'My boy on the beach in Polaroid' by Me

My boy on the beach in Polaroid, a photo by PhotoPuddle on Flickr.

I am so pleased with the photos I took with my Polaroid 600 camera whilst on holiday in Cornwall. I didn't even mean to take the camera with me. I meant to take my other instant camera - the Polaroid 300 - but I didn't get any film in time.

This is one of my favourites. It's my son playing on the beach in St Ives. The beach there was so beautiful. Just like my choice of camera this trip to the beach wasn't planned either. We weren't going to spend any time on the beach that day. We were just going to look around the town but due to parking issues which I won't bore you with we did end up down on the sand and I am so pleased. The kids loved it and it really is a beach worth visiting.

Oh and I know I should have scanned this picture in instead of just taking a photo of it. I haven't had a chance to do any scanning yet but really wanted to blog about my polaroid success!

'garden for elves' by *sapa*

garden for elves, a photo by *sapa* on Flickr.

I can't believe we're half way through June already. I keep thinking we've only just had Christmas but it won't be long before we start thinking about Christmas 2013. Anyway, as we're about half way through the year I though it would be a good time to reflect on how things were going with my New Year's resolutions.

It's all going well with not needing to go on a diet. I still don't eat as healthily as I should but get a bit of exercise so I think that is doing me good.

The big declutter is coming along nicely too. I've not finished with the job but I am getting there and it feels good. I've even got rid of some shoes. Shock horror!

I am definitely finding time to read more. Although I still love real books I am finding reading books on my iPad means I read a lot more as I can just pick it up whenever I have a spare moment. I can also read in bed under cover of darkness!

And finally the photography. I've been trying to take a lot of pictures. I am loving Instagram, have a new camera to play with and I am really pleased with the results of my latest polaroid pictures.

So how about you? Did you make any resolutions? How are you getting along with keeping them?

Oh and I nearly forgot about the picture. It's nothing to do with resolutions, it's just really pretty and cleverly planned out. I like simple ideas like this. I imagine it was a shame to mess this up after the photo had been taken.

'Wind Turbines' by mliebenberg

Wind Turbines, a photo by mliebenberg on Flickr.

I think I've mentioned here before that I find wind turbines quite fascinating and think they make a great subject for a photo. I was therefore in my element in Cornwall as they were everywhere. I didn't actually take any photos of them but I did stare out of the car window a lot looking at them as we were passing them by. I guess I think they look really majestic and look so striking in the landscape of miles and miles of fields.

As I didn't take any pictures of the Cornish wind turbines I thought I would hunt out a picture by someone else to show you. I love this because it's really bold and bright and fields are so yellow. And that's another thing I like - fields of hay bales! I've never taken any photos of them myself either but I would like to.

'Cornish seagull' by Me

Cornish seagull, a photo by PhotoPuddle on Flickr.

For years now I've been trying to take a perfect photo of a seagull in flight. As I have absolutely no experience of animal photography this has mainly involved me pointing the camera at the sky and hoping for the best - usually with not very impressive results. But last week in Cornwall (did I mention I went there on holiday?) I managed to finally get the shot I was after. What do you think? I am really pleased with it.

'Summer Thunderstorm !!!' by fondazza1943

Summer Thunderstorm !!!, a photo by fondazza1943 on Flickr.

The weather appears to be changing. Today wasn't nearly as summery as it has been of late (although we did still sit outside for a barbecue with friends this afternoon). The cold weather just makes our wonderful Cornish holiday seem such a long time ago already. And yes, I'm still missing the place!

In preparation for any rain we might get this week here is a photo that reminds me that rain can be beautiful too. Especially refreshing summer rain showers. If you look at all the people in this picture you can see they're not dressed for rain so it's a good job they had their umbrella's with them.

'Beach hut for the day' by Me

Beach hut for the day, a photo by PhotoPuddle on Flickr.

I've not been blogging this week as I've been on holiday. We went to Cornwall and what can I say, I am in love with the place. I can't believe we've never booked a holiday there before. In fact, we are already thinking of booking the same place again for next year.

It was a perfect week. The sun was shining every single day, we visited some beautiful places and generally had some quality and relaxing time together as a family. I could go on about it for ages so be warned there may be a few Cornwall related pictures and posts coming up soon!

Let me start with this photo as it is so very exciting. This was our beach hut for the day in place called Bude. My husband rented it for the day as a surprise. If you read this blog regularly you'll know I am just crazy about beach huts so as you can imagine I was thrilled to bits. And you know what? It was actually every bit as lovely as I hoped it would be. It was so nice to have somewhere to leave our stuff safely when we went walking down to the sea. We also put up our little picnic table in there and had lunch. This was a great way of giving the kids a break from the sun and meant we didn't end up with sand in our sandwiches. And of course the hut was as pretty as could be and very photogenic.

Shall love you and leave you now. See you for more Cornwall prettiness soon.

'hello, first day of summer vacation. (explored)' by cheska annelliese

hello, first day of summer vacation. (explored), a photo by cheska annelliese. on Flickr.

It's June! That means it's summer and so far the weather here has been pretty nice and actually rather summery. Long may it continue. I hope you've all had a great start to your summer.

I was looking for a suitably summery photograph to post here tonight and this diptych made me smile the most. Beautiful warm colours and fabulous purple Converse - just perfect. It really makes me want to spend this summer in the park having picnics!

Happy summer everyone!!