230. Plopping (Following on from my brother's goodbye before he emigrates to Australia, I phoned my eldest brother to ask if he'd like to do something. We went to Southerndown beach further long the coast, which is one of my favourite beaches in Wales. The Boy and his Fiery Cousin plunged straight into the enormous rockpool splashing about, followed by a brief picnic and a quick departure from the beach as the tide was rapidly coming in; thank goodness for the RNLI warning klaxon. We then explored the ruined castle on the cliffs before plopping some stones into the tumultuous waves. One sibling may be moving to the other side of the world, but I still have two here to appreciate.)
231. The End Is In Sight (We went to Longleat for a Jungle Dogs event, and although we didn't venture into the safari, we did decided to have a go at the hedge maze. Big mistake. It's supposed to take 45 minutes, but after 55 minutes we were losing the will to live I was beginning to feel tetchy and claustrophobic, when fortunately The Boy found the 'This Way Out' sign. We finally crossed the final bridge to freedom!)
232. Small World (Tuesday was a quiet day after the frantic weekend travelling around the country, involving lots of outdoor play with The Boy's Playmobil pirates and the tuff spot. I love the reflection in this photo.)
233. Full (I decided to finally try out my hand at taking a photograph of the full moon using my tripod and the long – 55-250mm – lens that my husband bought me for my birthday. I'm quite pleased with the clarity of it, what do you think?)
234. Grip (We had a go at decorating a t-shirt for a review and I had to hold the fabric down and stretch it out to make it possible for The Boy to draw on. I like this photo for a few reasons; his pencil grip is cute, and I love the way he's holding my hand, his hand looks so small against mine.)
235. Manual (That photo there of The Boy balancing on a blue pole? I took than on manual settings. Fully manual. Not TV or AV or P. But M. For manual. Me.)
236. Drill (We've been doing a craft activity today which involves The Boy using a hand drill for the first time. I was stretched upwards with my camera pointing down to take an overhead view, and hadn't realised that he was so curious about it coming through the underneath, he'd ducked down. I like his inquisitive nature.)
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That first photo is just stunning!
Ooh manual!! That's excellent. I couldn't stop looking at the moon photo. I am so rubbish at taking that!
Such a beautiful set of photos this week, they are all lovely. That first one is gorgeous and I love the manual shot too, it is really good and the Boy looks so grown up.
Ooh check you out with your manual settings! I'm very impressed 🙂 Great photos as ever xx
Love the beach shot and am very much looking forward to some beach action later next week (about time).
Very impressed with your manual photos! I haven't yet been brave enough and haven't had my proper camera out for weeks. Must try harder! You've inspired me (yet again) x
Gosh, I love the moon picture. And also the beach picture. I wish we lived close to the beach
Wonderful photo of the moon and some great pictures of The Boy 🙂 xx
Absolutely beautiful photos, and amazing how much you've been able to experiment with new lens and now manual!!!
Love, love, love the photo from Southerndown.
love the shot of the boy on the beach its beautiful, i am also loving the moon!! xx thanks for hosting xx
oh i just adore that first photo – taken at such a good angle and the colours and the textures and stances of the children – its such a good photo. and look how much older the boy looks with his shorter hair – still as handsome though. the hand on hand is cute and the arch of his head in the last photo.
the maze experience sounds stressful!!! x
Some very impressive photos once more but of course I am most imprssed with the use of M. Until recently I didn't know the camera had one of those. I ventured into that territory once this week (but it's now back on my favourite sports mode)
That first photo is gorgeous and I love and envy your moon photo. I have tried to photograph the moon with my little compact and it really isn't up to the job!
Love the tuff spot picture – looks like a fun activity too. Must try that with our playmobil. He's looks like he's suddenly moved on physically. He's looking taller, stronger and more mature.
Looks like he's having an awesome Summer. He's getting so grown up very quickly & he's so handsome x
That moon picture is stunning!!
Love the beach picture
I do love your Moon photo, my favourite is the one with the drill, I love how you get a sense of what he was thinking with the drill and how curious he is about it
I do love a good moon shot and yours is a cracker.
The Boy looks so handsome with his hair cut
TheBoy is so photogenic – I love the beach photo and the moon is so clear!!
I love that you've got him using a hand drill – that's definitely on our to-do list!! Beautiful pictures, as always 🙂
Gorgeous photos – I love the beach picture
The beach picture makes for great family memories. Admired your moon earlier in the week, beautifully captured. Wont be much more outdoor play so its great we can make the most of it.
Your moon photo is stunning. What settings did you use on your dslr if you dont mind me asking? xx
Love the full moon shot! And some fab pictures of The Boy 🙂
The beach photo is lovely. I've not been to Southerndown for years.
I like the moon photo – good to experiment with settings and lenses.
Stunning photos. I bet you are loving your new camera huh? 🙂
Dean has good cameras, but he wont let me loose on them! Only for work purposes – booO!!! x