Seasonal confusion

This very confused tree is wearing its autumn leaves right beside its spring blossoms! There has always been one blossom tree that shoots before the others, but this is the … Continue Reading →

scream if you want to go faster!

  • By Alison
  • 13 November, 2009
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 I love trying to take photos on moving rollercoasters!

Sparkling children

  • By Alison
  • 12 November, 2009
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Fireworks night for us is always a slightly different event – it’s Miss Trouble Pant’s birthday. She loves the fact that there are always fireworks on her birthday. I love … Continue Reading →

girl in a dish

  • By Alison
  • 5 November, 2009
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This bowl is part of the musical play area in the Lady Diana, Princess of Wales memorial playground, in Kensington Gardens.

Fox on the shed roof

Just spotted this one one sitting on our shed roof. He wasn’t lounging about, he seemed almost nervous and not sure what he was doing. He quickly disappeared under our … Continue Reading →

Racing in at dusk

  • By Alison
  • 29 October, 2009
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We went down to the pitch and putt in West Wickham, and after Miss Trouble Pants had done her golfing thing, she and Miss Comic Relief raced each other around … Continue Reading →

Nigella in the garden

  • By Alison
  • 24 October, 2009
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Nigella is now my absolute favourite flower. I just can’t believe how intricate and amazing they are. This one is the palest one that grew. Which I thought was weird, … Continue Reading →

leaves at twilight

  • By Alison
  • 21 October, 2009
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The days are dull and grey at the moment, but I keep looking out the back windows and seeing these vibrant leaves in stark contrast to the dark grey shed … Continue Reading →

mushrooms on a board

Some of my seedlings were a little less than successful, and strangely – in those seed trays I had an abundance of small mushrooms. I wondered if the compost that … Continue Reading →

And this one time, at band camp…

  • By Alison
  • 12 October, 2009
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Here is a wonderful photo that I’ve had to scan from the original 10 by 8 black and white print. It’s the only one I have, and as I didn’t … Continue Reading →