May Day early morning views and tulips

I was up early on May 1st and took these shots from/in the garden.

Had the weekend off, did loads of work in the new area of the garden which is coming along nicely. Finished the wooden raised bed, laid the slate area (needs a few more bags to finish), and dug the new pond which now needs lining.

Busy week this week preparing for a hectic weekend ahead, two balls, rugby club stall at the market, Wedding fayre and then nursery photos next week !

Received a booking for another charity ball today, all heading the right direction.

Flowers at Sissinghurst

Life - Blink and you miss it.

Where does all the time go? An oft asked question I am sure but one I still can't answer as my to-do list grows longer despite my constant working at various tasks. Unfortunately when life gets busy the things that give tend to be the things I'd rather be spending time on and not the mountain of paperwork and administration that going self employed has brought upon me. Well a few days away put a stop to that! Had a great time catching up with old friends, and relatives including a wedding of cousin Peter. It also meant an opportunity to take some photos for me rather than clients. I rather liked this one, any comments?

Baby Cakes

Why does life suddenly throw everything at you in one big heap instead of spreading it all out over time. Don't get me wrong, I'm not really complaining because at least three quarters of my current heap is positive but a little more time to appreciate the good times without feeling the need to rush on to the next task would be nice.

Met a lovely lady called Donna yesterday who has asked me to do a few photos of her "Baby Cakes". These are great gifts made up of various baby essentials but beautifully presented. I never even knew it was possible to fold socks to look like flowers or towels into a layered cake!

Spring must almost be here

I don't know about you but I feel like spring is just around the corner. The days are getting longer, I know because the hens need letting out earlier. The garden is full of buds just waiting for a touch of warmth before bursting into life.

Published Photograph

Well it's not the best photograph that I have ever taken but in my defence it was taken from a long way off without the longest of lenses. There was an incident further up the valley which the air ambulance attended so I thought I'd try and get a photograph of the helicopter leaving the scene after all you never know until you try. Anyway I sent it to the Stroud News on the off chance and they have used it to illustrate the item on their web site, even acknowledging me for the photograph which is great. Even better the article says that the people involved in the accident were OK.

What's the saying, there's no such thing as bad publicity, it all helps get the name out there.