macaroons and stripy straws

my sister katie really knows how i throw a party. complete with macaroons, stripy straws, lemonade and home made ice cream, we celebrated her and husband ben’s birthday in the most delightful way!

farewell to a friend

"good friends are like stars. you don't always see them but you know they are always there"

swing

i love swing rides. they make me feel like a little kid, flying through the air :)



ps. isn't the balloon so cool?! what a good idea :)

swing ride, edinburgh

dessert

a little while ago i was invited to a dessert party! one of the coolest ideas i've come across. we started off with a light dinner, and progressed to fruit kebabs, brandy snaps, blue berry cheesecakes, not to mention smotherings of chocolate mousse over everything :)

ps. please don't drool on your keyboard :)

warm glow

my dear mother has the loveliest rose garden, and at the moment it is in full bloom. i spent a grey skied afternoon doing a little pruning, and ended up with a few blossoms myself. i love how all the colours blend together...it reminds me of a sunset...

carnivale

here are a whole host of images from the soccer carnival, held last week saturday. it was a fun day! i was on face painting duties, but i managed to sneak in a few pictures between trying to paint clowns and butterflies and rainbows on the kiddies faces!

(ps. this explains megan + nicole's exciting getup from the previous post)

a good way to begin

this is megan + nicole

don't you love their outfits? they wanted to wish you all a bright and happy start to your week!

and there's nothing like a giant leap off two plastic chairs to make a person smile :)

southside travellers: part two

this is the second series of pictures from my travels down south (at least a month ago now, time flies!). i LOVE cherry blossom trees...they are so pretty. i'm glad i got to photograph some, i was getting jealous of everyone else's lovely pictures of them! we danced around in the trees for a while before we went to the beach for a windy stroll. fresh air in the face and the mist from the crashing waves as we raced along the sand made for a very enjoyable afternoon. the southwest coast would have to be one of my favourite places to be!

august arrives

i haven't posted in a while! it's now august - only one month before spring decides to pop its head around the corner. i'm currently on prac at a highschool, so my daily hours are spent planning and teaching the kiddies! however, i did find time recently to shoot off the rest of a negected roll of film and get it processed. i like some in this set very much :) i hope you enjoy them as well - i'll post a few more, hopefully before the week is out!

ps. how are your jumping photos going? one week to go till the competition closes!