We had a great start to the week exploring a wonderful National Trust site we’ve visited before. After an indoor picnic it was business as usual, taking what is now a poignant photo and doing a spot of decorating.
Welcome to Project 365: Week #8.
Day 47
Today was glorious Spring day and we had a lot of fun at the stunning Winkworth Arboretum. This is POD checking we were behind her before she ran off, tumbled in the bouncy grass, laughed and did it all again! You can read the Spring at Winkworth Arboretum post here.
Day 48
There was no gymnastics today and more rain so we had an indoor picnic with monkey. POD decided wearing a hat was necessary as was drinking milk from a bottle. We had egg with asparagus.
Day 49
The usual working routine from today. I love that I notice things that would otherwise go unnoticed. Like this fragile leaf, it almost looks like it’s floating above the grass.
Day 50
These are water droplets in a Seedman bud. It looked prettier to the naked eye but interesting all the same. I had to get my head right in the bush to take this so came up covered in seeds!
Day 51
Funnily enough this wild flower in a bed of weeds looked ordinary to the naked eye but it’s great up close.
Day 52
This photograph was taken on a mobile phone *gasp* whilst walking across Waterloo Bridge. I only knew about the drive by shooting (that took place half an hour later) when I went to catch my last train home and the bridge was closed. It had been a great night up to that point catching up with a friend. This photograph may not be a great quality but it sure is poignant.
Day 53
There’s been much clearing and decorating today as POD has a new carpet being fitted next week. I spotted this flower on the patio while I was hoovering under the kitchen table! It’s not perfect but it’s very pretty.
If you enjoy this blog, please vote for us in the photography and/or family fun categories. We’d love to be nominated in the MAD Blog Awards 2014.
OMG Beautiful Photos!!! as always, Stunning!. Im sooo drawn in by that skeleton leaf, and although you used your camera phone you captured a photo in time that means something to you.. So fab picture 🙂 #Project365 http://www.suggys.co.uk/Leanne x
Thank you so much Leanne. I rarely use photos taken on my mobile for he blog! It was so beautiful on the bridge I couldn’t resist 🙂
I love the leaf photo and there’s nothing wrong with a camera on a phone 😉
Thank you very much. My camera phone never seems to be that great, not sure why. I do love the London image though 🙂
I actually love your London photo – it’s so clear!
The skeleton leaf is beautiful but POD running off is my fave xx
Thank you Kara – was such a beautiful view. I used to walk over that bridge every day, quite nice to see it from a different perspective. POD running off was hilarious, she loved that springy grass!
So envious of your photography skills Charly! Fab pics, een the shock horror mobile one! They are all stunning! #Project365
You’re too kind Jo but thank you. I see many great mobile photos – mine never are. Do love the view though 🙂
all my project 365 photos are taken on my iphone – it is just handy to ahve tio close at hand and it captures the now. Your photos are stunning – the colours and attention to details that they uncover are wonderful. and actually i would not have know had you not told me x x
Amazed you take all your photos on your iPhone, I have one too and they’re just not as sharp as yours. Maybe I just need to have a play! Thank you for the lovely comment, I love all the detail!
Stunning photographs, I love the one of POD drinking out of a bottle – so cute! She really is rather find of that hat isn’t she?! I didn’t even hear about the drive-by shooting. Where’ve I been? X
Thank you Suzanne. POD does like that hat, most come off the minute they go on! Still amazed about the shooting, not what you associate with Waterloo. Had a great night out though 🙂
I adore those flower photos – especially the wildflower bud and the patio one. I have serious macro envy – my old compact was pretty good at macros but I could never get photos like that! Love your London photo too. Winkworth is lovely – especially the little boathouse.
Thank you very much. I could take macro shots with my standard lens but I love the macro lens! Winkworth is beautiful, such a lovely day when we went too.
The photograph of the fragile leaf is amazing – love it! All gorgeous photos as usual. Suddenly felt very nostalgic when I saw the London scene.
Thank you so much Kriss, that leaf was a lovely surprise! It’s funny I appreciate London more now I’m not living there 🙂
The Waterloo thing sounds scary, and a bit surreal. Love the pics of the flowers, and the one of Pod drinking milk. Z still loves milk a lot!
The Waterloo thing was really surreal. Still seems hard to believe, such a busy area. POD loves her milk too!
Beautiful photos as ever. And what a poignant photo! You must have felt sick on hearing what had happened.
Thank you Sarah. Was a bit weird to hear what had happened, relieved I was running late though!
The leaf photo is lovely – love how you can see through it. Drive by thing sounds scary. I’d not heard about it until I read your blog.
Thank you Erica 🙂
I am immensely envious of your amazing ability to capture great photos and also notice things that definitely would go unnoticed – the leaf is lovely!
Thank you very much – I do rather love that leaf 🙂
we too had only been close by to waterloo bridge just hours before the shooting. we had a day on the southbank, the area was absolutely teeming with children on their half term adventures. glad to her you missed it all and got home safely x
I love that post, sounds like you had such a wonderful time. It was weird to hear about the events at Waterloo – rather surreal in fact 🙂
Leaf skeleton beauty! All the photos are loevly ,as usual, but that leaf skeleton is just BOOM WOW. Decorating here this week too – why did I choose half term week ?!
Thank goodness you missed that shooting, these really really make you stop and think x
Thank you so much, the leaf is pretty special. Amazing how wonderful these simple things are to photograph 🙂
A great selection of Images, London can be a very scary place sometimes x
Thank you Angie, very true 🙂
You really do notice tiny things that look amazing! I need to start getting braver about close-ups
Thank you Helen, you really must 🙂
I am really amazed all your photos are taken on your iPhone. Stunning as usual x
They’re not I’m afraid Karen – there are only 3 on the entire blog taken with an iPhone. I should probably rectify that! Thank you 🙂
Such lovely photos, I think day 47 is my favourite x
The photo of the leaf, is amazing and I love the purple flower, it’s as if it’s trying to come out of the photo 🙂
Beautiful…. I particularly love the fragile leaf. X
Incredible shots Charly, I adore the leaf skeleton and wild flower – stunning!
These two flowers are amazing, the first one is like a creepy eye and I feel the second is just about to open in front of my eyes, stunning. Mich x
Just stunning photos as always, love the skeletal leaf, so beautiful. Your close ups are so good, I’m going to have to start using my proper camera more 🙂
Love all the close ups, and day 47 looks like fun!
Beautiful photos again – that skeleton leaf is just amazing – it’s a wonder it hasn’t disintegrated!
Gorgeous photos again this week. I love the one of the leaf and the pretty flowers too!
Such gorgeous photos. The flowers are lovely – such nice colours.
so wonderful to see flowers again in the garden 🙂
I love the skeleton leaf and the 2 flowers. I’d not heard of the drive by shooting either till I read your post.
My favourite photo has to be the one of Pod running off 🙂
that day 51 flower is amazing, looks like it would bite you if you stuck your finger in it!! A hat and a bottle of milk – important components for any picnic. The leaf skeleton has such detail.
I love day 49 picture its beautiful #Project365
Cracking photos this week, the leaf photo is stunning. It looks so delicate and fragile.
As always a brilliant set of photos x
Thanks for linking up to Project 365
You are such an accomplished photographer, the care and attention to detail is wonderful.
Popping over from the Britmums Positively Inspirational round-up post.