'Pink' by Me

Pink, a photo by PhotoPuddle on Flickr.

Did you have a good weekend? Mine was brilliant. The weather was fantastic and we had friends over for barbecues on both the Saturday and the Sunday. We also got very caught up in the excitement of the diving and 5000 metres on Saturday night. And on Sunday evening we watched the closing ceremony and said goodbye to the Olympics. Going to be weird not watching that all day now. Roll on the Paralympics!

This is another pretty flower photo I took. Summer is coming to an end now so won't be long before all the summer flowers are gone. I need to snap a few more while I still can.

'LEGO Olympics 2012 Team GB syncro team' by Bricks for Brains

LEGO Olympics 2012 Team GB syncro team, a photo by Bricks for Brains on Flickr.

I have been up in London all day today so sadly didn't get to watch any of the Olympics. I'm making up for it now by watching a bit of diving. It was interesting being in London today though. I predicted chaos but the capital does appear to be really well organised.

I promised if I mention the Olympics again I would feature a suitably sporty photograph. I love this one. I think it's really fun and clever. What impresses me most is the colour of the swimming pool. It really does look like it's actually under water.

Hope you all have a fun weekend!

'Illumination [explored]' by Sherrie St. Hilaire...

Illumination [explored], a photo by Sherrie St. Hilaire... on Flickr.

OK, so I'm still totally engrossed in the Olympics. Today was all about the BMX bikes and once again my daughter had her dinner in front of the telly. I nearly forgot to make her dinner yesterday as I was so gripped by the cycling in the Velodrome! Normal meals times will resume next week when I will no doubt be back to being uninterested in anything sporty. Although there are the Paralympics soon...

Yes, this is a post about the Olympics but once again the photo hasn't got anything to do with sport. It's just really, really pretty. I love how this is so crisp and sharp but at the same time has such a dreamy feel.

If I waffle on about the Olympics again I promise I will actually use a vaguely sporty photo. Now there's a challege as I don't really know anything about sports photography!

'Story fairy' by Me

Story fairy, a photo by PhotoPuddle on Flickr.

Books have always been an important thing in this house. I've always loved them and now my daughter does too. She has loads and I love buying them for her. We always go to the library every three weeks and we have our favourites we borrow time and time again. In fact there have been times we've loved a library book so much I've just had to buy it. My daughter loves reading books as much as she loves hearing them read to her. She is always reading books to her baby brother and to be honest he is totally mesmerised by her. Of course she's not actually reading the words, after all she's only three. But that's my next challenge. I really want her to be able to read a little bit by the time she starts big school next September. She's doing well with her words and letters so far so fingers crossed.

I love this picture of my daughter. You can't tell because he's not in the shot but my little boy was actually lying on the floor next to her listening to the story. I also can't help but smile at the fact that she's dressed up as a fairy princess. So pretty.

'colorful daisies' by _poseidon_

colorful daisies, a photo by _poseidon_ on Flickr.

I was going to post this photo last night (daisies again, I'm sorry) but I got so engrossed in the Olympics on the TV I kind of forgot. I can't believe how many gold medals Team GB won yesterday. They really did our country proud. It did make me roll my eyes a bit though after all that sporting awesomeness to switch over and see the British football team losing on penalties. I'd expect nothing less! Hee hee. I think I'm actually going to miss the Olympics when it's all over. Who'd have though that from little old very unsporty me?

And no, this photo isn't anything to do with sports or London 2012. It's just a bright and colourful photo that that I really liked and makes me feel a little summery even though it's rain outside again!

Hope you're having a lovely weekend.

'Welcome to the Olympic Torch' by pallab seth

Welcome to the Olympic Torch, a photo by pallab seth on Flickr.

Something very weird has been happening to me this week. I've found myself being all interested in sport. I am so enjoying watching the Olympics. I guess because it's in London I'm more interested in watching it as a piece of British history and as I am at home quite a lot during the day anyway I get to see lots of events live. Just today I've found myself watching, and in some cases glued to, judo, rowing, cycling, volleyball and gymnastics. Even my daughter is taking an interest. Her favourite event so far has been the diving. She was very disappointed when I said that we counldn't watch it today as there wasn't actually any on.

So to stay with the Olympic theme check out this awesome photograph of the Olympic torch. What a perfect capture. I am sure I don't have to explain what I love about it. It's all just fantastic.

'Untitled' by koreline

Untitled, a photo by koreline on Flickr.

I have found another one of those photos that looks like it has a story behind it. The girl in this photo is wearing a pretty dress and is eating juicy watermelon pieces. It's a summery picture but I can't help thinking it has a rather sad feeling to it. I bet I'm completely wrong though. It was probably taken on a lovely day and there's no story to go with this at all. It's fun to try and delve deeper into photos though sometimes.