CAMERA CAPERS

Having had to cancel our show last year,  the Gardening Club was delighted when we were able to hold our show this year. Our show has always been held on a Gardening Club day, and for members only, but it had been agreed that in 2020 we would hold the show on a Saturday, and invite the village to see our entries.  However, it was decided that due to covid, and not knowing what the situation might be at the time of the show, we would once again hold the show on a weekday and not invite the village to come in.   But next year .......  watch this space! So, here are some of the photos I took of the show entries.

One Saturday morning at the end of July I popped over to Denbies Wine Estate, Nr. Dorking to meet up with some of the members of Cranleigh Camera Club to view a photography exhibition put on by one of the local Photography Groups.   After we had viewed the photographs (not very exciting imho), members gathered in the Restaurant for coffee and cake and a long-overdue chat.  Some of us had not met since the beginning of the lockdowns, apart from the Zoom meetings.   Angie and I had agreed that after our coffee we would have a short walk around the vineyard with our cameras. This is a view of Box Hill taken as I left Denbies. More soon - please leave a comment. I would love to know what you think of my photos.

Normally held in June, and after a break of a year due to Covid, the Village Fete was finally held in July this year.   The weather was not that wonderful - quite dull and cloudy, but this did not put off visitors to the Fete.  We did not have quite as many stalls as we would have, but everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves.   Such a relief for the organisers.    The Village Gardening Club had their usual plant stall and we made a record amount, all of which was donated to charity.  This year we decided that we would offer a small potted succulent free to each child that visited our stall.   I potted up about thirty small pots of various succulents and our Chairman managed to pot on another ten, or so.    Almost at the end of the day, when we had practically sold out of plants, some small boys came up and asked if they could buy the remaining free succulents.  They said they wanted to make some money for their school.   We sold the little plants to them for 10p each.  They gleefully