Day 21 - Weird Clouds

Bit of a Sky theme this week - the weather is very changeable this time of year and I love watching how the clouds move and change. I've never seen such weird patterns before - have you?

Day 20 - Sunset

Beautiful sunset after a grey and rainy day

Day 19 - Autumn Crocus

Just a dashing through the garden type macro shot - I'm finding it quite difficult to choose what to shoot and then suddenly, it's late in the day :( But I quite like this one - probably not one of my best macros but it's a reminder of Spring so a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel.

Day 18 - Hanging Crystals?

Early morning post today - I'm off out and about for most of the day and couldn't sleep this morning so got my shot in early! Dew on a spider web - macro with neighbours cat helping unsteady the tripod!

Day 17 - Blue Star

One of Mum's morning glories in glorious blue - macro lens and light tent

Day 16 - Mud

Maldon is on an estuary so lots and lots of mud - this is my view from the sea wall whilst I nibble on my sarnies

Day 15 - Crane

Down by the river, near my new job

Day 14 - Sunflower Again!

I really liked some of the stock shots that came from this dried sunflower head so I decided to try it again from some different angles - who knew sunflowers were so prickly!

Day 13 - Lava and Peridot

In case you were wondering what peridot looks like or where it comes from :)

Day 12 Sand Rose

The kids were over yesterday and they just can't resist picking things up and asking about them - gives me heart palpitations sometimes 'cos neither of them are particularly gentle and my nick-nack shelf is not kid proof (mind you, nor is the rest of the house!). Anyway, they were both curious about this one and it reminded me of a lovely holiday we had in Tunisia one year so I thought I would immortalise it in pixel form :)It's called a Sand Rose but I'm not sure how it's formed but it's sand based and crystalline so I guess that's why it's found in desert regions.

Day 11 - Streptocarpus and Fake TTV

Playing with the fake TTV (thru' the viewfinder) technique in Photoshop. Not sure I've quite got the hang of it yet though and not sure I even like this one :( I'm plant sitting this streptocarpus for a couple of weeks so no doubt, there will be more shots of it.

Day 10 - Old Roses

Old, dried roses - a pressie from hubby last Valentines day.

Day 9 - Red Post Box

Spotted this on my way home from School House Arts the other day but couldn't stop so I went back yesterday to get it - these post boxes are disappearing fast and you certainly don't see many of them in hedges like this!

Day 8 - Apple Cake by Mum :)

See my main blog for the recipe :)

Day 7 - Lucky Black Cat

I'm not normally superstitious but for the last few days, Harry has been either sitting on my car or on my porch. I've hardly seen him for months so this is new behaviour but today, after nearly 3 weeks, I heard that I've got a new job so maybe he is a lucky black cat after all :) Thank You Harry xx

Day 6 - Dried Sunflower

I've been working on some stock shots today - this flowerhead is from last year and I'm only just getting round to shooting it! I love the patterns the seeds make but not the bits that dropped off all over my nice clean white light tent!

Day 5 - Golden Hop

I think these are the flowers of the Golden Hop my mum bought for us last year - we needed something to pretty up the fence and it's taken over the whole lot! Late afternoon sunshine really makes them almost glow and the bees seem to like them too.

Day 4 - Iceplant - Variations

Two to show you today! I went out with the intention of taking this one which I must admit, I really like. It's an iceplant also known as a sedum spectabile and it's particularly lush this year after being cut back very hard in the early Spring.

But whilst I was shooting, I noticed these little honey bees busily gathering nectar and pollen so to add a bit of interest, I tried to shoot them on the flat flowerheads. Manouvering a stubby tripod around fast enough to catch these little guys at work must have looked very funny to my neighbours! I fell backwards at one point as I was scrooched down so low and lost my balance! Luckily I kept a tight grip on my camera so no harm done - except to my dignity. :)

Day 3 - Blue Morning Glory

Blue on blue today - a stripey blue morning glory with its face to the sky.

Day 2 - Gladioli

So today, I decided to get all the gear out - give it a clean and take some shots for stock. It helped to know that I wanted to produce something for this project too and I also managed to get some stuff photographed for someone else. This was the first one out of the camera today so has the honour of being the Project shot :)

Day 1 - Self Portrait

I hate having my photo taken so I thought I'd get the self portrait out of the way and sort of say "hello" at the same time. Make the most of it - there definitely won't be many of these unless I have cosmetic surgery sometime in the next 364 days!

Oh Shit, What have I done!

I've been looking at the various Flickr 365 projects and decided I want to play too! I've chosen today because it would have been my Mum-in-Law's birthday and I just needed a special date to start. No way am I doing the self portraits one so I've plumped for the more general Project 365. I'm definitely not going to write a whole lot of blurb everyday, I may not even post a photo everyday (hey, I'm not that addicted to the net, you know!) but each one will be taken on a different day even if I post them late.

I haven't even done one today yet so thinking cap on, batteries a-charging and almost ready to rock'n'roll.