On the way to Patchings during the festival we noticed a oil seed rape field with loads of poppies. What happens at harvest time? Can they separate the seeds or is the crop contaminated?
Today when we had the time I stopped off and spent a happy hour with a camera, whilst I was there at least two other groups also came to take photos.
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As you can see from the overgrown state of our garden – I use the chair. I found a lovely dandelion clock in the garden and so I had to photograph it. It looked good with a backlit flash. I then played in Photoshop with colours. We had a wonderful time last night at the NIA, pity that it took so long to get out of the car park. We are going out tonight so after a day’s work there is not much time to take a photograph. I went into the garden and saw this mobile (wind chimes) that Maria put up. Framing it with the clear sky as background seemed to work. Dave came to do the garden on Saturday and the lawn mower broke when Dave tried to mow the long wet grass, so we are left with some tall grass and some shorter. I’ve tried to use the lines in the lawn to point to the subject of the blue pot and ball. I like the way the blue is echoed by the plant on the left. The teracotta plant pot gives a balance to the picture. I’m not happy with the upper right corner. Today Stephen Ashurst asked me to sit for a demonstration protrait. Today I went to Patching to blow up the balloons, then shopped at our local Farmers Market. On the way back from the Farmers Market I dropped in at the local nature watch SWAT area – canal basin off Lambourn Drive and had a look. Saw Jo Davies there broadcasting. Festival day again today. Rather quieter than yesterday but we had quite a rain shower in the afternoon. Today is the first day of the Patchings Art Craft and Design Festival 2008. I have been busy today blowing up (helium) balloons and generally helping Maria (shopping, cooking etc.). This photo shows how busy the festival is – 38 coach loads arrived today as well as many people by car. |
