'From the car window' by Me

Photo credit: PhotoPuddle on Flickr

Sadly it appears Flickr is disabling it's convenient sharing through Blogger facility. This means a bit of playing around with my blog is needed so I can carry on doing what I have been doing. Therefore this is a practice post so see what it will look like. I am so disappointed. I hate it when websites mess with the way things are done and take away things just because they don't make enough money. Don't get me started on how I felt when Google Reader was taken away.

Right moan over. I am going to hit publish now and see what happens! This is one of my photos by the way. It was taken this weekend after a lovely day out in Brighton. We were stuck in traffic trying to leave so I just snapped away at buildings through the car window. I love the contrast of the brilliant blue sky against the bright white building. Really lovely architecture too which I hadn't really noticed before.

'Missing the Olympics' by Me

Missing the Olympics, a photo by PhotoPuddle on Flickr.

This is just a fun little photo I took today as I am actually still missing the Olympics and Paralympics. I can't believe how much of an impact it had on me and how much it affected the whole country even. I saw a clip of a race today and still got all excited about it even though I know it was actually a couple of weeks ago and I knew who won it! These little mascots were reduced to £2 at the local toy shop so I just had to buy them. They will make me smile every time I see them!

'82/365' by vanessa.paxton

82/365, a photo by vanessa.paxton on Flickr.

Here is a fantastic bright and happy imagine to start the weekend with. The sky is actually looking a bit like that here right now which is always a good way to start the day. Especially as my darling kiddies were both wide awake at 6 o'clock this morning. I know that's a normal time to get up in many households but for me it's a little bit painful. I also love the colourful kites in this picture. Makes me want to go kite flying myself!

Happy weekend everyone!

'Flying Artists' by MiaElliott

Flying Artists, a photo by MiaElliott on Flickr.

This afternoon my three year old and I settled down to watch the paralympics and I must say it was rather exciting cheering on the British athletes and watching them scooping up lots of medals. We watched the cycling and the swimming and although she did ask questions - such as 'how are they going to swim with the crutches?' - my daughter was actually more interested in what countries everyone came from. I think this is event is an excellent way of talking about disabilities with little children though.

Here is a fantastic photograph that was taken at the opening ceremony last night. I love all the bright colours and umbrellas are always a great subject for a photo in my opinion. The photographer must have had a fantastic zoom lens as the stadium is huge!

'60/366 Artist Brush' by Kris Oneal Photography

60/366 Artist Brush, a photo by Kris Oneal Photography on Flickr.

I love nail varnish and painting my nails. I go through phases where I do it constantly for months and then stop because I can't be bothered or I want to give my nails a rest. Until Saturday I'd not actually painted my finger nails since my baby was born forut months ago. However, I now feel I am entering a pretty nails phase! The weekend saw me in dramatic black but today I am embracing the last days of summer with a pretty lemon colour on the ends of my fingers.

I am feeling inspired by this gorgeous photo though. I love the different ways the sparkles are shown here. And the turquoise, pink and purple are fantastic colours too. I now feel I may have to wear some sparkles this weekend.

'Top of the carousel' by Me

Top of the carousel, a photo by PhotoPuddle on Flickr.

Hello all. I hope those of you who are in the middle of a long bank holiday weekend are having a great time. Personally I'm shattered. We had a busy day yesterday which mainly involved shopping and housework, then I was out with friends last night and today we went to visit friends in London. And the fun doesn't stop there as we are seeing more friends for a barbecue tomorrow. All worth being tired for though. I do like bank holidays.

I haven't taken any photos this weekend so here is another one I took in Brigton last weekend. I love that bright blue sky.

'Brighton Wheel' by Me

Brighton Wheel, a photo by PhotoPuddle on Flickr.

We went to Brighton for the day today and sure enough when we got there my mood instantly lifted. The weather was gorgeous and we had such a lovely time playing on the beach and wandering along the pier. The highlight of the day had to be our trip on the Brighton Wheel though. I have been wanting to go on it for ages so I'm pleased we finally got round to doing it. My daughter loved it too. In fact she now wants to go on the London Eye. Even my four month old baby quite enjoyed looking out of the window.

Here is an upward shot of the wheel. I love how I managed to capture the sparkle on one of the cars. And seriously, isn't that such a beautiful blue sky?

'I saw a rainbow in the sky' by eleannab

I saw a rainbow in the sky, a photo by eleannab on Flickr.

I think as it's still so hot and sunny I'll post another bright and colourful summer photo. I love all the bright colours in this, not to mention the beautiful blue sky. I am still finding it hard to believe that it's actually been summer this week. I am also finding it rather hard not to utter the words "it's just too hot" because quite frankly I am too hot! I don't know what happened, I used to love the heat and sunbathing. I guess motherhood happened. Things would be much easier if I could just lie on a sun lounger in my garden with a book and a nice ice cold drink but the children have other ideas! I believe next week is meant to be cooler and as long as the sun is shining I'll be happy!

'Feet and flower' by Me

Feet and flower, a photo by PhotoPuddle on Flickr.

I promised you some of my flower photography the other day so here is picture number one. This isn't my favourite photo from that day but I do love the colours here so wanted to share. Whilst pointing my camera down to take a snap of this flower I noticed that I actually matched. I therefore decided to put me in the photo too. I love these bright blue jeans so it's great I could show them off a bit!

'Cirque du Ciel' by Michelle in Ireland

Cirque du Ciel, a photo by Michelle in Ireland on Flickr.

We've spent rather a lot of this weekend in a tent. You may think that means we've been camping but that's not the case. While I was out for a couple of hours on Saturday my husband constructed a rather elaborate tent out of sheets and dining chairs. It filled up most of living room and our living room isn't particularly small. My daughter loved it, my baby boy wasn't quite as impressed but it turned us grown ups into such big kids. There's something cool about sitting in a tent. I swear if I hadn't had to be upstairs and close to my son who's still sleeping in our room I would have slept in it. Sadly though the tent is no more. We decided that we probably did need our living room back. Oh well, perhaps we'll do it again next weekend!

I am showing you this photo tonight as it's tent related and it's rather fabulous simply because of the great shapes and bold colours. I love that the whole image is basically just made up of red, white and blue. It's so striking.

I hope you all had a fun weekend.

'lost in telecommunications' by aldosterone Aberto Dominguez

lost in telecommunications, a photo by aldose Aberto Dominguez on Flickr.

I am posting this photo tonight just because after a long stressful week it made me smile. What a funny place to make a phone call. It looks rather like he's been sent into the corner for being naughty. I hope he's thinking about whatever it is he's done. And I really love the random road cone. Great photo!

Happy weekend everyone!

'103/366 Beautiful, Blue, & Captured Just For You!' by Kris OnealPhotography

103/366 Beautiful, Blue, & Captured Just For You!, a photo by Kris Oneal Photography on Flickr.

I'm still not finding a lot of time for blogging at the moment which sucks but when I think of the reason for my absence from my blog I don't feel too bad. I'm still loving being a busy mum of two.

Therefore to keep it short I thought tonight I would post a photo which I don't think needs a lot of explaining as to why I like it. Just look at these bright colours, they are just so striking. And when I saw this I just knew I would need to be blogging it at some point.

Right better rush, a small person is calling me. Enjoy the wonderful photo.

Untitled image by -feva-

Untitled, a photo by -feva- on Flickr.

Well what a difference a day makes. Over the past few days I've been feeling so emotionally and physically drained. Everything's been achy and I've just been feeling really down. Today, however, was a good day! The sun has been shining (a bit anyway), my daughter and I had a lovely day with friends and generally I'm not hurting as much. Fingers crossed tomorrow will be a good day too. It seems like such a cop out to blame hormones but seriously these extra little buggers floating around (or whatever hormones do) don't help make pregnancy a smooth ride.

I love this particular picture because it's been captured at exactly the right moment. It's great how the photographer has managed to get this shot just as the curtain is blown away to reveal that stunning wooden door. I think all the vibrant colours are fantastic as well. It can't have been the most beautiful of days weatherwise if the wind was blowing this strongly but that doesn't stop this being a fantastic photo. I have to remember to think like this photo if I'm having a hormonal moment. There are often blustery grey days but behind that life is still beautiful and the sun will come out again tomorrow.

Untitled image by We the Living Photography

Untitled, a photo by We the Living Photography on Flickr.

Even though in my mind it's been spring for a couple of weeks now, today is officially the first day of spring! Therefore it seems only right that tonight I post a photo of some beautiful spring blossoms. Whilst hunting for that perfect blossom photo I came across this and knew I had to share it with you. What a beautiful building. Wouldn't you just feel happy every time you walked past this? It's a great photo too. Looks like it was taken on a rather gorgeous day. Love all the blues.

Happy spring to you all!

'Tulips - Jardin des Plantes_5' by Ofir Peretz

Tulips - Jardin des Plantes_5, a photo by Ofir Peretz on Flickr.

So what did you all get up to this weekend? I had a lovely time. Got lots of baby shopping done (and spoiled my daughter a little too), met up with friends, cuddled a teeny tiny baby and actually went out without a coat!! Got to love the British weather!

I thought I'd celebrate the beautiful weather with a photo full of blue skies and sunshine. This one is great and full of spring time too with the gorgeous tulips. I love the angle this was taken. These flowers look just as pretty from any angle. I love tulips, I love blue skies, I love spring weather. Let's hope there will be lots of all these things in the coming weeks.

'Fells Point, Baltimore - shiny door detail' by karma (Karen)

Fells Point, Baltimore - shiny door detail, a photo by karma (Karen) on Flickr.

Happy Monday everyone! I was meant to post this weekend but we were so busy with various friends and family visiting I just didn't get the chance. Not to mention I didn't have the energy. Entertaining is a tiring business, especially when you are 19 weeks pregnant.

This is just one of those photos where I can't really say why I like it - I just do. I love it when people can see beauty in the every day things around them. And this also demonstrates how you don't even have to see the sky or the surrounding area to know that it was a bright sunny day when this was taken. Well it looks like it was anyway!

Hope your week has started well. If not then don't worry, only four days until the weekend!

'Up and away' by Me

Up and away, a photo by PhotoPuddle on Flickr.

I think it's going to snow soon. It has to, there's no other reason for this really mild autumn other than luring us into a false sense of security. Just as we let our guard down... bam... there comes the snow! Fingers crossed though if it does snow I can have a big photo session as I've not actually taken many this month. Therefore here's another one from my trip to Beachy Head watching the paragliders. I am pleased with this because it's so bold and bright and I always love a clear blue sky like that.

'To infinity and beyond' by Me

To infinity and beyond, a photo by PhotoPuddle on Flickr.

Well they say good things come to those who wait and if you're talking about the weather then they'd very much be correct. Summer has finally arrived. Even though October is only two days away it's suddenly gone all hot and sunny. It's great really because we've got all the beauty of the golden autumn colours mixed with gorgeous warm sunshine and blue skies. I find it hard to resist taking photos when they sky is so blue. This one is a bit of fun. I saw my daughter's little Buzz Lightyear figure sitting around and thought I'd take a picture. I think it's a rather happy picture and she thinks it's great too! Hooray for the sunshine!

'Bowling' by Me

Bowling, a photo by PhotoPuddle on Flickr.

A couple of months ago we went bowling for my nephew's birthday. It was a really fun day out and I took lots of photos of my family. I also couldn't resist taking this picture. Halfway through our session the main lights were turned out and they put these on. I thought it would make a really cool photo so I really hoped I'd be able to pull it off. I think I did OK. I'm a bit annoyed it's slightly wonky but I think that along with graininess I added sort of contributes to the charm of it. After bowling we went to Pizza Hut to stuff our faces. That day I was reminded that I'm rubbish at bowling but very good at eating pizza.

'Converse All Star' by Me

Converse All Star, a photo by PhotoPuddle on Flickr.

As I mentioned in a previous post I treated myself to a new pair of Converse the other day. That now takes me up to three pairs - purple, grey and now turquoise. I think I'd still love a green pair but the turquoise are just as cool for now. Yesterday, I did a bit of a photo session with the new shoes. I couldn't decide which picture to show you so here are my two favourites!

To all of you who've just had a long Bank Holiday weekend I hope you've had a lovely time. And to everyone else, I hope your week has started with a fantastic Monday!