Category Archives: Photography

Travel Theme; Festive – Christmas Tree

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Barbara

I got a wonderful camera for Christmas 🙂 It’s a Panasonic ‘Bridge Camera’ (the bridge is between compact cameras and dSLR’s) the DMC-FZ62. It is perfect for me as I have only ever used compact cameras up to now, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Families, Photography | Tagged Baubles, Bridge Camera, Christmas Tree, Festive, Panasonic DMC-FZ62, Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ8, Postaday, Star Filter, Travel Theme | 9 Comments

Christmas comes early for Wilson

Posted on December 24, 2012 by Barbara

Wilson loves water. We think he has some Water Spaniel in him, although he is definitely not that big! He has webbed feet. We got him from the RSPCA so we do not have his history apart from that he … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, Walking, Water, Wilson | Tagged Black Cocker Spaniel, Christmas, cocker poo, Janathon, Postaday, RSPCA, Stick, Swamp, Water Spaniel, Wilson | 12 Comments

Travel Theme; Festive

Posted on December 23, 2012 by Barbara

India is an incredibly festive country. Every evening on the west coast families make their ways to the beach to celebrate the sunset. The sounds and colours are magical. I have been to India a few times, always in January … Continue reading →

Posted in Families, India, Photography, Travel | Tagged Beach, Bicycles, Cochin, Festive, Kerala, Postaday, Thiruvananthapuram, Travel Theme, Varkala | 27 Comments

A Stunning photo of a Mallard Duck

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Barbara

I took this photo of this beautiful duck, iridescent in the morning sun as I was having a look at the progress on our new bridge at Walton on Thames As he wandered around the river bank he reminded me … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Birds, Books, Photography | Tagged Duck, Duck is Dirty, Mallard, Photography, Postaday, Satoshi Kitamura, Terns, Walton Bridge | 15 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge; Surprise

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Barbara

Normally in the UK whatever the weather, it nearly always causes problems with rail transport. In summer when it gets too hot the points stick, in autumn heavy rain floods the line. Later in autumn leaves cause problems, and then … Continue reading →

Posted in Jokes, London, Photography, Snow, Travel | Tagged Photography, Postaday, Snow, snow ploughs, South West Trains, Surprise, Waterloo, Weekly Photo Challenge, Winter | 13 Comments

20:12 20.12.2012

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Barbara

Americans miss out on this special date 😦 Here is a photo of Wilson pondering its significance

Posted in Animals, Numbers, Pets, Photography, Special Dates, Surrey Hills, Wilson | Tagged 20/12/2012, Black Cocker Spaniel, End of the world, Mayan Calendar, Numbers, Numeromology, Photography, Postaday, Special Dates, Wilson | 4 Comments

Word a Week Photo Challenge: Light

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Barbara

I took a photo of my tiny 25cm (11″) Christmas Tree decorated with mini lights & wanted to share it! We have a small full-sized tree too (The children were worried about the presents!) This is my first entry into … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography | Tagged Christmas lights, Light, Mini Christmas Tree, Postaday, Tannenbaum, Weekly Photo Challenge, Word a Week Photograph Challenge | 9 Comments

Olympics 2012 London Cycling

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Barbara

The first real impact of having the Olympics staged in London 2012 for us, was when they decided the routes of the cycling time trials and road races, and both the races were to be through where we live. In … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Cycling, Keeping Fit, London, Olympics, Photography, Travel | Tagged Bicycles, Cycling, cycling time trials, flower designs, Postaday, Surrey, Time Trials, transportation, Travel Theme | 2 Comments

Long standing problem? Try Kneeling

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Barbara

I’m not good at getting on my knees. It’s the one thing I really don’t ‘do’ I was raised a Catholic, and went to a Catholic convent secondary school. We studied the lives of the saints. How they starved themselves, … Continue reading →

Posted in Addiction, Anorexia, Blogging, Health, Life, Neuralgia, Pain, Photography, Self Harm, Sinus headache | Tagged 12 Steps, Addiction, Alcoholism, Anorexia, Higher Power, one day at a time, Praying, Self Harm, Serenity Prayer | 6 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge; Delicate Nanoscale work at Royal Holloway in the Clean Room

Posted on December 16, 2012 by Barbara

I love fiddly jobs, i like when i have to mend things invisibly, sometimes I think I should have been called Cinderella. When I have to sort out hundreds of multicoloured beads into their individual colours, I don’t dread the … Continue reading →