this is me blogging ... sisterhood stories

Hello ... surprise ... happy hump day ... yep i'm actually blogging ... please now take a minute ... sit down ... breath ... & see what i have to say. I have become a member of a blogging circle (i believe that's what it's called) ... the Sisterhood Stories ... hopefully this will get me back into the swing of things because you know i like to blog. 

So last thursday i set out on a little photographic road trip ... just me & the camera ... it was a screw the weather kind of day I just needed to get out shooting & escape this rut i had found myself in. & it was a wonderful adventure ... no munchkin (not that i don't love my adventures with the munchkin) ... & what turned out to be some beautiful weather. I headed out to the coast via a little random trip around the fens, 30 miles took me about 2 hours but it was all worth it, even the dreaded sand that naturally made it's way into everything. But more importantly for me at least i found myself inspired once again, so much beauty around me screaming to be photographed. There are certain things i need to do ... spend time alone, read books, run & take pretty pictures ... without the above i feel as if something is missing, the same way i feel as if something is missing when my son isn't around ... things that are all part of the person i am. & wow did it feel amazing!! 

So enough talk ... sit back ... relax ... take a load of your feet ... & check out some pretty pictures. & When you're done be sure to head on over to the beautiful blog of Karrie Drake & see what words of wisdom this has to offer & of course check out some beautiful photos. 

& a little bit of fun ... have a wonderful day everyone. xx

the road to Scotland ...

So it's been a while ... i am a really bad blogger ... but i will try again & get some pretties online for you. I will say in my defense that all kinds of stuff has been going on (great stuff) so blogging went to the way side. But i am back hopefully long term starting with our recent trip to Scotland. 

As you can imagine i shot A LOT ... both digital & film ... & i'm slowly working my way through the images. With this in mine you will get a number of Scotland posts an attempt to keep the number of images per post low. So this is the loooooong journey from my parents house to the cottage we would be staying in close to Oban on the north west coast of Scotland. 

& it wasn't a fun journey 1. because any length of time in a car with a toddler that exceeds 30 minutes is going to go wrong at some point & because the weather was horrendous ... it rained. Not a great start to the vacation. But me being me made the most of it ... reading my book & playing around with my camera. & as a result of my editing i have an idea for a project i hope to start working on next month (i just need to make a small purchase first). 

So here we are ... everything was shot using my Nikon D800 with my Lensbaby Composer pro & either the Edge 80 optic or the Double Glass. 

Hopefully i will be back tomorrow with some more photos ... maybe a Loch! Have a wonderful memorial day or bank holiday or just a happy Monday! 

xx