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Like many cities across the world, Ljubljana is full of lovely, twinkly Christmas lights. It took me while to realise one street's lights had a double helix, a male sperm, a female egg and other similar references. Sadly we were too late to take the walking tour of the lights which would have revealed the artist's intentions. Instead we simply enjoyed them along with streets and riverscapes full of astronomical, musical and other delightful symbols. When the lights came on at 4.30pm, there was an audible gasp from the crowds on the street. #wintermagic #winterglow #winterpickmeup #winterstyle #christmasiscoming #weekendgetaway #ljubljana #ifeelslovenia #myway #lightart #lightingdesign #travelblogger #vegplotting #vegplottingblog

What an amazing country Slovenia turned out to be and picture postcard Lake Bled did not disappoint when we joined the locals for a bus trip from Ljubljana. It's a 6 kilometer walk around the lake with delightful views at every turn. This one with the snowy mountains behind is my favourite. The people are so welcoming and convivial, and with plenty to see and do, plus fantastic food and wine, the weekend was a powerful antidote to the winter blues. I'd highly recommend a visit ASAP. #wintermagic #winterpickmeup #ifeelslovenia #lakebled #mountainsofinstagram #weekendgetaway #visitslovenia #travelblogger #vegplotting #vegplottingblog #100newthings

I don't usually mess around with photos that much after I've taken them, but I'm glad I found the kaleidoscope feature of an online app I tried recently. It's transformed the autumnal tree photo I posted a while ago into something else. What do you think? #photoplay #kaleidoscope #treesofinstagram #symmetryart #symetryofnature #birch #rainydaymoments #vegplotting #vegplottingblog #gardenblogger #gdnbloggers

Brilliant press preview of #enchantedchristmas at @westonbirtarb yesterday. It's a new show this year and I was delighted to bump into Johnny and Tom from @sxsevents who devised this year's display, who told me it took the crew a month to set everything up. There's plenty of magic on the way round and a wonderful atmosphere. Perfectly crisp and clear weather this weekend, so wrap up warm if you're going (great excuse for a sneaky hot chocolate afterwards!) 😊 #botanicalpickmeup #winterwalk #winterwonderland #wintermagic #lightart #lightingdesign #igersgloucestershire #instalight #winterglow #christmasiscoming #vegplotting #vegplottingblog #gardenblogger #travelstory #travelblogger #gloucestershire #treesofinstagram #nationaltreeweek

Chippenham High Street after last night's rain. Lots of reflections in those shiny streets, helped by the Christmas lights being switched on last Friday 😊 #streets_storytelling #streetphotography #nightphotography #timeforwiltshire #igerswiltshire #christmasiscoming #chippenham #loveforwiltshire #reflections #reflectionphotography #streetsofinstagram #vegplotting #vegplottingblog

This beautiful bucket of flowers is still brightening my November days thanks to Georgie at @commonfarmflowers and last week's Garden Media Guild awards. The scent is amazing and I'll have plants for my garden to keep those winter blues at bay over the coming months. I also made my Christmas wreath yesterday with some local florists who are with @florismartuk, a wonderful way of finding a local florist and ensuring all your order's cash is spent on gorgeous flowers. It's good to know that they, Georgie and the @flowersfromthefarm network are ensuring customers like me get the flowers we love #buylocal #botanicalpickmeup #instaflowers #gardenersdelight #whatatreat #gardenblogger #gdnbloggers #vegplotting #vegplottingblog #flaars #florismartuk #thinkflowersthinkflorist

I enjoyed making this mini terrarium, with succulents this time around with @blooming_chic_judy on Saturday. Fun and a quite different shape to the more traditional bottle gardens. Open terrariums like this one are more suitable for succulents, cacti or air plants. Judy reckons it'll be a couple of years before the succulents have outgrown their new home. I also used a couple of small, newly propagated plants and it'll be interesting to watch them gradually use up the food their parent leaf provides for them. #instaplant #succulentsofinstagram #terrariumworkshop #terrariumlove #gigfy #botanicalpickmeup #houseplantsofinstagram #houseplantlove #myhappymoments #inspiredbyplants #plantsofinstagram #plantstagram #plantsmakepeoplehappy #gardenblogger #gdnbloggers #vegplotting #vegplottingblog

Beautiful light filtering through into the garden this morning. This is part of my borrowed landscape as we're surrounded by trees on two sides. The silver birch at the bottom of the garden is a delight to look at at any time of the year and I'm surprised so many of its golden leaves are still here after two weekends of stormy weather. It looks like we're at peak colour right now, with the leaves set to whirl down again later this week as some colder weather sets in 🍃 🍂 #mygardentoday #mygardenrightnow #autumn #autumncolour #autumnleaves #botanicalpickmeup #silverbirch #treestagram #treesofinstagram #goldenlight #gardenblogger #gdnbloggers #vegplotting #vegplottingblog

Good things can come out of rainy days! Yesterday's gloom gave me the opportunity to finish my first punch needlework project which I'd started last week at @emmaleithatelier's fab workshop at @poundarts. There are a lot of mistakes and learning in this piece, but I'm happy with the result. It's also survived those naughty kittens whose boredom due to rain stopped play decreed they should explore my bag of wool! Looking forward to more of this versatile craft with lots of colours and my own designs. #crafternoon #sunshineonarainyday #weekendtime #simplethingsmakemehappy #100newthings #instacraft #craftersofinstagram #myhappymoments #punchneedle #needlecraft #floraldecor #vegplotting #vegplottingblog #woolcraft

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