Back in the land of the living (90/365)

Take 2 (89/365)

It was bound to catch me in the end. I don't think I've had a cold for months and months, now I'm thankful for that.

sorry for not keeping up with my comments, I'll get on it soon!

I said hey! Get out of my way (88/365)

My office is based in Leeds' studentville and everywhere you walk there are wheelie bins taking up the pavement. It's for walking on people!

chickens come home to roost (87/365) (A52:12/52)

Another entry for Assignment52, week 12 assignment - idioms

There are so many idioms relating to chickens/eggs, handy really. I could have been there all week.

Other contenders:
Giving me the evil eye


and
In fine feather

Don't put all your eggs in one basket - 27/3/10 (86/365) (A52:12/52)

Assignment52, week 12 assignment - idioms

This is such a fun topic and I think I'll do more with this again, in fact I still have tomorrow before the deadline passes. You really should have a look at the pool as there are some very imaginative entries.

I've gone literal, but that's only because after putting all 18 eggs in a bowl I worried about dropping them as they were in one place......hang on a minute, my assignment! Our hens are in full swing, 6 eggs a day and too many for us to eat so I was off to dish them out to the neighbours.

sooc (straight out of camera) version

Feels like home (2010:12/52)

2010: The year we took photos, week 12 assignment was time for my choice - feels like home. I was going to get something more general of my surroundings but this little row of houses sums it all up. The photo's a bit busy but it's the truth. We've lived here a while now and I still love it (although the house could do with being a bit bigger!)

Oh the trouble I've had with this one - decided to use my DSLR but then the macbook died! One photo, no way of uploading it and it's my assignment this week... got there in the end

Oh Hebe, how I love thee (85/365)

Ah, look at that symmetry

Magic Fish (84/365)

Dan tells the kids that this fish grants wishes :)

Sitting, waiting (83/365)

when I get a new iphone with decent focus, I'm coming back for these chairs

Good Morning (82/365)

I've been spending a lot of time in the kids' bedrooms on a night recently. With coughs and colds, we don't expect much more sleep tonight either.

I did get a nice warm sunshiney welcome this morning though.

After the rain (81/365)

Looking at this, you wouldn't believe I'd just driven through a 20 mile wide downpour

Getting reacquainted (80/365)

I love sky+
I had some catching up to do this weekend

Erm, what was this for again? (79/365) (2010:11/52)

(2010: The year we took photos, week 11 - forgotten)

I am a list maker, as you may have worked out, but I've been known to draw on my hand if there's something I want to remember when I get home. 'cept sometimes it takes me a while to remember the thing I was trying not to forget....

Mmm, curry (78/365)

Come on in (77/365)

There's a pub nearby that looks quite appealing but I've never made it in. We should give it a try one of these days.

In yo' face (76/365)

Had a work trip to Birmingham today and so had a little wander past selfridges. (In a nose up against the glass stylie,
'cept they don't have any glass, just a big massive entrance into the shopping centre)

Anyway, these are some of the delights from "Paul's Boutique", one of the many concessions they stock. The colours
and prints were so bright they nearly made my eyes melt. I snapped a sneaky pic and then looked up in time to
see a member of staff looking at me. Most likely thinking she isn't cool enough to buy one of my bags.

Which reminds me, a taxi driver asked me the other day if my kids were at college! It was dark, I'll grant him that
but am I a candidate for "10 years younger" already?!!

Light my way (75/365)

Not much inspiration today. Time to pull out a reserve shot.

Man, we ate too much (74/365)

Went out for dinner after work, it was very nice but we were all pogged.

Roy G Biv (73/365)

I like it when the sun lights up objects against dark rain clouds. I like the brilliance against the grey.
The rainbow was quite cool too.

(They Might be Giants have some cracking kids albums by the way)

I'm in a wide open space (72/365) (2010:10/52)

2010: The Year We Took Photos Week 10 assignment = Space

I live near here, in fact look out of my bedroom window and you can see it rolling off over the horizon.

Moorland is beautiful, if you like sparse and rugged of course.

Thirsty? (71/365)

(70/365)

Aye aye Captain (69/365)

This one's for Captain Bonobo, one of the cool iphoneographers I follow on flickr. He's seeing faces everywhere so this made me think of him.

Sunny side up (68/365)

I really like the kitchen cabinets in our house, buttery yellow with retro curved edges and long handles.

It's nearly here (67/365)

Bamburgh beach v3.0 (66/365)

a bit green, but it reminded me of one I took a few years earlier. I like the reflections and how the pair of them are so engrossed.

I love this beach. Such happy memories.

I do like to be beside the seaside (65/365)

Pick a number (64/365) (A52:9/52)

Assignment 52 - numbers

05.10 - time I got up
22.49 - time I arrived at the cottage
450 - miles I've travelled today.

Perhaps heading 3.5 hours north on a day when you've already done a 6 hour round trip to Solihull first was a little ambitious.... But totally worth it :)

Comfort zone (63/365)

and here we see a greater spotted bearded Dan in its natural habitat...

(62/365)

I was down in London again this week. I had a lovely evening with a friend and then this morning spent longer travelling 10 miles than I would going 200.... Oh well.

On my way home I went past Euston, it was only minutes before rush hour but I couldn't get over how quiet it was.

What's that about then? (61/365)

I always think trees look weird when they've been pruned this way. I'm sure it's for a good reason as there are a lot done like this.

It also reminds me of something out of invasion of the body snatchers.

Hello old friend, nice to see you again (60/365)