Focus On Life 2014 : Week 40

October's Topic : Colour

Week 40 : Colour Photography

 

Beautifully maintained p and brightly coloured classic cars all lined up, just begging to be photographed.

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Focus On Life 2014 : Week 35

August's Focus : Outside

Week 35 : Lazy Days of Summer

Spring is in full swing in my neck of the woods.

Warm days, cold nights and cloud bursts encouraging little green shoots to emerge from the ground and blossoms to burst from bare branches.

Promises of a hot summer to come whilst the other half of the world is enjoying the heat of the summer slowly transitioning to the glorious riot of colour that Autumn brings.

I've been chasing restful, repleneshing sleep for a while now and have not been joining in with the focus on life group as much as I'd like, but a wee burst of energy saw me take my two little imps to the lakes for a bike ride yesterday.

It was a particularly glorious day and we were treated to a lake full of beautiful model boats. Powered by the wind, they glided silently across the cold waters in a display of effortless elegance.

A timeless moment that could have just as easily taken place in any of the last four decades.

 

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Focus On Life 2014 - Week 24

June's Focus: Finding the Fun in Photography

Week Twenty Three : Have FUN!

I've been arguing with a very persistent and angry pair of tonsils for the past three weeks and haven't felt much like blogging (or doing anything for that matter).

But the focus that Sally chose for June is enough to jiggle my inner child to the fore and brave the wild wind and torrential rain (...well, actually I waited for niceish weather) to play with macro on my lil' point and shoot. Here's a piccie of our car (giggle):

Focus On life 2014 - Week 23

June's Focus: Finding the Fun in Photography

Week Twenty Three : Silliness!

 

My daughter would dearly love to dress up boy-cat.

I think she might have more luck with girl-cat but boy-cat made the mistake of coming for a cuddle at the wrong time ....

That's my bit 'o silliness!

What have the reat of you been up to?

 

 

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Focus On Life 2014 - Week 22

May's Focus : In, At and About

Week Twenty Two : In Bloom

As we quietly move into winter, the blooms fade and the leaves fall. All that remains are the skeletons of once lush flowers ...

 

Focus On Life 2014 - Week 21

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May's Focus : In, At and About

Week Twenty One : In Quiet Moments, I Tangle.

 

For some time I've been captivated by the beautiful black and white art that has been popping up all over the internet. A quick search led me to www.zentangle.com and the concept of tangling.

My two favourite crafts, beading and claying, require too much preparation, attention and equipment to whip out during those very brief down-times during the day so the idea of something creative and relaxing that only required paper and pen was very appealing.

Just over a week ago I borrowed a book from the library (One Zentangle a Day by Beckah Krahula) and 'borrowed' my better half's nice drawing pen. Instantly hooked.

I can pop my pad and pen in my bag and take it anywhere.

Anytime I can find a moment for a cuppa I can quickly whip out my tangles. If there's a 'crisis' (and there usually is) I don't have to extricate myself from a difficult stitch to go and sort out exactly who is touching whose toys or to kiss away that little hurt.

The perfect little de-stresser!

 

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Focus On Life 2014 - Week 20

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May's Focus : In, At and About

Week Twenty : The View About The Ground

 

I'm very late with this post (too busy bead soup blog-hopping) but I wanted to share this family of 'shrooms I found nestled at the base of a tree in my daughter's kinder. The damp autumn weather has caused a frenzy of fantastic fungi sprouting from every nook and cranny and they make such lovely photographic subjects.

Couldn't bring myself to fiddle with the picture too much (other than to crop out my shadow) because the colours came out so beautiful in the afternoon sun.

 

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Focus On Life - Week 19

May's Focus : In, At and About

Week Nineteen : Good Things Inside

 

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Focus On Life - Week 17

Week Seventeen : Evening Moments

Enjoying the cool Autumn evening at the lake, the kids, tired from cycling take a rest at the edge.

Focus On Life - Week 16

Week Sixteen : A moment best captured in black and white.

I've missed a few weeks due to school holidays, but while we were put and about we found this wonderfully gothic looking building, just crying out to be spookified in black and white.

 

Almost looks like a glowing white figure in the bottom left window, very eerie.

 

 

 

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Focus On Life - Week 13

Week 13 : Eye Level

 

Yesterday we took the kids to the water park in Seville. This was an outdoor swimming pool for 50 years and has been converted into an amazing place with water jets that are activated by foot, tunnels, dry creaks, rocks to climb on and an artesian well.

Focus On Life - Week 12

Week Twelve : Expression

This shot wasn't taken by me and I didn't add the frame or fiddle with it it any way. But for me it is both an expression of love and of such simple joy that I had to share it in preference over my attempts at this week's prompt.

My six year old son secretly borrowed my phone, took a picture of his four year old sister and worked out how to frame it and email it to me. I think it's perfect.

 

 

 

 

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Focus On Life - Week 11

Week 11: Beauty All Around

This week Sally challanged us to slow down, smell the roses and notice the beauty around us that we often miss in our hectic lives.

Focus On Life - Week 10

March Topic: Checking Out

Week Ten : The Big Picture

I'm a bit disappointed that I missed out on week 9 (macro photo) because I just love taking close-ups of bugs and flowers.

 

However the iphone has got this great little panorama function in it's camera which is immense fun to use.

 

So finally free from germs but still a little housebound I took a 'big picture' of the view from the bedroom. We are very lucky to have such a beautiful view.

 

I can't wait to have a look at everyone else's piccies :

 

 

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Focus On Life - Week 8

Week Eight : Capture Colour

Very tired, very grumpy, very blocked up and snuffly on the way to the chemist these glorious lollies caught my eye in their burst of glorious colours.

Focus On Life - Week 7

Week Seven : Collage of love

Yesterday I got the best Valentine card I have ever received. Un-prompted, my son had made me one at school. It's in the centre heart in the picture below and says:

Focus on Life - Week 6

February's focus : Cabin Fever

Week Six : Quiet Calm

In stark contrast to February's theme I am aching for some home time. The super-hot dry weather has made for ideal fire conditions and we have spent the past few days on edge and leaving the house to hang around in safer areas.

Focus On Life - Week 5

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February's Focus: Cabin Fever

Week Five : Get Outside

In my part of the world we're experiencing another round of uncomfortably high temperatures which will see us either hiding inside with struggling air-conditioners or seeking out water : lakes, creeks, beaches and swimmimg pools.

Focus On Life - Week 4

Week Four : Words

Focus On Life 2014 - Week 2

Week Two : A Silhouette.