2
Post by: Aunt Sally on April 14, 2016, 20:22
Oh, alright then, here's the first...

(Are we allowed more than one go?)


This is Growster's second entry.

(http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=123125.0;attach=70112;image)
Title: Growster 3
Post by: Aunt Sally on April 14, 2016, 20:23
Oh, alright then, here's the first...

(Are we allowed more than one go?)


This is Growster's third entry.

(http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=123125.0;attach=70114;image)
Title: New Shoot 1
Post by: New shoot on April 18, 2016, 11:11
That's good  :D  I don't have any daffodils left, but these are just coming to bloom in one of my raised beds  :)

(http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m198/suec_02/Plot%20pictures/IMG_1798_zpsnzr0gpzd.jpg) (http://s104.photobucket.com/user/suec_02/media/Plot%20pictures/IMG_1798_zpsnzr0gpzd.jpg.html)
Title: Sunshineband 1
Post by: sunshineband on April 18, 2016, 20:07
I am glad about that too as my daffs have mainly gone over now.

Here is the apple blossom on our cooking apple tree on the new plot

 (Early May --- I have swapped this photo from the one I entered previously)


(http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=123125.0;attach=70371;image)
Title: New shoot 2
Post by: New shoot on April 19, 2016, 21:10
I have a 2nd entry  :) 

A friend turned up yesterday bearing these as a gift and I thought the buds were particularly full for dafffs.  They have opened into stunning fragrant flowers that I am really rather taken with.  I may have to track some bulbs down and buy some this autumn  :D

(http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m198/suec_02/Plot%20pictures/IMG_1807_zpsp6zuq4xn.jpg) (http://s104.photobucket.com/user/suec_02/media/Plot%20pictures/IMG_1807_zpsp6zuq4xn.jpg.html)
Title: Sunshineband 2
Post by: sunshineband on April 19, 2016, 22:13
And my second entry is now this:

A cowslip, growing in the garden. Dad grew the original plants from a packet of seed I gave him many years ago.

(http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=123125.0;attach=70375;image)
Title: Sunshineband 3
Post by: sunshineband on April 23, 2016, 18:13
I changed my mind yet again and took off my third entry, to replace it with this:

Tulips on our Plot. These have done us proud for weeks!

(http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=123125.0;attach=70330;image)
Title: selellis 1
Post by: selellis on May 05, 2016, 09:33
Winston Churchill daff bloom plus ghost spider!

(http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=123125.0;attach=70263;image)
Title: Snap Dragon 1
Post by: Snap Dragon on May 12, 2016, 01:00
A confused Mother Nature dusting my daffs with snow! :unsure:

(http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=123125.0;attach=70328;image)
Title: gm0als 1
Post by: gm0als on May 12, 2016, 22:54
Some lovely primroses this year and we are about 3 weeks behind you here in Scotland - Here is my first entry

(http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=123125.0;attach=70348;image)
Title: gm0als 2
Post by: gm0als on May 12, 2016, 23:19
This Tulip I thought look great looking into the pot from above - Entry 2

(http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=123125.0;attach=70353;image)
Title: dmg 1
Post by: dmg on May 13, 2016, 01:43
Here is my 1st entry,
A tulip mixture from Holland

(http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=123125.0;attach=70355;image)
Title: dmg 2
Post by: dmg on May 13, 2016, 01:46
2nd entry
Different tulips and some Crown Imperials

(http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=123125.0;attach=70357;image)
Title: mumofstig 1
Post by: mumofstig on May 13, 2016, 08:40
Lily of the Valley

(http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu317/mumofstig/spring%20003_zpsnkndosbc.jpg)
Title: mumofstig 2
Post by: mumofstig on May 13, 2016, 08:44
No 2
Byzantine Gladioli - I've cut these and brought them in because they won't like the cold that is forecast :(

(http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu317/mumofstig/spring%20002_zpsj62r258d.jpg)
Title: mumofstig 3
Post by: mumofstig on May 13, 2016, 08:47
No 3 Spanish Bluebells winning against the weeds  ;)


(http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu317/mumofstig/spring%20001_zps462og3fh.jpg)
Title: Fairy Plotmother 1
Post by: Fairy Plotmother on May 13, 2016, 21:42
I hope I have managed to attach a picture of my lovely wisteria. She is not quite as full as in past years. Perhaps it's the good pruning she had earlier this year.

(http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=123125.0;attach=70367;image)
Title: GrannieAnnie 1
Post by: GrannieAnnie on May 14, 2016, 08:31
Like you New Shoot, a friend turned up with these for me, he said they were 'rose' daffodils!  Very pretty aren't they?   :)

(http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=123125.0;attach=70369;image)
Title: New Shoot 3
Post by: New shoot on May 14, 2016, 08:44
Lovley  :D  I think I tracked them down and they are sold as Sweet Pomponette.  They are are on my list for autumn bulb buying.

My third entry is the apple blossom on my apple arch.  This just lifted my spirits every time I looked at it  :D

(http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m198/suec_02/Plot%20pictures/IMG_1847_zpsdr11bngf.jpg)
Title: chrissie B 1
Post by: chrissie B on May 14, 2016, 10:03
My apple tree in bloome,  and dog getting in on the act.
chrissie b

(http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=123125.0;attach=70557;image)
Title: Vagabond 1
Post by: Vagabond on May 14, 2016, 19:52
When we bought our house in West Cork it was winter and I had no idea what most of the plantings were. When these azaleas flowered I was delighted by their sheer vibrant beauty...

(http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=123125.0;attach=70409;image)
Title: GrannieAnnie 2
Post by: GrannieAnnie on May 14, 2016, 22:01
My only apple tree!

(http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=123125.0;attach=70415;image)
Title: Vagabond 2
Post by: Vagabond on May 15, 2016, 22:09
Here's my second entry:

Jay and Woodpecker

I took this photo in my friend's garden in the Wye Valley last May.

(http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=123125.0;attach=70419;image)

Title: Beekissed 1
Post by: Beekissed on May 16, 2016, 00:17
First entry....new kittens and their little girl....

(http://cdn.backyardchickens.com/8/86/900x900px-LL-868030de_100_4603.jpeg)
Title: Beekissed 2
Post by: Beekissed on May 16, 2016, 00:18
New mother and chicks behind the wood pile....

(http://cdn.backyardchickens.com/8/83/900x900px-LL-83463ce3_100_4584.jpeg)
Title: Beekissed 3
Post by: Beekissed on May 16, 2016, 00:23
Peach blossoms this year....

(http://cdn.backyardchickens.com/d/db/900x900px-LL-dbac936f_100_4501.jpeg)
Title: chrissie B 2
Post by: chrissie B on May 16, 2016, 15:42
Close up of apple tree , and newly painted fence , must be spring .
chrissie b
was trying to get a bee just seen a sploge in the middle got it .

(http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=123125.0;attach=70433;image)
Title: MalcW 1
Post by: MalcW on May 17, 2016, 10:52
Seedlings.


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Title: AnneB 1
Post by: AnneB on May 18, 2016, 21:13
In the Pink

Cherry blossom in the Kenrokuen garden in Kanazawa, Japan.

(http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=123125.0;attach=70466;image)
Title: AnneB 2
Post by: AnneB on May 18, 2016, 21:23
Bee and Beans

A bee on my Wizard field beans.  Taken today at the allotment.   My second entry.

(http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=123125.0;attach=70468;image)
Title: daveylamp 1
Post by: daveylamp on May 19, 2016, 16:16
1st entry bee caught visiting flower
 
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Title: daveylamp 2
Post by: daveylamp on May 19, 2016, 16:47
whoops how did that happen.. try two Bluebell Wood

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Title: dmg 3
Post by: dmg on May 19, 2016, 21:17
Here is my 3rd entry
the larger planters are cordylines and the smaller ones are 'Mums both under planted with cinneria and trailing lobelia

(http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=123125.0;attach=70490;image)
Title: Vagabond 3
Post by: Vagabond on May 21, 2016, 16:27
Here's my third entry - taken in West Cork

Small Tortoiseshell with attitude

(http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=123125.0;attach=70504;image)

Title: Yorkie 1
Post by: Yorkie on May 21, 2016, 18:56
Photo 1 - nice flowers at the front door  :D

(http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll181/Yorkie1_photos/IMG_20160505_0822153601_zpsqxipyhi6.jpg) (http://s288.photobucket.com/user/Yorkie1_photos/media/IMG_20160505_0822153601_zpsqxipyhi6.jpg.html)
Title: Yorkie 2
Post by: Yorkie on May 21, 2016, 18:57
Photo 2 - a host of golden daffodils with a really big church (guess which one, yes it is the biggest Gothic cathedral north of the Alps :) ) in the background if you look hard enough  :D

(http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll181/Yorkie1_photos/IMG_20160426_093221325_HDR1_zpsje1v6rad.jpg) (http://s288.photobucket.com/user/Yorkie1_photos/media/IMG_20160426_093221325_HDR1_zpsje1v6rad.jpg.html)
Title: gm0als 3
Post by: gm0als on May 27, 2016, 00:49
My 3rd entry lovely Bluebells

(http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=123125.0;attach=70553;image)
Title: Re: Competition #23 "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud..." - THE VOTING
Post by: Aunt Sally on May 27, 2016, 20:51
The voting will now be open for 7 days.

There are some beautiful pictures to choose from and you can vote for the 3 pictures you like the best. 

Select all 3 BEFORE submitting your vote.
Title: Re: gm0als 3
Post by: Fairy Plotmother on May 28, 2016, 08:46
My 3rd entry lovely Bluebells

(http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=123125.0;attach=70553;image)
Aunt Sally, this one doesn't seem to be on the voting list!
Title: Re: Competition #23 "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud..." - THE VOTING
Post by: gm0als on May 28, 2016, 09:28
You are correct only 2 of mine (GM0ALS) are on the voting list
Thanks
Fred
Title: Re: Competition #23 "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud..." - THE VOTING
Post by: Aunt Sally on May 28, 2016, 09:36
Sorry, I've added it to the bottom of the voting list.
Title: Re: Competition #23 "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud..." - THE VOTING
Post by: gm0als on May 28, 2016, 09:43
Thanks Aunt Sally no problem
Title: Re: Competition #23 "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud..." - THE VOTING
Post by: Aunt Sally on May 31, 2016, 14:08
I've reset the poll slightly so that anyone who didn't use up all 3 of their votes can go back and resubmit the it 3 choices.
Title: Re: Competition #23 "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud..." - THE VOTING
Post by: Snap Dragon on June 01, 2016, 00:29
I'm confused (a natural state for me these days  :tongue2:) I only submitted 1 photo but I've got 3 voting options... am I having a blonde moment?
Title: Re: Competition #23 "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud..." - THE VOTING
Post by: Aunt Sally on June 01, 2016, 09:06
Everyone has 3 votes, even if they didn't enter the competition  :D
Title: Re: Competition #23 "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud..." - THE VOTING
Post by: Aunt Sally on June 01, 2016, 09:14
Ah no.. my mistake.  I'll fix that.
Title: Re: Competition #23 "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud..." - THE VOTING
Post by: Snap Dragon on June 01, 2016, 09:21
Thank you Aunty x
Title: Re: Competition #23 "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud..." - THE VOTING
Post by: Aunt Sally on June 03, 2016, 18:25
The competition voting is now closed and the results are:
The voting is now closed and the result is:

1st - Daveylamp picture #2 with 10 votes

2nd - AnneB   picture #1 with 5 votes

3rd - gm0als picture #1 with 4 votes

Congratulations also to Beekissed, Fairyplotmother, Growster, Sunshineband and Vagabond who all had 3 votes.


The prize goes to Daveylamp.  Please send your contact details to John.

Title: Re: Competition #23 "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud..." - THE RESULTS
Post by: John on June 03, 2016, 20:08
Congratulations to everyone who entered - I'm glad we use a vote because I'd hate to pick a winner from such great photos.

And well done Daveylamp - some beautiful photos
Title: Re: Competition #23 "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud..." - THE RESULTS
Post by: sunshineband on June 04, 2016, 08:15
Congratulations Davylamp ... loved the bluebell woods!
Title: Re: Competition #23 "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud..." - THE RESULTS
Post by: Yorkie on June 04, 2016, 19:25
Congrats, they were lovely piccies  :D
Title: Re: Competition #23 "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud..." - THE RESULTS
Post by: snowdrops on June 04, 2016, 19:41
Congratulations Daveylamp & to everyone that entered, all lovely photos
Title: Re: Competition #23 "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud..." - THE RESULTS
Post by: GrannieAnnie on June 04, 2016, 21:13
Yes, many congratulations daveylamp, and well done everyone. Some lovely photos there!   :) :)
Title: Re: Competition #23 "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud..." - THE RESULTS
Post by: Vagabond on June 05, 2016, 09:51
Congratulations, Daveylamp - I'm pleased that one of the photos I voted for was the winner!
Title: Re: Competition #23 "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud..." - THE RESULTS
Post by: Growster... on June 05, 2016, 17:32
Well done, Daveylamp! Excellent stuff there!
Title: Re: Competition #23 "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud..." - THE RESULTS
Post by: New shoot on June 05, 2016, 20:20
I'm pleased that one of the photos I voted for was the winner!

Me too  :) 

It was a beautiful picture   :D