a friend came to visit the poor patient with the broken wrist (me) and brought her two eldest daughters (8 and 4) and the, also 8 year old, boyfriend of the eldest with her. the boyfriend introduced himself to hubs: ‘hello, i’m connor.’
’hi connor’, said hubs. ‘so you are amy’s boyfriend?’
’yes’, connor nodded, ‘and i’m very good at it!’
mozes and biggles are friends too
…and now I can only type with one hand and don’t have the patience to type the entire short story. So I’ll make it even shorter. I made a lovely butt shaped indentation in the sand again (2nd time involuntary descent from young and incredibly-quick-turn-around Evie) and also a lovely hand shaped one. Must have done, because my wrist hurts like hell. Can’t really remember how I landed. The rest of me is fine, I did climb up and rode her further for a while. Went well. But now ouch.
So… i’ll just keep posting photos here and on my photoblog (see link at bottom of this page).
Something blogworthy turned out to be something shit. Sorry if you’re offended by my language.
I’ll make it up to you with this photo of Biggles and Mozes. Best friends.
But only in the land of the blind that is called ‘Photography’, where some friends of mine live and in which I’m the one-eyed woman. It is lonely at the top, so I’ve written a short and simple photography course, very aptly titled ‘In the land of the blind…’, for my loyal subjects, who each recently acquired a nifty digital SLR camera and hadn’t a clue what to do with it other than taking photos using the automatic setting. But that is not why someone buys a camera with lots and lots and then even more lots of possibilities.
Yesterday one of these friends came here to practice her photography skills together with the Queen herself. Ahum. We called it: Lesson One – Aperture, and while enjoying a cup of tea and some homemade cookies (made by hubs who is the King in the land of the blind that is called cookie-baking), I explained the difference in aperture settings and focus, with the emphasis on a small F number for close-ups and then we went into the garden to see if my explanation had made any sense at all. The weather was perfect. Very sunny (and very cold too, but it is winter) and dry.
I haven’t seen her photos yet, but these are some of the shots I took myself. And apparently I do know what I’m talking about. The only thing is… have I been able to explain it well enough to someone else? I can’t wait to see her shots.
F5.6, focus on the first apple.
F5.6, focus on the second apple.
See the difference?
We did the same exercise, using the fence around our field as a subject.
I know. You’re amazed.
My kingdom has many gates and fences. Here’s another one. Nice, non? Looks like the head of little guy with a pointy hat. A small gate-keeper perhaps?
On our photohunt in the garden, Mozes, one of my loyal subjects from my other country ‘Furrytailland’, followed us around, hoping to convince us that he would be a magnificent subject for a photo or two.
Doing the look-at-me-I’m-a-gorgeous-cat-stare at friend who ignored him, because she was taking photos of a tree. I couldn’t resist of course.
He then did the look-at-me-I-can-climb-a-tree-and-descend-elegantly-too-trick.
“Did you get that?”
“Good. I can climb a tree with two paws in my nose of course. Easy-peasy.”
“I’m pretty comfy here. Might stay here for a while.”
“Did you see how high up I was?”
“Wait! What’s that I see?!”
So I looked what he had spotted and it was a deer! And I had my camera with me. That only happened once before. I often see deer. I often have my camera with me. But only once before I’ve seen a deer and had my camera with me. Hopefully next time I will have my 70-300mm lens on my camera in stead of my 17-85mm. But hey, you can’t have everything. And besides. Where would you keep it all.
This is the last nap time edition. They are still cute (of course they are), but by now it’s beginning to get a bit booooooring to watch animals sleep.
Sunday Selections is hosted by Kim from Frogpondsrock and gives us the opportunity to finally post those photos that have been hanging around in folders on our computers for ages.
21 year old Bengeltje
Holle and Mozes
Evie, two days old and all legs
Sunday Selections is a great meme that gives us the opportunity to post those almost forgotten photos that have been hanging around in folders on our computers. Kim from Frogpondsrock came up with this great idea. If you like to join in, just hop over to the rocking frog ponds and post a selection of your own. You know how these things work.
Last week I promised you a selection of photos that will make you chuckle or say ‘awww’.
Oh, the pressure.
I hope you won’t be disappointed. And I have to warn you: in some shots Biggles shamelessly displays his balls. He’s a proud boy.
NAP TIME
Which is why we usually just sit on the floor.
Warned you about the Biggles-balls. It does get worse though…
See?
For more sleepy photos of the furry bunch, you’ll have to wait for the next Sunday Selections. I have loads of them and I haven’t even posted the cutest yet…
Our Sunday Selections host Kim’s daughter got married yesterday. She has some lovely photos and a memorable wedding story on her blog Frogpondsrock.
So I thought it would be nice to choose my Sunday Selections for this day, based on LOVE.
Sarah (the cat, sadly no longer with us) loved Phoebe (now 14 years old).
Lovedoves.
Hubs loves his horse Willem.
They all love each other.
It’s getting a bit crowded with so much love going on.
Cute love.
I loved this little cat, Lapje, but sadly she’s one of the fourleggers who’s no longer with us.
Well, who wouldn’t love Nufnuf’s smiling face.
Or that of his non-related brother Tumtum, who isn’t as smiley, but definitely very loveable.
There is so much love going on in our house, that I have enough photos for several Sunday Selections. More of the same will be in next week’s Sunday Selections.
Sunday Selections is hosted by Kim from Frogpondsrock and is the perfect opportunity to post those photos that are otherwise hanging around aimlessly in folders on your computer.
HEADS UP
So, last week I posted their bottoms, and today I’m posting their other ends. Their heads. Well, I tried, but some just didn’t want to look at the little birdie.
Like that middle cow. Stubborn thing.
And this is the other end of Mozes. He’s probably looking at another little birdie.
Mozes and Biggles putting their heads together.
The Biggles Face
You’re not photographing my bum again are you?
Yeah (snigger), but I’m also making some shots of your beautiful head.
Hullo?! What’s that big bum doing there? The chickens are fascinated by this particular posterior too (Too? What do I mean: ‘too’. I’m not. No, honestly. I’m not!)
Now I have to post a photo of his head too.
And of that of his little ‘brother’. Ugly, but nice. (Tumtum is the one in front, Nufnuf is… well… looking at Tumtum’s bum. Are we all posterior-obsessed here?)
THE FRONT END
