1000/371: 25 February 2011: Heralds of Spring

Missed some lovely weather yesterday while we were indoors – by all accounts – but it was still reasonably cheerful in the garden when i go home so went for a few signs of spring. In the end I couldn't decide which one to post so did a sort of montage and posted four of the best.

365/245: 22 October 2010: Ginger Marmalade

The cat is called Marmalade – my daughter wont forgive me for the other reference.

365/72: 02 May 2010: Walking the Bunny

We have two dwarf lops. I’m not sure how a dwarf rabbit can be the size of a football – but apparently they are. And that despite the fact that they have a run in the garden and sometimes get taken for a little walkies – just like this.

365 Challenge Days 55-59: 15-19 April 2010: London Trip

Bit of a long break between posts this time because we’ve been away in London celebrating one of Marion’s significant birthdays. But first up a sunset shot from the 15th April. Can’t honestly say that it looked dramatically different from a lot of Solway sunsets – so much for volcanic ash.

On the 16th we spent quite a bit of time travelling to London to be met by our son – who made a very good job of being our unofficial guide to London for the weekend. In case you’re reading this – thanks Ashley

Saturday (17th) we did the sights before going to see Sister Act at the Palladium. It was an absolutely gorgeous day (got a sunburnt bald patch to prove it). Could have chosen any number of shots of London, but I preferred this one of all of us pretending it’s summer in Regents Park. Seems to catch the spirit of the day rather well:

Sunday morning (18th) we visited the rather fancy Westfield Shopping Centre in Shepherds Bush. Sadly it didn’t open ‘til mid-day so we were restricted to window shopping and an excellent Mexican meal on the terrace. Lots of piccies to choose from, but thought this one of Charlie’s Angels fitted the bill:

Monday 19th and back home again – where has the warmth gone – it’s freezing. Took this view towards some of the local villages at sunset during our evening constitutional:

And that’s me back up-to-date again. Looking forward to getting into the two-hundreds – not long now.

365 Challenge Days 50-52: 10-12 April 2010 – A sunny weekend

Typically the weekend after the Bank Holiday has been delightful, so I thought I’d go for a series of images to capture a delightful spring weekend.
First up from Saturday morning (10 April) on the dunes near the entrance to Silloth Dock. this is one of a series that our youngest agreed to model for as part of my degree – the first lesson in fact.

Think she liked it – its her Facebook avatar now.
Next up – Sunday afternoon (11 April) – and a stroll around Siddick Pond with Marion. Lots of bird life and signs of spring everywhere. Not sure if this is Alder or Willow (the former I think) – but either way I was taken by the colour against the blue sky.


And finally for this entry – one taken in the garden after work this afternoon. (12 April) Never quite sure why this combination works so well on flowering redcurrant. it would look pretty awful as a colour scheme in the living room.

365 Challenge Day 40 – 31 Mar 2010 – Our new living room

At last the living room is just about finished. We’ve had the chimney re-opened and a solid fuel stove installed – which meant a complete redecorate. Here’s the end product:

Can’t quite believe how much more useable the room is now we have the stove installed – and provided we manage to keep it going the house is lovely and toasty to come into on a cold day. In case anyone is wondering about the odd perspective – it’s because I used an ultra-wide lens to get everything in.

On an entirely unrelated note – I’ve just started a photography degree with the Open College of the Arts – which means I’ve started another blog here. Do feel free to pop over and have a look.