20th March photo - agghhh!!!!

Today's photo would have been beautiful - had the SD card not been stuck in my computer but in the camera! Rachel and I have been walking along the Long Mynd and went to the Gliding club and saw some lovely gliders. In desperation I took a few photos on my phone but for some very stange reason they were saved to the camera not the micro SD card - so I can't get them off the phone - I am so frustrated because it was so lovely up there today. So I have had to resort to this one - my new geocoins from the Geocoin Collectors Club which arrived yesterday.


These are the February 09 coins and theyare quite cool. They depict the thorns and brambles that us geocachers have to battle in our quest to find some sneakily hidden caches. I have plenty of war wounds from doing battles with pesky brambles & thorns - so I have earned my stripes!

19th March photo - thats it - no more spring flowers!!

After many attempts to take a nice close up photo of a daffodil and failing miserably - I decided that a group shot would work better - hence todays photo. And thats it now - I think I have taken enough spring flower photos!


mind you - I did see some lovely yellow primroses the other day and the tulips will be out soon - so perhaps this is not the end of the flowers!

18th March - urban sheep?

Despite my many rural photos - I am in fact a town dweller - so today I thought I would show an urban scene ~ with a rural twist!
These 5 sheep form a sculpture which sits outside our Tesco store. It is on the site of the old cattle market where farmers used to bring their cows, pigs and sheep to sell every Tuesday, until only recently - even the cattle market has moved to 'an out of town site' now! hence this subject matter. The sculpture has not been without controversy - some people don't like it and others were outraged at the cost £50,000. I quite like it, as I think art - in what ever form - brings an interest to an urban landscape littered with traffic lights and road signs and will give visitors a marker point if they get lost.

17th March photo - Bromlow Callow

I have been out walking this morning in the South Shropshire Hills. I took loads of photos - mostly for my PWL course. This is the one I have chosen for today.

It shows Bromlow Callow - a unique Shropshire landmark. The trees on top of this hill can be seen for miles around. I have shot them through a frame of a disused mine shaft.
I chose the first shot because when taken close up - the trees don't have the same effect.


This is Bromlow Callow showing the unique trees in the distance and this is the disused mine shaft I captured the shot through.

After Bromlow Callow I drove to White Grit and started on Corndon. I had not been up this hill before and it involved a more strenuous walk. But the views on the way up more than made up for it.

The sun came out when I got to the top so I sat, got my breath back and admired the views. I took loads of photos of the rocks at the top - because this weeks assignment is to take a B & W photo - but in fact I prefer the colour shots - so I will have to try and find something else to turn B & W.

16th march photo - blossoms

I managed to find quite a few blossom trees so was able to take plenty of photos. I have gone for the close up shot and I think that I like this one best. Nice & simple today.

2 more layouts - I am on a roll!

Just finished of these layouts this morning - both for Jessica's album. The first is the matching PJ's layout that I wanted the cupcake embellishments for. Jessica and I went to buy Eleanor some PJ's for christmas and as soon as she saw these cupcake ones - she wanted a pair as well. They have never worn matching clothes as they have very different dress sense so it was quite nice to see them like this.

The second is a very simple layout showing Jessica and her Norwich friends, having a very good time in Falaraki on their summer hols.

Right I am just off out to take my POTD - in my mind I am planning to take a shot of a nice pink blossom tree - so lets see what I come back with.

Busy day - 15th march photo

I managed to do 7 geocaches this morning and what a morning to be out - bright blue sky without a cloud in sight - it was just gorgeous. But unfortunately none of the photos I took are very good so it will be a case of making the best of a bad bunch!

I think this one at Colemere must be my POTD as most of the others are in the wrong orientation. Its a nice shot of the lake but I think it looks rather autumnal rather than Spring like!


Lovely boat house


and lots of boats all ready and waiting - I would have loved to have them in action. After Colemere I did at cache at Hawkstone golf club - never been there before - but it was very nice and I did not get hit by any stray golf balls.

This is a rather stunning church at Stoke on Tern - but I could not find anywhere to take a proper photo of it apart from the middle of the road - so this will have to do.

Will try and do better tomorrow!