June 2012 Photo Scavenger Hunt

Well, its time for the June photo scavenger hunt - halfway through the year now....where has the time gone to?

 

So on to the first category:

sleep - or should I say almost asleep - its surprising how quickly he springs into action if anyone heads towards the kitchen!!

 on the edge - spotted this ideallic house on the banks of the Cromford Canal on a walk over the Jubilee Weekend - what a beautiful place to live.

Now for the next two categories - before and after, a wonderful cake made by my lovely daughter for the Fathers Day - first pic before being decorated

and now, after - the completed article:

The cake also gets itself involved in another of the categories - close - a close up of the highly yummy decorations of jelly beans, chocolate and hersheys kisses

Next up we have symmetry - lines of olympic flags in readiness for the torch passing through our town next week:

out of reach - some goodies in a shop window all locked up safely

 

At night - a beautiful moon rising - and yes, I was moonstruck !!!!!!

 

and ... because we have had massive celebrations going on in June

diamond, crown, bunting and majesty are covered by the next few pics:

 

the crown is by the lovely Emma Bridgewater I think, and spotted in a shop window in town - we are lucky to still have some super independent gift shops

On the same themes - Here are the items I sent out for the Diamond Jubilee Swap which I co-organised with the lovely Sue from @home

Sadly, I didnt receive anything from my swap partner - I have tried contacting her but all to no avail.  Hope she is ok.....

Thanks for joining me on my June scavenger hunt, hope you have a great weekend!

 

Helenxx

January 2012 Photo Scavenger Hunt

Hello everyone!

Well, I have finally got around to posting my January Photo Scavenger pics! 

We had to scavenge with our cameras for the following:
soft, 2, blur, in season, in my bathroom, mess, information, company, warning, odd, in the distance, entrance.

So, here we go:

Soft - and snuggly!

Blur - trying to take a photo of the moon without a tripod is a bit tricky..

2 - my first attempts at modelling with Regal Ice

In season - an astonishingly beautiful sunrise taken on my walk into work.

 In my bathroom - this lotion is awesome - the scent is scrumptious, and it really helps my skin during the cold weather.

Mess - well it's not exactly Banksy is it?

Information - these are the details about the cake decorating course Im attending.

Company - well cats are good company, aren't they?

Warning - some advice from Nigella: "there is no way, however basic the supplies required, that shopping can be dispensed with".  Phew!!



Odd - willow wicker-work whales splashing down the side of a building.

In the distance - the full moon, again taken one morning on my way to work.

And finally for this month:

Entrance to a little nature reserve.  And this one also has warnings as well so covers two categories!

I have really enjoyed this activity and am already thinking about our February list.

Have a great weekend!

Helenxx

PS the snow is falling thick and fast here - will it last long enough to get the sledge out I wonder?

2012 Photo Scavenger Hunt

Well, Im going a bit nuts here in blogland - I've signed up to another 12 month project - the 2012 Photo Scavenger Hunt organised by Kathy at Postcards from the P.P. 

I watched this with great interest last year on some of the blogs I follow and promised myself that I would join in if it ran again.

These are the things I need to take photos of during January:

soft

2

blur

in season

in my bathroom

mess

information

company

warning

odd

in the distance 

entrance

I will be posting the photos at the end of the month hopefully.

Thanks so much Kathy for organising this - Im really excited about having a go!

If you fancy trying it yourself, check it out!

Helenxx