Beckie and the sheep

We have a beautiful Border Colllie called Beckie and she is fabulously well behaved, except when it comes to playing fetch. When she's in the mood she'll bring wellies, blankets, bits of wood etc, but she loves her ball to the point where you can't say it in front of her or she goes mental. If anyone can  tell me what pleasure a sheep dog gets from chasing balls. There are sheep loose here and the most she does is go and lick their noses. And when the cat gets her ball she wont't go and get it she runs round in circles until we get the ball back.

Local Farm

A panorama of a local meadow in the summer. As a keen photographer I am keeping a visual journal over the year to see how the farm changes. Its a panorama. so you'll need to scroll around it. for those who are interested it is several pictures stitched together using Serif Panorama 47

Wonders

Well thanks to the wonders of technology - no wide angle lens I thought I'd share this photo. Best viewed large because it looks blurred when small for some reason..No wide angled lens - about 16 photos stitched together.

Photos again

Anyone who takes photographs on a regular basis will know the frustration of not being able to get a wide enough shot, even with a wide angle lens. I got a piece of software called Panorama from Serif. It wasn't expensive and I didn't hold out much hope for it to be  honest, but I felt like getting myself a little gift and this seemed a good idea. I have no idea how it does what it does, but it does it well.The picture below was 15 photos stitched together, showing a favourite park of mine.

Photography

Well, I'm developing an interest in photography. I always used to just point and shoot, but it seems a waste of a decent SLR so I armed myself with some books and magazines an headed into the garden to photograph the birds. They didn't seem keen so I've come to the conclusion that I'll practice on landscapes. Not that these are straightforward, as I have found in my painting. I felt a trip to the coast was in order and off we went to St Mary's Lighthouse to take some shots. I couldn't get any closer because there is no car access and I still can't walk very well because of my knees. Anyways - here's what I got. As a limited photographer I'm learning to play with the shots I take. I'll put one of those in as well.

It's odd

It's odd that impressing a parent can still be important when you're 40 years old. I'm doing a hypnotherapy course and my dad is impressed at each essay or set of questions that I get right. More important to me is a painting that I did of a city beneath a morning sun