Week No. 38 - Saturday, 24th September 2011

It's in the Eyes!

Couldn't resist this one (it was a bit of a gift eh?) Turned it black and white to make it more Parisian!! There were loads of photo opportunities, not original but got to be done.

Week No. 37 - Saturday, 17th September 2011

Momentous Moment

For my 40th birthday I always envisioned being somewhere wonderful and making a memory that I would never forget. In the run up to my birthday I couldn't really picture what that memory would be, I have always wanted to go to Egypt and see Abu Simbel but it is a difficult place to get to even from most Egyptian resorts so I put that to the back of my mind. I quite fancied New York but that was too expensive. However, Carl, my best friend Alison and her husband Blair came up trumps and this is the memory that I made for my 4-0. Regulars to my blog know that I like statues and funny faces, well these guys didn't disappoint. The gargoyles of Notre Dame were the best, we had a wonderful weekend, saw the Catacombes (eerie), the topless dancers of Le Lido (sparkle-ly!) and the bars (pricey). We queued for this amazing view and luckily it was free (even better).

Thanks guys - I love you xxxx

Week No. 36 - Saturday, 10th September 2011

'Thirst for Knowledge'

Apologies for the lateness of this blog, it has been the title that has held me up. The girls started back to school about three weeks ago and I thought easy, I'll get a photo of them doing their homework. As with all best laid plans everytime they hit the books I'm too busy to get the camera out! Then I couldn't decide what to photograph, eventually I had some nice evening light tonight and grabbed Kirsten for this shot. I like the jaunty angle of the glass but am mostly relieved that this week is done. Right, now I want a better title to play with.

Week No. 35 - Saturday, 3rd September 2011

Lazy Cat or Smug Cat?

Meet the star of this week's blog, the theme for which is 'Lazy', or as he is otherwise known "Zac's Nemesis! He is sitting on next door's shed roof which is just in Zac's line of vision as he steps out our backdoor, flys at the wall (with a large drop on the other side) and barks his head off. This is the face that the cat pulls, he couldn't give a monkeys, or his is doing it to wind Zac up as he knows the wall is there? He was enjoying the sun this morning and luckily Zac didn't spot him so I was able to take lots of pictures uninterrupted. However, taking a white cat with the sun shining on it surrounded by dark green foliage is no mean feat and getting the camera to expose correctly for his fur and not 'burn out' the white of his coat was a challenge. This is by no means 100% but it's getting there, the sun on the leaves is nice but I have had to sharpen his face a little to get more detail into him.