Wildflowers. Spring revisited no 3.

Lovely shot and such a shame about Ipernity. I've opened an account at 23hq but haven't done anything with it. Feeling a bit deflated after all I put into this site.

Haven't really had a chance to comment, Ron as I was away this weekend and have been busy with other stuff! REALLY don't need this kerfuffle with photo-sharing sites right now! But I know how you feel. Panoramio was my hobby (it was free and this was critical to me at a time, a few years ago, of real hardship). It helped me stay relatively sane through difficult times and I was gutted when it was finally garotted! Ipernity seemed to provide a good replacement so I was mollified to a degree, as were many other ex Panoists.
Now? well I dislike flickr (too many sanctimonious 'experts' looking down their noses at the likes of me), so I though, why not try 23hq. And it has irritations but the site controllers seem to have realised that there is potential here, what with the defect of ip people etc, and they are already starting to be responsive and improve the site (easier capcha etc). I will stay with it for a while and see what happens.
All best wishes, Andy

C'est vraiment Magnifique++++++++

Good composition, with many planes and different spaces I like the whole

Jennyw,
Ron,
Christian,
Danielle,
Rebeca,
Thank you all!

Marije,
KYZ - welcome!
Therese,
Guy,
thank you all

woow j'etoiles cette merveille naturelle ami andy / bon week end / yves

Thank you Yves! You too have a good weekend!

I am longing for Spring when I see such a lovely picture, Andy !! Happy week-end to you !!

A delightful shot and very lovely scene!

BON WEEK-END...!

C'est beau , Andy !

bonita composicion y contrate de texturas y colores

Gudrun,
Didier,
Cornelia,
John,
cp_u,
Bergfex,
Cammino,
Dominique,
Miki,
Marie-claire,
sasithorn_s,
Malik,
Marie-france,
Nika,
Mario,
Martin.
Thank you all.
Have a good week.
Best wishes, Andy

So pretty, Andy!

A very pretty picture and nice framing Andy. Regards, Rosa.

Can we dream for a while? Can we hope that IP won't finally close? This picture is a sort of good omen...

Yes we are allowed to dream!
Just seen your very nice comment, Andrea!
OK, 6 months late!
But we are still here and ipernity looks like it might just make it though the night!
All best wishes,
Andy

Annemarie,
Cheryl,
Rosa,
Andrea (just seen that the owners really do want to close but are still vaguely hoping for a buyer but say it is not likely to happen, sadly - new message on the 23 ipernity group.)
Thank you all and best wishes,
Andy

Jacky,
Bruno,
Many thanks!

Nice one. :-)

Thank you Sylvie.

Very nice viewpoint and colours!

Many thanks, Dave.

Fantastic!!!

Slavka,
Majka,
Thank you both!

This is just lovely. I really like the low perspective.

Thanks, Keith. Well seen!
I'd forgotten that I was lying on the ground amongst the scorpions, etc,. for this one! :o)

a beautiful overview and would love to see this place ...

Many thanks, Bev. Definitely best seen in late May and early June but can be OK at other times too. I love to walk in these mountains (and only 30 miles from Madrid!). Best wishes, Andy

Very nice indeed Andy and certainly one for my fav's also with a YS

Best wishes ... Steve

Many thanks, Steve. All best wishes, Andy

in summertime and now here it is cold :-))
warm greetings aNNa*

We need reminders of how nice summer can be! Thank you aNNa!

j'ai pris votre belle image comme fond d'ecran sur mon ordinateur , si belle !!!
bon dimanche andy

Many thanks, Yves. Best wishes, Andy

Nikos1954, Thank you!!!

\Lovely low level shot with a terrific backdrop.

Thanks again, Roger!

Thank you, Sylvain

How lovely!

Thank you, Angelika! Hope all is well with you!

Thank you once more, Campayo

Photo et paysage superbes. Cordialement. Nicole.

Thank you, Nicole!

Many thanks, Roberta. Best wishes, Andy

Des couleurs magnifiques.

Thank you once again, Martine!

Magnificent landscape photo with wonderful foreground colorful flowers. Very beautiful!

Admired in
Virtual EXPLORE.

Thank you micritter, Best wishes, Andy

Thank you for adding to our group:
www.ipernity.com/group/virtualexplore

micritter,
Peggy,
Berny,
Thank you!!!

Thank you again, Marko.

Very well composed Andy.

Carlos,
Judith,
Jaap,
Very many thanks!

Beautiful scenic capture!

Admired in:
www.ipernity.com/group/tolerance

Thank you, John!

Many thanks,
William!

bald ist es wieder soweit, freuen wir uns!

That's my reason in posting these spring shots, Volker!
Many thanks!

WAW... a spring dream now that you are under snow?

That's about the size of it, Isabel!
Thank you!

Une belle ambiance printanière ..!
Bonne semaine.

Many thanks, Malik. Have a good week!

Thanks for this Andy. It's cold and grey here this morning with a biting wind so this lovely spring image is just what I need.

Glad to have been of service, Jean!
Here, we are totally snowed in!

Another beautiful wildflower image, the great landscape setting is a bonus! QUite a change from your current weather I gather.

Thank you!
You gather correctly, George! We're totally snowed in.
The snow isn't the proboem, it's the ice. We're on a hill and so no cars or buses (even with snowchains) can tackle it and it's too dangerous for me by foot with my dodgy back!
But I don't need to explain snow and ice to you, I think!!!!!
I can only look forward to walks in these mountains in the spring (Covid and my back permitting!)

what a lovely compo !!!

Thank you, Nora!

Beautiful spring ! That’s what I’m waiting for ! You too, I think; I’ve seen a lot of snow in Madrid on TV !

Yes, we're snowed in, Ulrich!

Lovely photo! Are you still with 23hq?

Thank you, Eva. In theory yes as I haven't taken steps to leave but in practice no, as I am unable to enter their site and I have no idea why and I can't do anything about it!

Oh wow, what a gorgeous view - isn't that where the eagle vultures are up the top? I just love seeing the poppies adding a fantastic display of colour amongst the rest of the colourful wild flowers

Absolutely correct, Jenny! It's their favourite hangout, although they do also frequent other ledges and boulders along the crest of the ridge.
Many thanks!

SIMPLE BEAUTY

THANK YOU, PAM.
I HOPE TO GO BACK THERE THIS YEAR, IT'S BEEN NEARLY TWO YEARS SINCE MY LAST WALK THERE - AND 2.5 YEARS SINCE MY LAST VISIT TO CORNWALL.

Really beautiful!!