orchid
Posted on Thursday, July 30, 2009, Posted in flower
Orchids are one of my favourites. This was on a windowsill at Villelongue Côte Jardins, with the morning light behind it. Set me up for the day!
Didsbury Open Gardens
Posted on Monday, June 14, 2010, Posted in charity, event, flower, hospice, landscape, manchester, urban
To Didsbury Open Gardens yesterday afternoon. Great that the weather held up for most of it. The occasional sprinkling of rain didn't put people off as they did the circuit, or bits of it, mostly on foot or bike. There were 28 altogether, so it was quite a challenge to 'do' them all. Some gardens had refreshments; one a jazz band; another a cellist, and one a guy sculpting with a chainsaw. The Nazarene College had big garden games; a garden across the road had to ask visitors to keep a distance from a duck sitting on eggs by their pond.
decisions, decisions
A major task this week is deciding which images to use on the new website, which Sophie and Matthew have respectively been designing and building for me, with great patience as well as wonderful skill. Decisions can sometimes be ridiculously difficult - I've several times thought that I should perhaps ask someone else to do it for me. I get distracted, looking through the portfolio, remembering each shoot, the people I met, the quirks of the day, the wonderful light...But this tulip is for sure a contender.
snow!
Posted on Wednesday, December 01, 2010, Posted in fine art, flower, manchester
The rest of the country seems to have had so much snow, so surprisingly early in the winter - the papers and tv are full of it. After a few days of ridiculous snow envy, we finally got snow in Manchester overnight, so I zipped off to my little local park this afternoon to see what I could see. Well, perhaps not 'zipped'; boots squeaking on the pavement, walking like some sort of ridiculous arthritic heron, I was hoping that I didn't slip and fall. Snow envy doesn't survive long once we realise that in practice it's a nightmare!
ordered alium
Posted on Tuesday, January 17, 2012, Posted in commissioned, flower
Properly labelling and storing images is a big preoccupation of mine, and means that from time to time I run through my files and folders to check what's what and what's where. However, it's not without challenge, as I come across images that make me stop and remember where I was and what was happening when I took them, and I end up wandering down memory lane rather than being an effective administrator.
peony
It was my birthday yesterday, and a very lovely day. Cake and hugs were very much involved; and later on, a long slim flute of pink champagne with a friend at the glamorous bar in the Radisson next door. I swear I went to sleep smiling. To have been sent and be brought flowers was also a real treat. This morning I'm sitting here with the paper, about to tackle the big crossword, surrounded by flowers, with these peonies right next to me. They are so special...and they remind me of my little grandmother: they were her favourite flower of all.
