Author Archives: Barbara

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About Barbara

Born in Dublin, living in London with Peter, and our dogs Woody and Lilly

Weekly Photo Challenge: Carefree

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Barbara

What can be more carefree than paddling in the sea! Monday was Peter’s Birthday, so we both took a day off and went to the coast.  Normally we go to Chichester harbour because we have a boat there, but this … Continue reading →

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Daily Prompt: Mirror, Mirror, On the Wall

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Barbara

Yesterday’s daily prompt asked us to think of our blogs as mirrors: “What does it reveal? Consider your blog name, theme choice, design, bio, posts… what does every element tell you about yourself?” “Photographers, artists, poets: show us REFLECTIONS” I … Continue reading →

Posted in Dublin, England, Ireland, London, Photography, Weybridge | Tagged , , , , , | 6 Comments

Travel Theme; Architecture

Posted on August 13, 2013 by Barbara

This week’s Travel Theme is Architecture

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Portrait or Landscape

Posted on August 9, 2013 by Barbara

I love the new series of posts devoted to photography as visual storytelling.  I read this week’s post ‘Finding the Best Shot – Portrait or Landscape‘ and was having a conversation with Jeff Sinon about taking both landscape and portrait … Continue reading →

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A dyslexic walks into a bank… “Air in the hands mother stickers this is a fuckup!”

Posted on August 8, 2013 by Barbara

I’ve known that I was dyslexic from before I started school.  My dad is dyslexic, he struggles with reading and spelling, he had a really hard time in school, he was always afraid of exams. Lots of my relatives are … Continue reading →

Posted in Dyslexia, Families, Jokes, Life, Teaching, Teenagers | Tagged , , , , , | 29 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Foreshadow

Posted on August 4, 2013 by Barbara

My contribution to this week’s Weekly Photo Challenge; Foreshadow, could better be named ‘Aftershadow’ On our Maiden voyage of our new boat Lady C, our voyage was to bring her from one side of Langstone Bridge to the other….. the … Continue reading →

Posted in Boats, Bridges, Chichester Harbour, Hayling Island, Photography | Tagged , , , , , , | 9 Comments

Welcome to Visitors from 100 different Countries!

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Barbara

I have been blogging for just over one year now (I started on the 21st of July last year) and have published 238 posts! Since I installed the flag counter I have been visited by people from 100 different countries! … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Masterpiece

Posted on July 26, 2013 by Barbara

This week’s Weekly Photo Challenge is Masterpiece Here are mine;

Posted in Babies, Children, Families | Tagged , , , , | 17 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Fresh Flowers in my Garden

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Barbara

This week’s Weekly Photo Challenge is Fresh As I said in my last post for this challenge this week we have been experiencing the third week of a wonderful heatwave and nobody is complaining as we have had enough of … Continue reading →

Posted in England, Flowers, Gardening, Lilly Plankton, Photography, Summer, Trees | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 15 Comments

Photography 101: The Quality of Light

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Barbara

I love the new series of posts devoted to photography as visual storytelling.  For me, that is what my camera has been for many years.  As a child I wrote a diary, but i would have phases of intense writing, … Continue reading →

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