Morning walk: 7 October 2013
We are truly lucky with the weather at the moment. Once again this morning was glorious with crystal blue skies and warm sunshine. It was also very still and it was just amazing to hear two swans as they flew over head – see if you can spot them in one of the pictures below!…
Dead sunflowers
I love cut flowers but I’m notoriously bad at getting rid of them once they are past their best and they are often to be found drooping and dropping their petals all over the floor! However I also love to photograph dead flowers and foliage (as you may have noticed from some of my previous…
A key lost in mists of mellow fruitfulness!
Following my last post writing about the end of the summer, the start of Autumn has brought us some lovely warm sunny weather. The early mornings have been very seasonal with gentle mists of mellow fruitfulness and it’s been lovely walking the country lanes. Yesterday morning I was in my usual Monday daze and I…
Summer’s end
As I type the realisation that summer really has ended is beginning to set it. Last night I cracked out my warm pyjamas and bed socks and it won’t be long before the winter duvet comes back out of the airing cupboard. Still we can’t complain – we really did have a lovely summer for…
On the farm – exhibiting at the Dragonfly Gallery
Jen-Dee Farm is a smallholding on the outskirts of the Norfolk village of Ovington and is run by husband and wife Geoff and Kate Smith. In early August this year I visited the farm to take photographs for the Wayland Partnership Plough to Plate exhibition. Their smallholding is a great example of a farm that…
Pearl barley and feta bake
OK – I’m back with a vengeance with lots of recipes, photos and photoshopping ideas! Today I thought I’d hop on the meat-free Monday train with this lovely vegetarian twist on the frittata packed full of green goodness and tangy cheese. Pearl barley has enjoyed a bit of a renaissance of late and is now…
Walk with a purpose
We just about in the middle of the school holidays but sadly we’re not going to be able to get away anywhere this year for a lot of reasons. There is a lot to keep us here this week. Firstly my daughter Reya is in the middle of getting her braces fitted. So far this…
Thoughts for a friend
The focus of my thoughts for the last few days have been centred around a dear friend who has been admitted quite suddenly to hospital for a major operation. She had to stay in for several days to recover so I have been sending her messages and thoughts which she was able to read on…
Morning walk – 22nd July
It would be fair to say that I haven’t been very motivated to write and post much just lately. I’m still walking in the mornings and taking lots of photos on my new “phone friend” as well as driving every one nuts by taking pictures with my lovely 6D 1.4 50mm combo in the kitchen…
More thoughts
I have to say I’m really enjoying this new little challenge that I’ve set myself. I haven’t quite managed a thought every day but I’m trying! So here are a few more thoughts…. If you have some words, thought or saying you’d like me to use just leave a comment at the bottom of the…
Thought for the day – a new inspiration!
I follow a lot of pages on Facebook – from lifestyle and food to fitness and yoga. Most mornings when I log in my feed is full of motivational images and words, thoughts for the day and general messages for life. Many of these are great – especially when you are feeling a bit flat…
Pixel Chef on display at Welbourne Arts Festival!
I’m thrilled to report that some of my photos will be on display and available to buy at the Welbourne Arts festival over this weekend. The Festival is the biggest village-based contemporary arts festival in Norfolk and features a fantastic two days ofilm, drama, dance, visual arts, live music, literature, street performers, comedy and hands-on…
Clowns, dolls and statues
I’m a regular visitor to Watton Salerooms on Mondays for the pre-auction evening viewing as I have to pick my son up from his part-time job there. It’s a fascinating place and I have blogged about it in the past both on our business photography site and on the Pixel Chef last year. Over the…
Another update: yoga mala and Nepalese orphans
Back in March I Blogged about Yoga Mala – a special event to both celebrate the spring equinox and to raise money for The Humanitarian Concern Centre (HCC) an orphanage in Kathmandu in Nepal. The final total raised was £200 which will go a long way out in Nepal. Last week i handed the money…
How does your garden grow – an update.
Back at the beginning of April I Blogged about how bleak it was out in the garden. Everything behind, lots of dead and frost damaged plants… Well I’m pleased to say that things are now starting to look much better. The last couple of days have been glorious – a stark contrast to the cold…