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I have a couple of collared doves who visit the feeder every day. They are so lovely to watch. Unlike the pigeons, they are not greedy. They always arrive and leave together - each one waits whilst the other eats and drinks.

Mr Dove is bigger than his partner, and his feathers are darker. He also has a wider 'collar' - Mrs Dove's collar is very slim.

Thus far this year, I hadn't taken any shots of snowdrops. I saw them in bud up on The Ridgeway when I was there in the snow, so hoped they'd now be in full bloom. I needed to take a shot for the 112 in 2012 challenge - for No.29 - Any shot taken on Leap Day, and decided snowdrops would be just the thing. I think I was alone up there, so nobody got to see me lying on the floor, getting all muddy, and covered in dead leaves.

You might notice another different watermark on this image. I like this one, so will be sticking with it.

Another experiment involving the glass vase with flat sides. My son was off school for a couple of days (yet another horrible virus) but when he'd started perking up, I got him to help out with this experiment. I put some washing up liquid in a little water at the bottom of the vase, then got him to blow through a straw to produce bubbles. I found putting different colours behind the vase (I used fabric since I am a fabric-a-holic, and have way too much of the stuff) produced very different results. (A different colour in the comments, below).

My entry for No.4 - Bubbles, in 112 in 2012.

A shot taken earlier this month when it was snowy ... a defiant seed head standing above the snow up on The Ridgeway.

Looks much better on black - press the 'L' key on your keyboard, or click on the image.

My entry for No.36 - Represent the Title of a Song in Your Image, in 112 in 2012.

Iris - by the Goo Goo Dolls <-- Click to have a listen. Such a great song.