Photo A Day - new start Day 1

Thought I'd try and get back into this, but just using random photos.

This is a picture of the 3 Musketeers who should have arrived in eary June but sadly never quite made it. Thank you to Mrs M for all her support xxxxxx

 

Day 8 - must have a triangle

This is an idea we've been working on - glass tea light holders, and look get four triangles into the photo! Should be on the web site soon, just playing about with colours

And yes, for the observant amongst you that is a photo in the background of me and my brother - outside No 10 Downing Street, so even when little was political :)

Day 7 - current CD

Mary Chapin Carpenter - don't even know how I found her, but so glad I did

Day 6 - free choice, but must be landscape

Boy outside uni :D will put more details in the main blog later

Day 5 - a photo with 3 reasons why

This is a slight cheat on my part! This is a photo of my desk area/work space with all the bits and clutter that I like to surround myself with. Strange to think that while surrounded by toys and other odd bits I was able to write some quite heavy political essays for my degree!

But the really important piece is the little boy in the green suit with the yellow hair - he's the Little Prince, for those of you that have never read it go and get a copy IMMEDIATELY! No adult should go through life not reading it at least once. So these are my three reasons for including him by taking some of his words from the book:

1. It is tiresome for children to have to keep explaining things to adults

2. It is truly useful since it is beautiful

3. One sees well only with the heart. The essential is invisible to the eyes

I have given copies over the years to many, many people - some are able to understand it but others merely think it a children's book which is a shame because it is those people that could benefit most from it but as he says it is tiresome for children to have to keep explaining things to adults.

Day 4 - my favourite mug

This mug has been with me probably since I was about 10, I think!

I can't remember when I first came across Peanuts and their little gang with all their worries and fears so beautifully written out by Schulz. Growing up I identified mostly with Peppermint Patty, the ultimate tomboy! However, my time at baseball was short lived after ending up in an ambulance having been knocked unconscious playing catcher and a ball flew up my glove onto my face and broke my nose - oops! Still have a huge collection of Peanuts books, pictures, soft toys - someone even remarked once that you could find something in every room of the house relating to Schulz! And, yes that's probably true. My favourite Snoopy is probably the one that my Grandmother (or Nain to the Welsh amongst you!) found in a charity shop not long before she died. This mug is best for hot chocolate and as Linus says, it would taste even better with a ski lodge around it :)

Day 3 - something edible

Firstly apologies for the gap in postings - camera issues grr :(

given the name of the site it could only be this really -

I did warn you all that there would be a lot of hippos!

Day 1 - free choice

Oh no, the Hippo brain has too much to choose from in a house full of random items, so choice made:

How superb are these?

Some lovely friends know of my ahem slight addiction to all things Beano and got me these plasters as I can be slightly err clumsy too! However, the really sad part was that I actually wanted to create an injury that required me to wander round with Gnasher covering the cut - that's something small boys do!

Think the best Beano trick I ever pulled was by using old comics to decorate a downstairs cloakroom in an old house. Sadly no photos were taken, but it did look good. The estate agent that had to sell the house didn't seem to share this passion - if the potential buyers had kids he would show it first, if they didn't he'd wait till last - so funny to watch him squirm!

Day 2 - a pet - For pudding I could 'av you ....

This is Ted, or Teddy Edward or Teddy Bear depending on how loving / annoying / whingy etc he's being! He's 14 now, and still an absolute character, or legend in his own lunchtime as we like to say. I chose this picture because of the current Aldi fish fingers ad which makes me howl everytime I watch it. Think it's growing up with strong Welsh accents around me just adds to the giggle factor.

And here's Ted dreaming of pudding:

interesting new rules for photo a day!

I'd looked at the PAD (photo a day) challenge before and thought it seemed a lovely way to keep a record of the funny, strange and interesting things that happen which are often easily forgotten. However, I love the updated rules from Saturday's Child blog which I came across after reading Rabbit Arty and Crafty's blog and decided to join in! 

Okay i thought i'd spice things up a little and have a few rules to this post a-photo-a-day challenge. Its not meant to be serious so if you dont want to follow them, thats fine.

If you do want to play along then these are what i've come up with so far. Ill cut them into small chunks so we feel we are achieving something.

All photos must be taken on the day itself, if your camera has a date facility then you could switch it on. You dont have to write anything to go with the image but some of the rules do ask for that.

Days 1 - 7

Day 1 - free choice to begin with
Day 2 - a pet or if you dont have one a stuffed toy
Day 3 - anything edible
Day 4 - your favourite mug/cup
Day 5 - free choice but this time list 3 reasons why you have chosen it.
Day 6 - free choice but must be in landscape mode not portrait
Day 7 - the cd you currently have in your cd player.

*****Update*****Days 8 - 14

Day 8 - Must have a 'traingle' in it
Day 9 - anything 'yellow'
Day 10 - anything fluffy but not living
Day 11 - A cloud formation
Day 12 - Anything beginning with 'B'
Day 13 - 2 ingredients you will use in any meal today
Day 14 - The theme of 'time' interpret it any way you wishDays 15 - 28

Your lunch every day (you never know it may make you look at what you are eating in a whole new light.)

Woo Hoo, if you've made it this far, well done. Jump up and down and feel good about yourself and... oh okay enough of the cheesey phrases

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Personally it was the woo hoo jump up and down that got me interested! So with that in mind I am off to find my first PAD, will post it later today