Category Archives: Photography

I’ve got a job! :-)

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Barbara

Sorry I’ve been a bit silent on the blogging front recently, I’ve been editing some (over 100!) photos for a post that I’m working on, and I’ve been applying for a job! I’ve realised 1) that I might have to … Continue reading →

Posted in Employment, Photography | Tagged Barnardo's, Charity Shop, Curriculum Vitae, Jobseeking, Online Applications, Personal Statement, The Big Egg Hunt | 40 Comments

River Thames at Weybridge

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Barbara

The River Thames at Weybridge I’m just testing. My WordPress media library is getting full. Can I save photos to Flickr and then load them from here? I’m in the middle of a post about Egypt which is getting complicated … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, Water, Weybridge | Tagged Flickr, The River Thames | 4 Comments

The Big Egg Hunt

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Barbara

When I decided that I would be able to go to Dublin for my Dad’s 70th Birthday I only wanted to do one other thing while I was there. My friend Gillian from primary school is a Creative Designer and … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Birthdays, Daddies, Dublin, Photography | Tagged Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, Circles & Curves, Easter, Lily O'Briens, Penhouse Designs, The Big Egg Hunt, The Jack & Jill Foundation | 22 Comments

Travel Theme; Time

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Barbara

When in London, one of the top places to visit is Big Ben. The name Big Ben is often used to describe the tower, the clock and the bell but the name was first given to the Great Bell. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Boats, England, London, Photography, Travel | Tagged Big Ben, Elizabeth Tower, Houses of Parliament, Palace of Westminister, Postaday, River Thames, Travel Theme, Victoria Tower | 20 Comments

An Apple Blossom Tree

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Barbara

I brought my camera with me yesterday when taking Wilson for a walk. It was a cold grey Novemberish day, dark clouds, the threat of snow, but I thought if I don’t bring it, I will regret it. At one … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, Spring, Weybridge, Wilson | Tagged Cherry Blossom, ForThePromptless, meraki, Panasonic DMC-FZ62, Photo Challenge, Postaday, Prompt for the Promptless | 22 Comments

Travel Theme; Green

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Barbara

Green is NOT my favourite colour. I may have mentioned this before. However there are some things that do look particularly good in green, mainly flora and some reptiles. Not Barbaras. Barbaras do NOT look good in green.

Posted in Animals, Dublin, Lilly Plankton, Parakeets, Pets, Photography, School | Tagged Green, Muckross Park College, Panasonic DMC-FZ62, Parakeets, Postaday, reptiles, Travel Theme | 21 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge; Lunchtime

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Barbara

What better lunch than a selection of cakes from our local cake sale in aid of Comic Relief 🙂 yummy!

Posted in Photography | Tagged Comic Relief, fundraising, Lunchtime, Old Palace Road, phoneography, Postaday, Postaweek, Red Nose Day, Weekly Photo Challenge, Weybridge | 10 Comments

Upon Small Shoulders

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Barbara

I love Sinéad O’Connor, I always have. When I first heard ‘Troy’ the haunting love song from her first album, The Lion & The Cobra, she was singing from my heart, from my soul. She screamed for me, from me. … Continue reading →

Posted in Daddies, Dublin, Music, Photography | Tagged Debt Crisis, Greed, How about I be me (and you be you)?, Neil Condron, Sinéad O'Connor, St Patrick's Day, The Celtic Tiger, The Lion and The Cobra, Troy, Upon Small Shoulders, WB Yeats | 37 Comments

Phoneography Challenge for Comic Relief

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Barbara

Welcome to My Neighbourhood part II This photo is actually taken in my neighbourhood, some local children are having a cake sale on Saturday in aid of Comic Relief (I will update this post with links from my computer shortly) … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, Weybridge | Tagged Cake Sale, Comic Relief, fundraising, neighbourhood, Old Palace Road, phoneography, Postaday, Postaweek, Weekly Photo Challenge | 12 Comments

Phoneography Challenge

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Barbara

Welcome to my neighbourhood!! Well, this was the neighbourhood within which I grew up, and this weekend I was there celebrating my Dad’s 70th birthday.