tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1560889909953040442024-02-19T07:46:51.425-08:00Katie's PhotosKatieShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08263038604122172068noreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156088990995304044.post-56397280852168848062015-01-04T14:22:00.003-08:002015-01-04T14:22:58.372-08:00Little bundle of cuteA while ago, a friend of mine asked if I could take some photos for her sister of her gorgeous baby boy, Jonah. Looking at these, you can see why it was impossible to resist when you have a model this cute. I'm looking forward to seeing this one grow up - I can see lots more photo shoots on the horizon!<br />
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<br />KatieShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08263038604122172068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156088990995304044.post-47236258855177041612014-10-08T13:57:00.001-07:002014-10-08T13:57:23.939-07:00Summer by the seaWow! It's been a long time and so much has happened since I last blogged but I've still been snapping away, and I felt it was time I shared a few shots from my summer... especially as the nights are drawing in and the cold is starting to bite, we all need a reminder of what the Great British Summer looked like.<br />
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It was the beautiful South Devon coast that drew me back again this August. Whilst I have plenty of shots of Dartmouth harbour, the boats and the fun of the regatta from over the years, I thought I'd try to get a few more traditional seaside shots this time around, so I headed out on the steam railway to Paignton to capture the bright colours of the beach huts and all the traditional seaside sights.<br />
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So, below are a few highlights from the summer. I hope they brighten up a cold Autumn evening!<br />
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I also picked up these delicious macarons from the food fair in Dartmouth. Couldn't resist the pretty pastel colours, and although they're not traditional seaside food, I thought they toned in rather nicely with the summer seaside pastels.</div>
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On Wednesday I had a birthday. This is not really a cause to celebrate as I'm a total birthday scrooge and can't stand being reminded that I am moving further and further away from my 20s and that perhaps I really should be acting a bit more grown up in my old age.<br />
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Still, there are good things about birthdays. One of which is all the lovely flowers my even lovelier friends gave me. The other good thing is my Amazon wishlist, which allowed my (also lovely) mum to find out that what I really wanted for my birthday was a Lensbaby. Since having a play with one of these a while ago, I've had a real hankering for one of my own for some time now. Plus, I think I need something new to get me back into a photography groove and inspire me to snap more. And my little Lensbaby seems to have done the job.<br />
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I've only had a little play so far, but I'm liking the results for now. Check out that blur! Can't wait to give it a proper test run.KatieShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08263038604122172068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156088990995304044.post-6015223081129961812012-06-04T14:22:00.001-07:002012-06-04T14:28:15.124-07:00Jubilant<div style="font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
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I wasn't that bothere about the Diamond Jubilee. It's a good excuse for a few days off and a bit of celebration, but I find it hard to get excited about the royal family.<br />
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But, today I got a taste for what it's all about and remembered that it doesn't really matter what your views are on the royal family, the jubilee is a great reason to celebrate community and come together with people you might not usually have much chance to exchange more than a 'Hello' with on an ordinary day.<br />
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So, this afternoon, my neighbour knocked on my door to tell me that they'd started an impromptu garden party and were hoping the whole street could join in. We have communal gardens out the back, so it's perfect for this sort of thing. Everyone brought a bit of something to eat or drink and we all just chatted and got to know one another a bit better whilst the Pimm's was flowing and the children played.<br />
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We even managed a toast to the Queen.... but more importantly, we raised a toast to Bath Terrace and all the fabulous people who live here!</div>KatieShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08263038604122172068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156088990995304044.post-475416407103357772011-10-15T04:30:00.000-07:002011-10-15T04:30:20.923-07:00Camille's Appeal 2012 Calendar<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So, all you organised people, already looking for next year's calendar, look no further! 2012's Camille's Appeal calendar is available to order now, featuring a selection of beautiful images from some very talented photographers (and me!).<br />
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Camille's Appeal is a fantastic charity set up by the parents of a beautiful little girl diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2009. The charity raises money for children under the age of 5 who are suffering with a brain tumour, trying to find ways to ensure that the long-term effects of treatment are minimised to allow the child to lead a normal life.<br />
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You can find out more about the charity and about Camille herself here: <a href="http://www.camillesappeal.co.uk/">http://www.camillesappeal.co.uk/</a><br />
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There are 2 formats available: a slimline layout or an A4 layout.<br />
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They are for sale via ebay, where you can also purchase Christmas cards designed by the extremely talented artist <a href="http://nickipaints.blogspot.com/">Nicki MacRae</a>.<br />
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Calendars - buy <a href="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2012-Charity-Calendar-CAMILLES-APPEAL-/170708990979?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&var=&hash=item6d70bf9c0d&clk_rvr_id=273561340500&afsrc=1">here</a> (£5 and £8 + p&p)<br />
Christmas Cards - buy <a href="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Charity-Christmas-Cards-Camilles-Appeal-a-childrens-brain-tumour-charity-/170708906261?pt=UK_Home_Garden_GreetingCards_ET&hash=item27bf0b3115&clk_rvr_id=273558162524&afsrc=1">here</a> (£5 for 10 + p&p)<br />
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Here is a sample page from the A4 format:<br />
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This time, I was determined to take some long exposure seascape pictures. I bought some ND filters a few weeks ago and have been keen for the opportunity to try these out. I wasn't disappointed when I arrived at the house we were renting to find two enormous bay windows granting views of the entire estuary, from far up the river Dart, right out to sea. The weather forecast hadn't been promising, but I still hoped I might manage to capture a few moody and dramatic skies. With the typical fickle nature of British weather, it turned out that the moody skies stayed away, and in their place were some of the most beautiful, peaceful pastel sunrises and sunsets.<br />
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These were taken from the window of the house at sunset:<br />
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I love the neat rows of houses, all with their different shapes and sizes and colours, yet still strangely ordered and geometrical. You can only really see the full effect when you take a boat up the river, which is how I took this one:</div>
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... and just because I can't quite manage to leave the portraits alone for long, this is my nephew on a little beach excursion to Blackpool Sands. He didn't catch anything apart from a few pebbles, but at least he looked the part!</div>
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KatieShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08263038604122172068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156088990995304044.post-58780971642210197912011-08-06T09:49:00.000-07:002011-08-14T02:42:29.588-07:00Bedroom bliss!Over the last 5 months I have been going through the nightmare process of buying out my house from a joint mortgage. Every possible thing known to man and mortgage advisor that could go wrong, went wrong along the way, but finally the transfer took place and the house is now solely in my name!<br />
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As the whole process ended up costing a lot more than it was supposed to, I haven't been able to go away this summer, so I decided to treat myself to a bedroom makeover instead. I've not really done anything to it since moving in 4 years ago, so it was starting to look a bit tired and definitely needed a bit more of my stamp on it.<br />
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I had been looking around for wallpapers for some time and had spotted some lovely designs in Laura Ashley which I had earmarked for a feature wall. However, my plans went slightly awry when I found the perfect paper. I am deeply ashamed to admit this, but I saw it adorning the walls of the girls' bedroom in the <a href="http://www.mtv.co.uk/shows/geordie-shore">Geordie Shore</a> house! Yes, the backdrop to their sordid nights of debauchery was the wallpaper of my dreams.<br />
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After a bit of scouring of the internet, my friend google found the paper for me, and although it nearly tripled the budget of my Laura Ashley designs, my heart was set. I colour-matched the background to get a Dulux paint mixed up for the other walls and was good to go.<br />
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So, after a couple of days of hard-decorating, all done by my fair hand (I really am the wallpapering pro these days), here is the finished article, my beautiful, blissful, blue boudoir!<br />
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I've been making the most of this, trying to get my garden into some state of pretty. Lots of veggies planted now and some gorgeous flowers blooming.<br />
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So, time to start a new challenge. I can't cope with another 365, so this year I'm going to attempt a 52 weeks project to give me something to make sure that I get my camera out and keep trying new things.<br />
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Anyway, I needed to go to Hobbycraft last week to get some double-sided tape (I had a very revealing dress to wear for New Year's Eve, and didn't want anything falling out whilst I was dancing!!) Whilst I was there, I saw all the pretty craft punches they had, and picked up a snowflake one, thinking I'd have <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/katieshires/4318633543/in/set-72157611761143720/">another go</a> at shaped bokeh.<br />
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It's still wintery cold here at the moment, and apparently there's snow forecast for Friday, so I guess it's appropriate for this week as well.KatieShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08263038604122172068noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156088990995304044.post-89703147297722023132011-01-02T06:47:00.000-08:002011-01-02T06:47:15.955-08:00Project complete!Hooray!<br />
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<strong>Day 1:</strong><br />
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It has been a real challenge, and there are a couple of blips. I forgot one day (was tipsy on my birthday and forgot to take a picture), and then took a couple of photos on my iphone which I lost before uploading, but it is at least a complete set of photos for every day of last year.<br />
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It's great to look back on the whole year like this and a really interesting record of what I've been up to. I also think I've learnt a lot from it. I've tried out a few new techniques, and just become a bit more confident and imaginative.<br />
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It was a real struggle at times, and there are a few too many photos which are total rubbish that I just took to get a shot that day. I'm not sure I'd do it again, but I'm so pleased I've completed it. I'd definitely recommend anyone else to have a go <br />
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<strong>Day 302 - More naughty treats</strong><br />
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<strong>Day 301 - Flaming Autumn</strong><br />
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As it's half term, I was able to pay a visit to Harcourt Arboretum today to get some pictures of the beautiful autum leaves.<br />
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The colours are just spectacular, and as the sun was shining today, the trees were just flaming in the autumn light.<br />
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Wow! Day 300! And another photo of Chester, I'm afraid. He was having a lazy evening.<br />
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<strong>Day 299</strong><br />
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The autum light has been just beautiful in the afternoons lately. I've been taking advantage of it as much as I can.<br />
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<strong>Day 297 - Chocolate and caramel and yumm</strong><br />
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So, my 365 seems to consist mainly of pictures of .... my shoes and my naughty food. Today - my naughty food. I'm not feeling very well today, so I had to get some comfort food in. These were soooooo good!<br />
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<strong>Day 296 - Introspection</strong><br />
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So, all in all, not the most inspiring set of photos this week, but I have the week off, so I may be able to come up with something a bit better next week when I finally get some time off!<br />
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<strong>Day 295 - Speccie-four-eyes</strong><br />
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I ran out of contact lenses this morning because I'm too disorganised and have too much going on at the moment, so I'm back to being a speccie-four-eyes at the moment. I'm hoping it's making me look more intellectual!<br />
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I know this is a bit of a cheat - a photo of a card - but being a veggie, it does make me chuckle.<br />
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<strong>Day 293 - Wrapping up</strong><br />
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Brrrr! It's turned cold this week. Really cold. The winter woollies are properly coming out now.<br />
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<strong>Day 292 - Heaven</strong><br />
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I'm so ready to curl up in my bed and shut out the world.<br />
<strong>Day 291 - Glo!</strong><br />
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Here we are, ready to hit the town!<br />
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Crap photo, I know, but I'm having a weekend away so haven't really got the time to take decent photos.<br />
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So, I'm having a weekend away in Cardiff with my best girl friends. It's a much-needed chance for us all to let our hair down, so I'm afraid I've not really got the time to think about taking my camera or taking any decent shots. Tonight I just grabbed a quick shot of one of my favourite shoes!KatieShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08263038604122172068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156088990995304044.post-75135290786931609422010-10-23T08:59:00.000-07:002010-10-24T04:17:39.277-07:00365 days project - week 41Oh no! I'm really behind with blogging my 365 project! I've been really busy the last couple of weeks, but can finally breathe as I'm on half term now. Catching up with week 41, then...<br />
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<strong>Day 286 - Swirly chocolate spread</strong><br />
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Sooo naughty! But this is the most delicious treat. White and milk chocolate swirled together.<br />
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I've been eating it spread on hobnob biscuits. Mmmmmm!<br />
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<strong>Day 282 - Autumn Bokeh</strong><br />
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The sun was finally out today, and there was some lovely, golden hour light the afternoon at the park where these pretty little flowers were just peeking out!
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By the time I got home I was cream crackered and nothing else would do other than a big chunk of chocolate. Mmmmmm!</div>
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It got a bit late and I hadn't done my 365 shot (again!). My straighteners were the nearest thing, so a quick, crap shot it was tonight.<br />
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<strong>Day 277 - Leave your hat on</strong><br />
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I bought this hat a couple of weeks ago and just love it for when the weather gets a bit colder. I realised late tonight that I hadn't taken a 365 shot, so this was a quick iphone photo. Rubbish - sorry!<br />
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<strong>Day 276 - Tower of yum!</strong><br />
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<strong>Day 275 - Autumn rain</strong><br />
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<strong>Day 273 - Hope for Camille</strong></div>
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Tomorrow is a crucial day for Camille. She has a major operation, so you can imagine it is an extremely nerve-wracking time for her family.</div>
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I spotted this teeny-tiny flower out in the garden this evening, and I thought it was perfect to symbolise Camille's fight: tiny and delicate but still standing bright and proud despite the lousy weather being chucked its way.</div>
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There is still plenty of fundraising going on and the campaign still needs plenty of support. You can visit the website and donate here <a href="http://www.camillesappeal.co.uk/">Camille's Appeal</a>. Please take the time to read the blog by Camille's dad - it really does give an insight into a tiny bit of what they are all going through day to day.</div>
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Oh, I know, it's obvious by now what a shoe-lover I am, but nothing can make me happy like a new pair of shoes!</div>
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It's pretty obvious that I love shoes. As soon as I put on a really fierce pair it transforms me and makes me feel ready to take on anything.</div>
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I love cute stationery. I think I may have bought a load of bookmarks as a prize for the students, but I ended up keeping this one for myself. Oops!<br />
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<strong>Day 265 - Never enough time</strong><br />
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It's my little brother's birthday so we all went for a trip to Alton Towers. I was very careful about where I took my phone out, as I didn't want it falling out on any fast rides. I did, however, manage to take it in the Aquarium, which had some really impressive tropical fish, rays, and the sharks you can see here.<br />
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<strong>Day 260</strong><br />
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<strong>Day 259 - Overgrown</strong><br />
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<strong>Day 258 - Where troubles melt like lemon drops</strong><br />
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<br />Such a miserable and stressful day. I got home and the most beautiful rainbow was stretching across the sky. Gave me a little bit of hope.<br />
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<strong>Day 257</strong><br />
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I just want to be able to sit on the sofa, read a magazine and do nothing. Instead I have to tweak my lessons, prepare my spiel, and generally stress out before tomorrow's Ofsted inspection.<br />
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<strong>Day 256</strong> -<strong> 'O'</strong><br />
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O is for Ofsted! I have a big inspection over the next 2 days at work. I've only been in my new position for a few days, and it appears that my faculty will be under the spotlight. I'm too stressed to take a decent photo.<br />
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<strong>Day 255 - Looks like rain</strong><br />
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<strong>Day 254</strong><br />
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So much to prepare, so little time! So, I may go a little quiet for the next week or so as I frantically try and get everything sorted and wow these inspectors. <br />
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<strong>Day 253</strong><br />
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Another loooooong day. I had a busy day's teaching, then a long meeting, followed by a parents' evening, so I managed to set off for home just as the sun was disappearing over the horizon. Managed to catch the last colours of the sunset as I was driving home.<br />
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<strong>Day 252 - I bet they're fun guys!</strong><br />
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Excuse the naff pun.<br />
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They're growing in my garden, beneath my cherry tree - loads of them. Does anyone know if they're poisonous? There's every chance the dog will eat them as soon as my back is turned.<br />
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<strong>Day 251 - Buddleia</strong><br />
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<strong>Day 250</strong><br />
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<strong>Day 249 - Spiral</strong><br />
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<strong>Day 248 - Courgette soup!</strong><br />
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There does seem to be an excessive amount of courgette photos in my photostream at the moment, but the good news is that they might finally be coming to an end.<br />
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I've made a big batch of soup to keep me going through the winter lunches at work.<br />
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<strong>Day 247 - Had enough!</strong><br />
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Friday and I'm exhausted! It's been a manic week at work, and I'm still trying to find my feet with my new job. Carphone Warehouse have really messed up fixing my phone so I've had to return it again and got stuck in a 2 hour traffic jam on the way back. Other personal stuff in my life is starting to wear me down a bit, so I just feel a bit like this today :-(KatieShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08263038604122172068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156088990995304044.post-34747819077289533862010-09-04T05:01:00.000-07:002010-09-04T05:01:27.774-07:00365 days project - week 35So, I'm back at work now after 5 weeks of summer holidays :-( I've got a new position which has meant that I've really felt the pace, trying to find my feet and get through the usual beginning of term madness. As a result, I don't think I'm going to have that much time to put into my photos for a little bit, but I'll try my best.<br />
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<strong>Day 246 - Urban sunrise</strong><br />
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<strong>Day 245 - Another brick in the wall</strong><br />
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Boo! Back at work today. It's hard getting back into it after 5 weeks off. There's so much to do and so little time to do it in. I think my 365 project may not be getting the attention it deserves over the next few weeks.<br />
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<strong>Day 244 - Marrowstravaganza!</strong><br />
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They're taking over! And they're enormous!<br />
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<strong>Day 243 - Boudoir</strong><br />
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Eek! I'm not sure if this is a bit racy, but the light in my bedroom this morning was great and I've wanted to have a go at some boudoir pictures for a while now.<br />
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<strong>Day 242 - Rooftops</strong><br />
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I'm feeling the effects of last night's excesses, I'm afraid, so really rubbish shot today. Sorry!<br />
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<strong>Day 241</strong><br />
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Ok, so this ended up as a bit of a cheat. My friend is visiting this weekend, so we had a night out to celebrate. It was only when I got in that I remembered I hadn't taken my 365 shot for the day. So, this is technically a few hours out, as I got back after midnight, but I'm going to have to make my own rules up and say that as I hadn't been to sleep, it counts as the same day!<br />
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Anyway, I had a big shopping spree to get ready for going back to work. I bought this gorgeous satchel. It's lovely and big and squishy, and although it may be a bit of a cliche taking a satchel to school, I don't care!<strong></strong> <br />
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<strong>Day 240 - Preparation</strong><br />
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Argh! Only a few days until I go back to work. I've been in today and am now starting the miserable job of getting myself all prepared.KatieShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08263038604122172068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156088990995304044.post-76937770494217215772010-08-30T06:59:00.000-07:002010-08-30T06:59:20.415-07:00365 days project - week 34Back from Ireland, but now I'm having to get back into work mode. Term starts on Wednesday, and I've got lots to do to get prepared, especially with my new job. Definitely the end of the summer now :-(<br />
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<strong>Day 239</strong><br />
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Still pouring down with rain. Miserable day with no inspiration when I spotted some flowers I hadn't photographed yet.<br />
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<strong>Day 238</strong><br />
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<strong>Day 237 - The Burren</strong><br />
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<strong>Day 236</strong><br />
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<strong>Day 235 - It sure is!</strong><br />
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<strong>Day 234</strong><br />
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<strong>Day 233</strong><br />
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I've had my eye on this field for a while. (Yes, I am a geek!)<br />
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<strong>Day 323 - At the Allotment</strong><br />
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I thought I'd try out my new grad grey filter today. Seeing as it's such a miserable day, I had a go at getting some dramatic skies.<br />
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Not sure I've cracked it yet. Any advice would be more than welcome.KatieShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08263038604122172068noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156088990995304044.post-24972962105757861532010-08-25T09:20:00.000-07:002010-08-25T09:20:31.619-07:00All about IrelandI've just come back from a 3-day trip to County Clare in Ireland, so have a few new photos to share. I've never visited Ireland before, and have got to say it is the most beautiful country; the landscapes are just breathtaking with so much to see.<br />
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I'll stop waffling on and post the pics:<br />
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So, not the most inspired photos this week, but I'm going to Ireland for a few days next week, so to inspire me to make the most of those heavy grey skies, I treated myself to a <a href="http://www.great-landscape-photography.com/graduated-filters.html">grey grad</a> filter. Expect lots of moody landscapes to come (and possibly some serious lust for a proper wide-angle landscape lens)!<br />
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<strong>Day 231 - What's in your bag?</strong><br />
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It's a pretty grim day outside and I'm rather lacking inspiration, so I thought I'd have a go at one of these shots.<br />
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Not the most exciting handbag contents, but I have a good clean out as often as I can as I can't stand having junk in my bag.<br />
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<strong>Day 230 - Chocolate courgette cake</strong><br />
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Still got lots of courgettes to use up, so I thought I'd give <a href="http://www.riverford.co.uk/feed/in:recipes/chocolate-courgette-cake/">this</a> recipe a try.<br />
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The verdict is that it's pretty delicious!<br />
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<strong>Day 229 - Rain rain go away!</strong><br />
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<strong>Day 228</strong><br />
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I had to send my iphone away today to be repaired as it's having problems getting a decent reception. In return, I have been given this ridiculous plastic toy phone which I HATE!! I keep pressing the wrong buttons, none of my contacts have copied across so I keep having to check my ipod to get anyone's number.<br />
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I would love to smash it up and I can't wait to get my real phone back.<br />
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<strong>Day 227</strong><br />
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My beautiful boy loves watching a bit of TV.<br />
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<strong>Day 226</strong><br />
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My brother looked after my dog whilst I was away so I popped out today to get some of his favourite coffee eclairs as a thank you.<br />
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<strong>Day 225</strong><br />
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</div><strong>Day 223 - St Tropez</strong><br />
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<strong>Day 222</strong><br />
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The view from my hotel balcony. Thought I'd try a long exposure tonight.<br />
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<strong>Day 221</strong><br />
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<strong>Day 220</strong><br />
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<strong>Day 219</strong><br />
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<strong>Day 218</strong><br />
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