Author Archives: Barbara

About Barbara

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

Weekly Travel Theme; Round

Posted on April 21, 2014 by Barbara

A perfectly round dandelion seed head I saw on our walk today near St Martha on the Hill Church near Chilworth in Guildford. I notice dandelions a lot more these days as they are Myrtle‘s favourite food! This week’s travel … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography | Tagged Bluebells, dandelion, Fluffy, Postaday, Round, Spring, Weekly Travel Theme | 11 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge; On Top

Posted on April 20, 2014 by Barbara

I love watching these sailing hydrofoil boats flying along on top of the water!

Posted in Boats, Photography | Tagged Chichester Harbour, Fins, Hayling Island, Langstone Sailing Club, Moth Class, On Top, Postaday, sailing, sailing hydrofoil, Weekly Photo Challenge | 9 Comments

I’m learning how to use photoshop

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Barbara

I saw this lovely owl in our local town centre last week and was trying to get a photo of him without all the distracting backgrounds, but I couldn’t manage it.

Posted in Birds | Tagged Background, backgrounds, Bird of Prey, Hawk, Michelle's Weekly Pet Challenge, Owl, Photoshop, Weekly Pet Challenge | 28 Comments

The Monument in Weybridge

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Barbara

Weybridge has its very own monument! This monument has a very interesting history. It was originally erected in Seven Dials in central London near Covent Garden. In the 18th Century, the Seven Dials Area became the haunt of cut-throats, thieves … Continue reading →

Posted in London, Photography, Water, Weybridge | Tagged Duchess of York, Frederica Charlotte Ulrica Catherina, Monument, Monument Green, Oatlands, Postaday, Seven Dials, Weekly Photo Challenge, York Road | 10 Comments

The Palace of Westminster

Posted on April 12, 2014 by Barbara

This week I have been uploading lots of photos to my Redbubble account and iStockphoto, but for some silly reason when I saw this week’s Weekly Photo Challenge; Monument, I went blank!! I started looking through my photos from last … Continue reading →

Posted in London, Photography, Water | Tagged Big Ben, Elizabeth Tower, England, Houses of Parliament, iStockphoto, London, Monument, Postaday, Redbubble, The Palace of Westminster, Weekly Photo Challenge | 7 Comments

One Word Photo Challenge; Salmon

Posted on April 10, 2014 by Barbara

I’ve been falling behind with my challenges since starting to sell my photographs, so this week I am determined to catch up Here’s some beautiful salmon coloured (?) (pink) tulips from my garden (Salmon is such a difficult colour to … Continue reading →

Posted in Flowers, Photography, Spring | Tagged One Word Photo Challenge, Pink, Postaday, Salmon, Tulip | 9 Comments

Mandarin Duck

Posted on April 9, 2014 by Barbara

I love these ducks! When I first saw one years ago in central London I couldn’t believe it was real! They look like they are carved from wood.

Posted in Bridges, Duck, Walton-On-Thames, Water | Tagged Mandarin Duck, Postaday, Walton Bridge, Weekly Pet Challenge, Wooden Duck | 20 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge; Threshold

Posted on April 7, 2014 by Barbara

Here is a hole in a tree…. Or is it? Look closely… there is a little eye looking at you!

Posted in Parakeets, Spring | Tagged Easter, Eggs, Green Bird, Nest, Parakeet, Postaweek, Threshold, Weekly Photo Challenge | 14 Comments

Spring Geese

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Barbara

Yesterday was my birthday & I’m beginning to accept that I’m not a spring chicken any more!

Posted in Birds, Birthdays, Getting old, Photography, Spring, Water | Tagged Egyptian Geese, Goslings, Spring Chickens | 10 Comments

I’m starting to sell my photos online!

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Barbara

I know…. You have all been begging me for months! Please! Tell us how can we buy your photos Barbara? (AKA LooneyAtoms) Well… I’ve put my baby toe in and have opened a Redbubble account! You can buy Postcards, Cards, … Continue reading →