'Daisy' by Me

Daisy, a photo by PhotoPuddle on Flickr.

I know I'm always featuring photos of daisies but this time I am proud to say that this one was actually taken by me. I am rather pleased with it and think I would have posted it here even if it wasn't one of my own pictures.

I hope you've had a great start to the week. I feel like we've had a bonus day today as I thought it was meant to be rainy but in fact it's actually been rather warm and sunny. Here's hoping it continues.

'London: Tower Bridge is ready for the Olympics!'

London: Tower Bridge is ready for the Olympics! , a photo by ovofrito on Flickr.

I have been feeling rather proud to be British today after watching the amazing opening ceremony of the Olympics. I'm not really a sporty person so wasn't fussed when I realised that a meal out with friends clashed with the event. However, I came home half way through athletes processing around the stadium and that itself had me hooked. Luckily my husband who'd been fascinated by the whole thing thought to hit record for me so I watched the beginning bit this morning with my three year old who was also mesmerised. It was hard to resist really when my hubby and pretty much everyone on Twitter was talking about Mary Poppins defeating Voldemort, Mr Bean playing in an orchestra and the Queen and James Bond jumping out of a helicopter.

And now for the Olympic themed photo. This is a great photo of Tower Bridge and the Olympic rings. I think it's a brilliant example of night photography. The blue of the sky and the river Thames is just stunning and the exposure is perfect.

'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!

'Colourful sweets' by jo mclure

Colourful sweets, a photo by jo mclure on Flickr.

My daughter was given a really big bag of mini Haribo bags. We don't want her stuffing her face with sweets obviously so being the good parents that we are my husband and I are managing to dispose of them ourselves. We're good like that! Yum!

I love this sweetie filled photograph. I love all the colours and detail. It definitely makes me fancy pick 'n' mix (because I've not eaten enough Haribo yet!). I really like that the sweets are displayed in wooden boxes like this. How can anything displayed in a rustic looking box like this be bad for you?

'Strawberry picking' by Me

Strawberry picking, a photo by PhotoPuddle on Flickr.

Today has been a really fun and productive day. We repainted a radiator that was in dire need of some TLC and we mended the roof of the shed. By 'we' I of course mean my husband! I wouldn't know how to fix a shed! We also accomplished a lot at the shops when we bought lots of stuff we'd been needing to get for ages and also helped out a friend by getting something for her too. And if that wasn't enough we also managed to squeeze in a trip out strawberry picking which was a great suggestion by my daughter. We finished the day with a sneaky barbecue. Nothing fancy, just a few burgers and sausages, but that's the best bit of a barbecue anyway. And what made the day extra special was the fact that it was actually hot and sunny. Summer is finally here at last. I hope you've had a lovely day too.

And I know I promised you macro flowers tonight. They are on their way honestly but it just made more sense to show you a photograph from today. Here is my daughter in a strawberry field. I think it's a lovely, summery, chilled out picture.

'rainbow parking only' by armykat

rainbow parking only, a photo by armykat on Flickr.

Well I am quite excited to say I got to take some macro flower photos today which I've not done in a while. I've not had the chance to transfer them from my camera to my computer yet though unfortunately. They look OK on the small screen so fingers crossed I will have something to share with you tomorrow!

In the mean time I shall leave you to enjoy this fabulously colourful photo. I can't look at this and not imagine that these fence panels are actually coloured lollypop sticks for crafting. So pretty and uplifting. I think all fences should look like this!