Wednesday 27 March 2013
Tuesday 26 March 2013
The Pictures Say it All
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| Felt So Sorry for These Guys on Saturday |
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| Headless Scarecrow |
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| Loved these Colours Together |
Saturday 23 March 2013
Warm Glow on a Freezing Day
Hello!
Don't usually post on a Saturday but thought I'd put a few photographs on from the week.
I've spent a fair amount of time on My Name is Debbie this week and have nearly finished the first spread. Hoping to finish some of my other new pieces this coming week for my Etsy shop. Want to have some of my paintings made into prints for the shop too as the lovely batch I had printed in Wiltshire have disappeared in the move to Norfolk.
I didn't hold out much hope of getting any good photographs whilst walking with Betty yesterday, (Floss still on bed rest nursing her poorly wrist), but I was surprised and cheered by partially felled tree I happened upon. I have no idea what type of tree it was, someone tell me, but it just glowed orange-see photos below, and truly seemed to emit a warm glow on a freezing day. I also came across large patches of trees which, up until very recently, must have be submerged in the river beside it. The roots looked like a magical land or something from Lord of the Rings or like great hands appearing out of the earth. Anyway, I'm not sure that I have captured their full effect with my iPhone camera, but I let you decide what you think.
I've received a replacement instruction booklet from the Lomo team behind La Sardina camera, which means I can now get on and take some snaps with that. It takes 35mm film and has a wide angle lens. The whole philosophy behind Lomography is to carry the camera around with you and snap at will not caring for composing the picture or even thinking much about it. Old film can be used to create different effects, and whole rolls of film or single frames can be reused again and again for a layered effect. All very interesting so I'm looking forward to having a go. I have shot one roll of film on it which I'll try to get developed soon and will, of course, share on here. If you fancy looking into Lomography here's a link to their site www.lomography.com
We have snow and more on the way if the forecast is to be believed, so not planning on doing too much this weekend. I may stitch some Easter cards and make some Easter decorations with my littlies. What are you up to? Whatever it is have a good one.
Bye for now xxx
Don't usually post on a Saturday but thought I'd put a few photographs on from the week.
I've spent a fair amount of time on My Name is Debbie this week and have nearly finished the first spread. Hoping to finish some of my other new pieces this coming week for my Etsy shop. Want to have some of my paintings made into prints for the shop too as the lovely batch I had printed in Wiltshire have disappeared in the move to Norfolk.
I didn't hold out much hope of getting any good photographs whilst walking with Betty yesterday, (Floss still on bed rest nursing her poorly wrist), but I was surprised and cheered by partially felled tree I happened upon. I have no idea what type of tree it was, someone tell me, but it just glowed orange-see photos below, and truly seemed to emit a warm glow on a freezing day. I also came across large patches of trees which, up until very recently, must have be submerged in the river beside it. The roots looked like a magical land or something from Lord of the Rings or like great hands appearing out of the earth. Anyway, I'm not sure that I have captured their full effect with my iPhone camera, but I let you decide what you think.
I've received a replacement instruction booklet from the Lomo team behind La Sardina camera, which means I can now get on and take some snaps with that. It takes 35mm film and has a wide angle lens. The whole philosophy behind Lomography is to carry the camera around with you and snap at will not caring for composing the picture or even thinking much about it. Old film can be used to create different effects, and whole rolls of film or single frames can be reused again and again for a layered effect. All very interesting so I'm looking forward to having a go. I have shot one roll of film on it which I'll try to get developed soon and will, of course, share on here. If you fancy looking into Lomography here's a link to their site www.lomography.com
We have snow and more on the way if the forecast is to be believed, so not planning on doing too much this weekend. I may stitch some Easter cards and make some Easter decorations with my littlies. What are you up to? Whatever it is have a good one.
Bye for now xxx
Wednesday 20 March 2013
Tuesday 19 March 2013
A Magical Woodland Walk
Hi!
Hope you had a good weekend. Mine was quite sociable with friends popping in for coffee, friends for dinner on Saturday and a magical woodland walk at Horsford in Norfolk, with another friend on Sunday.
It was so lovely to watch our three girls making dens and chasing each other through this dense forest. There are distinct sections of trees, see below for some Silver Birch, but there were also sections of pine and Oak and others as well. This wood is truly fairytale-like and when one of our little party took a wrong turning and was missing for a short while (thank goodness for mobile phones), my little one was convinced she had been eaten by a wolf!
Flossie, my spaniel, injured her front leg on this woodland walk. Yes, this is the same dog who cut her ear on a walk on Valentine's day and who was attacked by a Staffie a couple of weeks ago. Floss is, without doubt, the most unlucky dog going when it comes to injuring herself. Walks this week therefore, truly have been with Betty.
I thought that I saw a buzzard a couple of weeks ago but presumed I must be wrong as I didn't think we had them in Norfolk. I've been missing their eagle-like cries since I've been back from Wiltshire as seeing them was a daily occurrence there. This morning however, I am convinced I saw one and in pretty much the same place as last time. I also saw a woodcock, a hare and a deer this morning too so a pretty good day for spotting wildlife. As usual I didn't capture them on camera. On the way back from school yesterday we spotted a barn owl sitting on a post by the road. It took off as we approached it and flew along the hedge line, staying with us for sometime before soaring off into some fields
I have had a couple of volunteers for my request of last week so I'm hoping to start that soon and may put the first portrait on next week. See last post for details if you're not up to speed and let me know if you're interested.
Anyway, back to painting Debbie today and I might finish my wagtail picture too.
Have a good day, bye for now x
Hope you had a good weekend. Mine was quite sociable with friends popping in for coffee, friends for dinner on Saturday and a magical woodland walk at Horsford in Norfolk, with another friend on Sunday.
It was so lovely to watch our three girls making dens and chasing each other through this dense forest. There are distinct sections of trees, see below for some Silver Birch, but there were also sections of pine and Oak and others as well. This wood is truly fairytale-like and when one of our little party took a wrong turning and was missing for a short while (thank goodness for mobile phones), my little one was convinced she had been eaten by a wolf!
Flossie, my spaniel, injured her front leg on this woodland walk. Yes, this is the same dog who cut her ear on a walk on Valentine's day and who was attacked by a Staffie a couple of weeks ago. Floss is, without doubt, the most unlucky dog going when it comes to injuring herself. Walks this week therefore, truly have been with Betty.
I thought that I saw a buzzard a couple of weeks ago but presumed I must be wrong as I didn't think we had them in Norfolk. I've been missing their eagle-like cries since I've been back from Wiltshire as seeing them was a daily occurrence there. This morning however, I am convinced I saw one and in pretty much the same place as last time. I also saw a woodcock, a hare and a deer this morning too so a pretty good day for spotting wildlife. As usual I didn't capture them on camera. On the way back from school yesterday we spotted a barn owl sitting on a post by the road. It took off as we approached it and flew along the hedge line, staying with us for sometime before soaring off into some fields
I have had a couple of volunteers for my request of last week so I'm hoping to start that soon and may put the first portrait on next week. See last post for details if you're not up to speed and let me know if you're interested.
Anyway, back to painting Debbie today and I might finish my wagtail picture too.
Have a good day, bye for now x
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