Yoga Mala
For the second year running I have taken part in a yoga mala to mark the spring equinox. The event was organised by my yoga teacher Su of Susan Yoga who invited all of her classes to take part in the traditional celebration to mark the return of spring. For the non yogis amongst you…
Another murky morning….
I set out this earlier today on my walk with grim Monday morning determination. Once more it was cold and once more the weather was grey and miserable. My spirits were lifted once again by the song of the skylarks – who were singing in spite of Spring’s determination not to appear. It was however…
In a fog
It’s nearly midnight and our living room is full of sweaty teenagers. Our son Tom is having an 18th birthday party…. Yesterday’s mist turned to fog and it has been dark and gloomy all day. I took a photo with my daughter’s little camera on the way to do the shopping for the party. …
Going, going….
After the glorious day earlier in the week it’s gradually getting colder. This morning the sun tried to break through but failed – only the Sky Larks gave a promise of spring. It’s set to get colder and maybe even snow again next week. Now we really don’t need any more of that… Read on…
A taste of Spring at last!
This morning was a fantastic spring morning. Not only was I excited by the sun – it also gave me the chance to test our new Canon 6D.I must say so far I have been blown away by the quality of the images. What more can I say except for all these images are JPEGs…
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!
February 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…
Postcards 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…
Be 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,…
Texture 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…
Biddy’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…
Texture 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…
Norfolk 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!
Business 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! …
Dryathlon day 31: Not long to go now!
In just over three hours the Dryathlon will be over. I’m really chuffed to have stayed the course and to have raised over my target of £200. With over 34,000 Dryathletes taking part for Cancer Research I would imagine the final total of sponsorship raised will be quite impressive. If you’ve been reading this Blog…