Archive for February 2013
Blue but not blue!
The forecast was right and today the sky was blue for the first time in ages. It’s amazing how the light makes you feel so much better. I have a friend who suffers from SAD and today made her feel lik a new womean. Long may the spring sun shine!
Read MoreFebruary gloom
I have been neglectful of the Pixel Chef Blog of late. Last week we were busy over half term and went away for a few days. Since then I have been struggling with inspiration in these dull and gloomy February days. Sad news of illness and death have also filled the week making things seem…
Read MorePostcards from France
I have been tinkering with a few photos from our holiday in France last year. Both of these shots have several different textures applied including the texture that I made for yesterday’s Valentine’s post. All are a bit dark and grungy – hopefully the spring weather will inspire me to do something a bit gentler…
Read MoreBe my Valentine…
I don’t know whether to tell, I’m not sure if it would break the spell, There’s nobody else that’s as sweet as you, You seem so special, whatever you do, If I sent you my love you would guess it was me, I can not make it obvious, but I need to make you see,…
Read MoreTexture Tuesday: Longing for Spring
The weather has been grim the last few days to say the least – cold, grey and with a biting wind and it has been very difficult to find much in the way of inspiration. To compensate I’ve processed a couple of recent shots using textures. Both photographs have been processed with Kim Klassen’s…
Read MoreBiddy’s Tea Room Norwich – a vintage treat
It’s been a funny old week! We’ve been trying to get our heads around a lot of different things work wise – including how some serious marketing planning for our business along with several small but important jobs for our clients. On Wednesday I was in Norwich for a meeting and a then small photography…
Read MoreTexture Tuesday: tulip in the snow
This photo was taken when the last lot of snow – a bit more arrived tonight – was starting to melt. The tulips that I’d bought to cheer up the house were on their last legs so my daughter said why don’t you photograph them in the snow before it melts. So I did. The…
Read MoreNorfolk skies
Over the last few days there have been some amazing skies – I managed to capture a few on my mobile phone. This morning was glorious – I heard a skylark for the frist time this year!
Read MoreBusiness as usual
So January is over! As well as not drinking for the whole month and raising over £200 I managed to Blog every day which was quite an achievement. I know from looking at my Blog stats that I’ve gained quite a few readers over the month and I’m hoping that some will stay with me! …
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