No. 60: Flower power

We have been in the garden all day today; Ruth was generally tidying and moving stuff as is her want, while I was sawing and drilling (and swearing a lot) as I'm in the midst of extending the deck area. The kids where doing all they could to find a reason to argue and as such where dismissed from the trampoline as they couldn't agree as to who should be jumping!

As we've spent all day in the garden I thought it apt to get a pic of these tulips, 'til tomorrow.....

No. 59: Painting with light

Using the Christmas fairy lights on a shrub in the garden I was able to wash the leaves and flowers with the twinkly lights that normally adorn the Chrimbo tree in winter. This one was quick and easy to set up even if I did have to fight passed all the boxes in the loft that wanted to throw themselves at my head!

'til tomorrow......

No. 58: Balls up!

With so many colourful  toys the kids have, today's pic was an easy to choice. The kids wanted to know what I was up to with their toy's, "Did I want to play with them?" asked Emily, with a tone that suggested that I should have gained her permission before using these baby toy's that they have had no interest in for the last 2 years! How rude!

'til tomorrow....

No. 57: Kid crayon

Day two of colour week, and the girls pencils were out and lots of lovely pictures were being turned out to add to the their ever growing gallery and portfolio.

'til tomorrow

No. 56: Painting with...er...paint!

Well I couldn't do a colour themed week without using paint at some point. The camera is all about capturing light to create an image just as artist covert's pigment to do the same. Way back before the box brownie, pin hole cameras and phosphorus flash our cavemen cousins were catching every day life using their fingers in God-knows-what for pigment. It could be argued that painting has a more direct link to the person creating the picture, (Eye-to-brain-to hand with brush), but still both mediums hold a fixed and important position in the world of art.

Still if it's colour and depth you want, you cant beat the stuff....

'til tomorrow....

No. 55: Over the rain-toe

Here we are; the start of a new week, and as promised the theme this week will be colour. As Emily loves having her toes painted I thought that it would be nice to use her multi coloured nails as the subject to start the week, so here it is.

'til tomorrow...

No. 54: See shore

Here's the final picture for this Black and white themed week. It was taken from the shoreline at Vale Park, Wirral just as the sun was coming up over the North Langton dock. I was out early this morning to do a spot of fishing and I'm glad I took my camera with me. The sky was a bit misty again but when the sun broke through the days weather was going to be great. I managed to take this shot just before the sun came up, and was able to take a long exposure; capturing the lapping waves as a milky blur the Mersey becomes a barrier between the sandy shore on the Wirral and the docks on the Liverpool side. I like the flat water slicing through the misty sky and the reflection on the sea shore.

As this is the end of the Black and white themed week, I thought I that next week will be colour.....lots of it!

'til tomorrow...............