While we were on holiday, the winter sneaked in. With the change-of-season flu going strong, cup of tea and fire are the perfect way to end an evening.
Day 31 – Tea and fire
Category: Home
Day 24 – Packing, packing, packing
I’ve spent the last week in a trip with no laptop, and no internet – and frankly better things to do than edit photos… So I apologise for the delay in posting these.
Packing is never fun. At best it is quick and relatively painless. At worst it is… well… as if you were trying to try to pack for a trip where the weather can be anything from 5-30 C, you are not sure what you’ll be doing, or where you’ll be going. But you know there will be no possibility of buying anything you may have left behind.
Day 23 – Puppies at play
Having two pups in the house is maybe 5 times more effort than having just one… However, it is fun to watch Merlin and Jozi play together. Merlin is quite an introverted and calm little dog – despite being just over a year old -, so seeing him play his heart out is good. And Jozi is a sweetheart.
Day 22- Winter is coming
While all of my European and American friends are excited for the spring, the evenings are getting colder and shorter here in the Southern Hemisphere. Luckily there are still few days to dip in the pool and enjoy the heat.
Day 20 – Snack of sunshine
I don’t think there is any fruit as happy as a naartjie. The colour alone will make you smile.
Day 17 – Coloring in
One area I really need more practise on is my Photoshop skills. I have a long list of projects I want to try, but due to limited time today (work gets in the way of the best photography), I just did one of the easy classics.
Day 16 – More reflections
My failed attempts at boot-photography kept bugging me, so I decided to give it another go. I failed. Instead, Merlin became fascinated by the mirror – after a long hesitation on whether it was to be trusted. After all, you never know if you may just fall thru.
Day 15 – Reflections
Over the weekend I bought a fabulous pair of boots (…the boots to die for). That got me thinking of fashion photography. I’ve never been keen on fashion as such, but the creativity involved in the photography is fascinating. Without a model, I was unable to get a good picture of the boots in question (a real first world problem), but here is a little experiment nevertheless.
Day 14 – The curse of being short
There is one good side for being short – I always have plenty of legroom in the plane. Besides that, there is really not that much going for it. One of my pet peeves is that any piece of clothing I buy needs to be shortened. Another evening spent next to a sewing machine…
Day 13 – Back home
Back home. After a long nap (Conferences are taxing. The better thay are, the more tired you’ll be…) and a dip in the pool, I settled down again.
Whenever I’m gone for more than a day, Merlin does not leave my side for few days. These eyes followed me everywhere.
Blue Moment 