sign of the time

 

Inspired to create a layout when I saw the simple yet fabulous  free digi template on Cathy Zielske’s blog

The embellishments are from the Designer Digitals Collaborative For Humanity Kit : Japan where ‘100% of proceeds will be donated to the American Red Cross to aid in the help of Japan’.

The journaling reads

Love it when the clocks spring forward. The lighter evenings mean that I have my daily walk by the river and firth after dinner rather than earlier in the day.

I prefer a walk then because it serves as a good way to relax into the evening. Also there seem to be more birds on the water - mostly swans and ducks. And I love the light in the evening for photographs - so gentle and soft with interesting shadows.

Twice this week there have been spectacular sunsets behind the city which adds to the pleasure. The sky was an amazing colour and the skyline really stands out in silhouette.

I am half way to the firth by the time I see the western sky so the colour is always a surprise. As summer progresses I’ll be interested to see how the light changes on my after dinner stroll.

Has changing the clocks made any difference to your daily routine?

My 70s

Do you remember the music of the 1970s?  or have you only heard it as re-makes and retro?

I was at school during the 70s and my musical tastes changed a lot over the decade – but then so did the music making it into the charts.  On sunday afternoon BBC Radio 2 has programme dedicated to music from the 1970s and a feature where a listener talks about their memories of the decade and picks some music to play. 

Yesterday I was the listener talking about My 70s.  You can listen on BBC iplayer until next Sunday – my bit starts at 27 minutes and lasts about 5 mins, so you don’t have to listen to the whole programme.  And for those of you who cannot access BBC IPlayer this is the track I chose as my favourite.

And this is me during the 1970s – with my sister, my dog and a friend’s toddler

March self-portrait

I decided that I should include all of me in this month’s self-portrait because February is just my face and January my head and arms.  I have taken several successful self-portraits with my tripod and timer walking towards the camera so I did this on my walk beside the beach this morning. I walk most days so I like to have some photos where I am walking, and it makes it less posed. 

I have in the past taken some good self-portraits walking away from the camera – this one was in 2009 on a beach in New Zealand – I may well do this for one of the self-portraits later in the year

Have you taken any self portraits walking towards or away from the camera?

buried treasures

My front garden is bursting with colour.  Most of the flowers are bulbs so have been buried treasure since I moved into the house in July. Each morning is a treasure hunt as I survey the garden for new flowers.  The recent rain and now sun has really brought the blooms out.