tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16728755171948877142024-03-13T15:01:29.650+00:00There's Beauty EverywhereKaren Reyburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04532276778702192898noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1672875517194887714.post-76399675087145027422011-05-19T18:02:00.001+01:002011-05-19T18:02:52.748+01:00Desert BeautyThe beauty of the desert in spring is something to see. 'Spring' in Arizona is a varied word, and you never know what you're going to get in May. We've had 100 degree weather, cool nights, cloudy skies, and tonight wind and rain and sunshine, which makes rainbows and sparkling diamonds and growth and dusky beauty and hope.<br />
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So last night I went out with my 100mm Macro lens and took a closer look at some of the desert beauty right before my very eyes. My Mum (with her own years of experience and a "Which Cactus Is It?" book) helped me identify them all.<br />
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There were bougainvillea, in peach and raspberry-red...<br />
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Seed pods from the Mexican Bird of Paradise, revealing small seeds ready to bloom forth...<br />
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Seed pods from the mesquite tree...<br />
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And an entire variety of cacti, some of which we couldn't even clearly define what they were. We found those from the Cereus variety (the same family from which the noble saguaro comes)...<br />
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Cholla cactus, definitely a favourite, in bloom with deep reddish-mauve blossoms...<br />
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...and my most favourite of all, the Prickly Pear. There were three varieties I spotted, one in dusty green with the fruit about to blossom, and empty places where the fruit had just been (you can have prickly pear jam, sweets, and even margaritas, and I highly recommend them all)...<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRqCbmYX_OGRUgsljN6I70JriSgUwKBCYIjbHuooDReSGWiFMXVmDZaB_U0onuANCJeyhM8k6CGJpr7snixEH5x91PN0EY6r1PBaufqRNCEDFEJF1RpXKdJ4XQeJ34PdbwmaEgdRKPsdA/s1600/IMG_9496.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRqCbmYX_OGRUgsljN6I70JriSgUwKBCYIjbHuooDReSGWiFMXVmDZaB_U0onuANCJeyhM8k6CGJpr7snixEH5x91PN0EY6r1PBaufqRNCEDFEJF1RpXKdJ4XQeJ34PdbwmaEgdRKPsdA/s320/IMG_9496.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>...two varieties in glorious purple, with spines that extend beyond the 'paddles' themselves...<br />
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...and another that was more subtle. <br />
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And above it all was a sky that looked like this.<br />
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Within minutes it had turned slate grey and the rain was pouring down, but by then I was safely inside, watching the desert rejoice and blossom as the rose.<br />
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It made me think of this verse from Isaiah 35:<br />
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"The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad;<br />
The desert shall rejoice and blossom like the rose.<br />
It shall blossom abundantly and rejoice with joy and singing...<br />
Strengthen the weak hands, and make firm the feeble knees.<br />
Say to those who have an anxious heart,<br />
'Be strong! Fear not! Your God...will come and save you."<br />
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If you have a moment, I'd encourage you to <a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+35&version=NKJV">read it all in context</a>. It is truly beautiful - and you know how I love beauty.<br />
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First, I'm a wedding photographer. Any wedding thrills me, right down to the detail, and a wedding of this magnificence is heavy on detail and beauty.<br />
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Second, I'm an American citizen who just became a British citizen last year. I love the feeling of a national event, and I must admit, of a royal family. I know I come from America, whose founders fled these shores and rid themselves of royalty right quickly, but as <a href="http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/2011/04/28/longing-and-looking-for-a-good-king/">Mike Cosper</a> points out, it's not the idea of a king that bothers so much, it's the desire for a <i>good</i> king. Even the Covenanters had no problem respecting the king; they simply recognised that he was subject to a greater King, and held him to account when he failed to remember that.<br />
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And that brings me, to, thirdly, the appeal of these two items together: a Royal Wedding. Because whether the general populus knows it or not, there is a Great Wedding, coming at 'the end of the age', and that will be between Christ and His church.<br />
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It did disappoint me a bit, earlier in the week as I read comments on blogs and Facebook and elsewhere, the number of people in this country who were pretty annoyed, frustrated, ticked off, or grumpy about this wedding. Yes, they have plenty to say about politics and government and royalty, but I felt (being a new citizen) that this is our country, and this is a national day of celebration. (Heck, we all got given the day off!) I guess what is the hardest for me about the complaints is that they are about something that is so beautiful. I'm passionate about beauty. I see it, as this blog title indicates, everywhere. And on a day like this, with custom made gowns and ornate carriages and high church ceilings and marching guards, beauty is everywhere. It's positively sparkling.<br />
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So it feels like a major crime to me to fail to celebrate beauty when it's truly there. People do the same with God and His beauty, too. He sends the sun, they find it too hot. The rain is too wet. The wind, the snow...last Christmas I saw sparkling diamonds everywhere, and many people around me only seemed to see an extra half hour's walk, and an inability to buy two loaves of bread even though their cupboards were full. There are so many who insist on being grumpy and angry about anything in their lives. Whereas I insist upon seeing beauty everywhere, I insist on seeing God Himself. Not always easy (and I most certainly get it wrong myself at times). But oh, what beauty is there to be seen, if only you will open your eyes!<br />
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So yes, there is a Greater Wedding coming one day. There will be many lining the streets. The Bible says that the great city, the 'new Jerusalem', will be 'adorned as a bride for her husband'. (What a view we got of that today.) And there will also be the haters. Many who say, 'He is no King', and 'We should (or can) rule ourselves'. They not only refuse to enter into the joy, but they can't. And I saw that today. Those who were grumpy or frustrated about the wedding didn't go - and those who were excited formed the whole crowd of flag-waving, cheering, happy, friendly, joyful citizens who enjoyed the day from start to finish.<br />
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<script src="http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1"></script><fb:like href="http://reyburnphotography.blogspot.com/2011/04/royal-wedding.html" send="true" width="450" show_faces="true" font=""></fb:like>Karen Reyburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04532276778702192898noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1672875517194887714.post-21076473503622846702011-04-11T21:08:00.000+01:002011-04-11T21:08:37.461+01:00Spring Is Here!There are many indications that spring has arrived. It's one of my favourite things, to be dandering down a street, perhaps in a bit of a gloomy mood, or tired from traveling, and suddenly I look up and there before me is a tree in full bloom, the first one I've seen so far, and it brings hope to my heart and renewed energy and enthusiasm to my life. <br />
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So I thought I'd share some of this year's spring displays with you.<br />
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The snowdrops at Blair Castle, dripping wet from the falling snow....<br />
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Fragile pink blossoms at the Edinburgh Zoo, amongst barren trees and brown bushes...<br />
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At Bothwell Castle in Scotland, a plethora of green and an inkling of pink...<br />
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In London, amidst starkly-outlined buildings of grey and blue, a thin and even spindly tree stands tall amongst the modernity, reminding passers-by of beauty, and grace, and a Creator; beauty, right down to the smallest blossom.<br />
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And in Amsterdam, a riotous display of colour in these cheerful yellow things...I'm no good at flower names, but I know beauty and cheer and joy and hope when I see it. And having just come out of the Van Gogh museum, learning about a man who fought the darkness his whole life, who painted many things but chose to paint sunflowers three different times, with three different backgrounds, this abundance of yellow lit up my world for just a moment.<br />
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May these expressions of spring light up your world with a little beauty, too. <br />
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And go out there and take it in. <br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=1672875517194887714"><img src="http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii179/chelstephenson/aquapoppydesigns/karenrsig.jpg" style="-moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; -moz-background-origin: padding; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; border: medium none;" /></a>Karen Reyburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04532276778702192898noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1672875517194887714.post-16520864596211660942011-03-17T22:36:00.000+00:002011-03-17T22:36:59.069+00:00Wearin' O' The GreenIn honour of St Patrick's Day, I hereby present to you a variety of representations of the colour green.<br />
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First, from my home country, I bring you the green of Scotland, found in the grounds of Bothwell Castle, and bearing the hope of spring...<br />
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...Raindrops on snowdrops at Blair Castle...<br />
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...and a drink called a Highland Mojito which is made with green limes and green mint (and a beautiful amber liqueur called Atholl Brose).<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">From my own hometown this winter, the green traffic lights, which compared to these other greens appears more of a pale bluish green...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">From Cyprus, the dusty sage and forest greens from the grounds of the Kourion Theatre....</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">From Bali, the brilliant greens of the rice fields. There's something so peaceful about these, I could have stood there and looked at them all day. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">From Australia, the vibrant green shared with just as intense reds, oranges, and purples...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">...as well as the turquoise of the sea-water-swimming pool in Sydney.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">But finally, we get to the green greens of Ireland. Here are the woods in Killarney County Park...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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...and the depths of Granny's Castle near Waterford.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Finally, though, we close with a genuine (Northern) Irishman, wearing green... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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May the road rise up to meet you!<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=1672875517194887714"><img src="http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii179/chelstephenson/aquapoppydesigns/karenrsig.jpg" style="-moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; -moz-background-origin: padding; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; border: medium none;" /></a>Karen Reyburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04532276778702192898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1672875517194887714.post-81378109742673407312011-03-10T22:13:00.000+00:002011-03-10T22:13:59.380+00:00The Artist Date<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht33o815NkTPJJ6NImpESKZReVetO2k7tJgK32LgxXx_9jEApNgy3jnyfcIopgPNaxI8pjwPlM2A4cOpvsyuvcyWg9l5M8xWrThGx14jTjyZu6yFbDYOk19xFHgkrNMthKpgcXy0ELCQM/s1600/IMG_0631.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht33o815NkTPJJ6NImpESKZReVetO2k7tJgK32LgxXx_9jEApNgy3jnyfcIopgPNaxI8pjwPlM2A4cOpvsyuvcyWg9l5M8xWrThGx14jTjyZu6yFbDYOk19xFHgkrNMthKpgcXy0ELCQM/s200/IMG_0631.JPG" width="131" /></a>Ever had one of those days where you felt like your creativity was just a bit sluggish? Or that everything had gone a bit stale, and you felt you couldn't really draw, or paint, or take photographs, or write, or any of the creative things you love to do?<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcse65b7GKo9vFAITwSNUePZxuzDq3tBZ13dVZ8f9rUyyaf2Zb1nFfZpiFRucLkGbXotXrDYxZLD5dqT7jBiQTiQsb5UPHJOj98-NbzLeqKPsUfqfDG9PbNK_t1l018RRguSvvn8IMdkY/s1600/IMG_0672.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a>And I'm not just speaking to those who consider themselves 'artists'.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE5rnfvhHPVTXAgpnDBSXQxwPV3VqkgR6qyQPfljMNGGLuRpQgc-cENvUUkalUq9FvWn_P9fpqW6WNwq8TeOTTFodqzIerLZuPrLd_bSuhnHMfmbxWVICuUM_l2uu7tTD8M9wIu2Ejz34/s1600/IMG_0647.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE5rnfvhHPVTXAgpnDBSXQxwPV3VqkgR6qyQPfljMNGGLuRpQgc-cENvUUkalUq9FvWn_P9fpqW6WNwq8TeOTTFodqzIerLZuPrLd_bSuhnHMfmbxWVICuUM_l2uu7tTD8M9wIu2Ejz34/s200/IMG_0647.JPG" width="132" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE5rnfvhHPVTXAgpnDBSXQxwPV3VqkgR6qyQPfljMNGGLuRpQgc-cENvUUkalUq9FvWn_P9fpqW6WNwq8TeOTTFodqzIerLZuPrLd_bSuhnHMfmbxWVICuUM_l2uu7tTD8M9wIu2Ejz34/s1600/IMG_0647.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a>It's taken me a long time to realise that not only am I an artist myself, but I am surrounded by other artists - they're everywhere. You're everywhere.<br />
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But in many ways, what we know as 'real life' begins to suck the creativity right out of us.<br />
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As Picasso said, "Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up."<br />
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I liked the quote so much that I looked up the book, subsequently bought it, and now I'm engaged in what she calls a 'creativity course' (via book), and what I have found is a process of unblocking. I don't want to be someone who is only creative on the days that I feel in the mood...if I'm to truly use the gifts God has given me, then they should flow out of a continual creativity, and it is actually possible for that to happen.<br />
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Last Friday therefore, I took two hours out for painting. I haven't painted since I can't remember when. I decided to paint an old brown belt I had lying around, and then since I had extra time, I just whipped out a few little mini-paintings.<br />
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I didn't intend to, but I ended up enjoying the results (and the process) so much that I documented it and the results.<br />
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Here they are, then, my new belt....<br />
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...and my mini paintings. <br />
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First, I started with something that was a big ol' mess and I eventually turned it into a cheerful sunflower. Proving, perhaps, that even the ugliest of things can eventually bring joy and beauty?<br />
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Next, a few swishes with my brush and I suddenly had what felt to me like a wind woman, with a silvery-grey cloak, hair and flowing cloak waving in the winds and breezes. It said 'hope' to me, though I'm not sure why.<br />
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I like them all. I was amazed what came out of my hand in just two hours of a new kind of creativity. And the total cost was £3.50 (the cost of the belt and the paintbrushes). All this glory!<br />
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It's true - you can't pay money to get this kind of joy. But I sure had it. <br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=1672875517194887714"><img src="http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii179/chelstephenson/aquapoppydesigns/karenrsig.jpg" style="-moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; -moz-background-origin: padding; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; border: medium none;" /></a>Karen Reyburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04532276778702192898noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1672875517194887714.post-89790413481512107142011-02-18T01:19:00.000+00:002011-02-18T01:19:23.576+00:00Let Love Continue.Valentine's Day was this week. There are many ways to approach this holiday (great joy, great grumpiness, ignore it altogether), but I love to use it as an excuse to enjoy beauty in things red, white, and sparkling.<br />
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One of my favourite things to do is have the girls over for a beautiful dinner, so we did that again this year, softening the lights in the flat and laying out little tea-light candles everywhere. (You'll notice the Scottish flag still is a prominent feature!)<br />
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Partly to make it simple, and partly because we love it so much, our Valentine's Dinner came from the famous Boodle Bar. So our table was set with chopsticks, as well as roses, carnations, floating candles, and cut glass goblets. <br />
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But she came round to the beautiful flowers....<br />
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Afterwards we pulled out our 2010 goal lists and reviewed them all (with a little hilarity and great congratulations for those who had achieved theirs), and sat down to write out our 2011 goals. A little belated, but we'd rather do it in February and mean it than join the madding crowds in January and be giving up by now. We're just getting started!<br />
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The girls and I had resolved to write out reading lists for 2011, so after we wrote those, we re-discovered Alice in Wonderland in my bookcase and sat reading it aloud to each other. One of my favourite quotes of all time comes from Lewis Carroll's book:<br />
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"The time has come," the Walrus said, "to talk of many things: of shoes - and ships - and sealing wax - of cabbages - and kings - and why the sea is boiling hot -and whether pigs have wings."<br />
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May you find beauty in all these things! <br />
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<img src="http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii179/chelstephenson/aquapoppydesigns/karenrsig.jpg" style="-moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; -moz-background-origin: padding; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; border: medium none;" />Karen Reyburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04532276778702192898noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1672875517194887714.post-3311338622728412792011-01-21T12:03:00.002+00:002011-01-21T12:04:44.505+00:00Beauty And CapabilityEver since I saw these I have loved the idea of having a camera bag that is not big, black, and bulky. As much as I love my <a href="http://products.lowepro.com/product/SlingShot-200-AW,2035,4.htm">Lowepro Slingshot</a> (if you have a variety of equipment and need to access it quickly, that bag is the dream), it's not exactly the kind of bag I want to take with me when I'm carrying my camera and then go out to dinner. Or into any beautiful building really!<br />
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So this handbag from <a href="http://www.jill-e.com/">Jill-e</a> does everything you could want it to as a camera bag - and does it beautifully.<br />
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I decided to go with the handpainted one, to give it a little flair. <br />
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Just to show you the kind of room that's in here - I can fit a DSLR with 50mm lens attached, a wide angle 10-22mm, 24-70mm, and an external flash. Plus a purse and my <a href="http://www.apple.com/uk/iphone/">iphone</a> and several other bits and pieces.<br />
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In the Bible, when the Israelites were making the things associated with the temple in which they would worship God, they were instructed to make garments "for glory and for beauty" (<a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+28&version=NKJV">Exodus 28.2</a>). There were settings of gold, and thread of blue, purple, and scarlet. There were shoulder straps and braided gold cord and precious stones. It wasn't just about making garments of a certain size, or for a particular purpose. They were meant to bring glory to God and be beautiful, too. <br />
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Now that's my idea of good handiwork. <br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=1672875517194887714"><img src="http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii179/chelstephenson/aquapoppydesigns/karenrsig.jpg" style="-moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; -moz-background-origin: padding; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; border: medium none;" /></a>Karen Reyburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04532276778702192898noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1672875517194887714.post-37434968851067322652010-12-21T18:07:00.001+00:002010-12-21T18:09:29.202+00:00Have Yourself A Macro ChristmasOne of the things I love the most about snow and ice is the exceptional beauty in miniature that appears in so many different ways. Here in Scotland we have had several feet of snow, frozen ice, fog, temperatures of -19 C, and rain...or some combination of all these, many times in the one day.<br />
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And I love getting up close - sometimes very very close - to that beauty, because it reminds me that all this beauty was designed by a Great Designer.<br />
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In photography we call that 'macro' - or 'close up' photography. Let me encourage you to get very, very close up to the creation this week. <br />
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After all, there is a molecule in the human body called laminin, which literally holds our bodies together. And if you looked very, very closely, you would see that laminin is <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_e4zgJXPpI4">in the shape of a cross</a>.<br />
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Now isn't that beautiful. Happy Christmas.<br />
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</div><div style="color: white;">"In the last hundred years, we've started to reconnect beauty with truth, and I think Makoto's work represents a fusion of that." <i> </i></div><div style="color: white;"><br />
</div><div style="color: white;"><i> -Alissa Wilkinson, Curator Cultural Clinic </i></div><br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/16501697">Makoto Fujimura - The Art of "The Four Holy Gospels"</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/crosswaymedia">Crossway</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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<img src="http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii179/chelstephenson/aquapoppydesigns/karenrsig.jpg" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent; border: medium none;" />Karen Reyburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04532276778702192898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1672875517194887714.post-14643190418315657012010-11-24T22:52:00.009+00:002010-11-24T23:18:03.454+00:00Let's Hear It For The Red, White, and Black!It's always a beautiful day at Reyburn Photography when our <a href="http://www.kissweddingbooks.com/books/">KISS wedding albums</a> arrive!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiOUXbmjHWMDlWjMvS9KqkKoMjXVWMAWTcP9mVvFixzZ4_V83p71El6oaovlfuCPds4vIcUoo4IRge69veAa8cuV2COi_uQr7y-NJi8k6qIf053FTNk5yKf_OCClzLQcycAk22XePzlds/s1600/IMG_5946.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiOUXbmjHWMDlWjMvS9KqkKoMjXVWMAWTcP9mVvFixzZ4_V83p71El6oaovlfuCPds4vIcUoo4IRge69veAa8cuV2COi_uQr7y-NJi8k6qIf053FTNk5yKf_OCClzLQcycAk22XePzlds/s320/IMG_5946.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543255052360526866" border="0" /></a> Helen & Darren's wedding was in red, white, and black. The 10x10 album and all the little mini albums went together so well we had to blog about it!<br /><br />They had a big album...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnihAZCrKAzZqdBcvl8piPY7od9Fx7IPPxABCutBjlEzG64DYbBJYatzmPvq2jtmxWA2Ty3BzWVS9eQiY8X5urNQxfxWCMtyeZIdFnVkMzzRoeKAjZt-K4D3nh5fJP9URLCNmrfFTI-eY/s1600/IMG_5914.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnihAZCrKAzZqdBcvl8piPY7od9Fx7IPPxABCutBjlEzG64DYbBJYatzmPvq2jtmxWA2Ty3BzWVS9eQiY8X5urNQxfxWCMtyeZIdFnVkMzzRoeKAjZt-K4D3nh5fJP9URLCNmrfFTI-eY/s320/IMG_5914.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543255025911703714" border="0" /></a><br />...and a whole pile of little mini albums.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTUVdhEcGs9TTrJDI2mMca5LlQPZD1fJUs_xhnSVgnnXuzXRG7CmGdTBvNu-sSt_EGpqbghXbi4r-FHTiNoNDmo_iN265QwRP2mRj67kGKvagE2ZH0ef5ZUWEfbaISRoDKLiUl8rkgmaU/s1600/IMG_5862.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTUVdhEcGs9TTrJDI2mMca5LlQPZD1fJUs_xhnSVgnnXuzXRG7CmGdTBvNu-sSt_EGpqbghXbi4r-FHTiNoNDmo_iN265QwRP2mRj67kGKvagE2ZH0ef5ZUWEfbaISRoDKLiUl8rkgmaU/s320/IMG_5862.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543255011921908642" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLjcltV7LeiZ-qZu-bkUIUBFAbkaF8HhjHzOrB6L6YqKCKeLtI-mithKmKGT-tFreUGFbFAjlsMj4vka9zNnd1d8Fcro9EcyOsTIApTe1KTLjZPVmeLgoyE3yJVQS4R3YsnV7Z1UCj02k/s1600/IMG_5897.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLjcltV7LeiZ-qZu-bkUIUBFAbkaF8HhjHzOrB6L6YqKCKeLtI-mithKmKGT-tFreUGFbFAjlsMj4vka9zNnd1d8Fcro9EcyOsTIApTe1KTLjZPVmeLgoyE3yJVQS4R3YsnV7Z1UCj02k/s320/IMG_5897.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543255021645503762" border="0" /></a><br />It's cold here in Scotland (let's rephrase that: the air is like ice), but fortunately all these albums came with protective album covers.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxQdDfbZ2k5VavXNsqMK4dd9a-22hUXLVt4pVcVeLXtE4kAs66dBY3ahri1mZl9cy6NdDiGlG9WO5nRMZgmaYliu3EWrzYNm_GfpVJfVfhgIOyRZe_Y9HbieQUrm_k6g0XZJaXgGOKJxg/s1600/IMG_6059.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxQdDfbZ2k5VavXNsqMK4dd9a-22hUXLVt4pVcVeLXtE4kAs66dBY3ahri1mZl9cy6NdDiGlG9WO5nRMZgmaYliu3EWrzYNm_GfpVJfVfhgIOyRZe_Y9HbieQUrm_k6g0XZJaXgGOKJxg/s320/IMG_6059.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543255894387711810" border="0" /></a><br />Don't they look cute in their little jackets?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0DwxuufWi4ucVadzuVm8ghyphenhyphen8l9wOinO_RLOpIyKsTtLYgFeu1CkOEVjlaw18h0BrQGi3uTZza3c6DKuuylG7ZBXoR0ttmM4coytt9gVJehdS3gKM4g5PCwrN4Iy7DfCn3wP8lFmUenvg/s1600/IMG_6036.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0DwxuufWi4ucVadzuVm8ghyphenhyphen8l9wOinO_RLOpIyKsTtLYgFeu1CkOEVjlaw18h0BrQGi3uTZza3c6DKuuylG7ZBXoR0ttmM4coytt9gVJehdS3gKM4g5PCwrN4Iy7DfCn3wP8lFmUenvg/s320/IMG_6036.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543255884903915250" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi20BesKHTjqafp-S5tWtoUnQx8RCNan65TKzJTF5YreCyykkiQ4vZ0c2XmWXuhPMEsc_p2QwX6ZvV3yJ7aXCRKzpVrqR-L5U4hWI72sD_3_vEpf2N3oRcln7fJ8tH2X51klr40GsgDTwI/s1600/IMG_5980.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi20BesKHTjqafp-S5tWtoUnQx8RCNan65TKzJTF5YreCyykkiQ4vZ0c2XmWXuhPMEsc_p2QwX6ZvV3yJ7aXCRKzpVrqR-L5U4hWI72sD_3_vEpf2N3oRcln7fJ8tH2X51klr40GsgDTwI/s320/IMG_5980.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543255871248986066" border="0" /></a>This next photo is a nod to the KISS team, all of whom are stellar, fun people with really cool job titles like "Ambassador of Hotness" and "Helpful Hottie". I thought there was someone called the Bookbinding Badass, but he has been replaced by the Book-Building Black Belt. Either I made that title up in my head, or the black belt can really kick ass!<br /><br />Anyway, they're great people and will help you no matter where you contact them from, even a little red British phone booth.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJjMSKCeCzWWueMO_DXcrzZED961Wi8RQTndV-crik-1PNY4VCdrmF1zvPRwmDNjzc6GDDNwnDzB1q9OnvPJ8cTUp2bjQEePTh1P7P6p43xwVPSjuV7k7wcFBmmPCPIFtYcoF49BzLrPs/s1600/IMG_5972.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJjMSKCeCzWWueMO_DXcrzZED961Wi8RQTndV-crik-1PNY4VCdrmF1zvPRwmDNjzc6GDDNwnDzB1q9OnvPJ8cTUp2bjQEePTh1P7P6p43xwVPSjuV7k7wcFBmmPCPIFtYcoF49BzLrPs/s320/IMG_5972.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543255867511684306" border="0" /></a>Here are the bride and groom with all their guests, most of whom went with the colour scheme. Very impressive!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRM2EiwSbrdSt3v9O7pf_m4q3F-_Y_UzlwpWppTzJ0oSxqf1H0lUZu-VOXfGu8GF189oH2YKVYyXTxV_JWDAvVkhA1Q-xOUApdM4Pt_C31g_5hnTKek3Y1V8seVGPicRXPp9leMX3cosc/s1600/IMG_6358.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRM2EiwSbrdSt3v9O7pf_m4q3F-_Y_UzlwpWppTzJ0oSxqf1H0lUZu-VOXfGu8GF189oH2YKVYyXTxV_JWDAvVkhA1Q-xOUApdM4Pt_C31g_5hnTKek3Y1V8seVGPicRXPp9leMX3cosc/s320/IMG_6358.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543254298995521586" border="0" /></a>Congratulations again to a beautiful couple, who are now the proud owners of some very beautiful albums!<br /><br /><img src="http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii179/chelstephenson/aquapoppydesigns/karenrsig.jpg" style="border: medium none ; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" />Karen Reyburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04532276778702192898noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1672875517194887714.post-69332819562003947162010-09-09T22:27:00.016+01:002010-09-11T17:18:30.233+01:00Waterford Crystal and A TributeRecently I had the opportunity to visit the newly-opened Waterford Crystal factory in Ireland. Read through to the end for a visual tribute to the rescue workers of 9/11.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX9vGQybspOLhOOEJfeCAD5h0_9BnsJexIagEbBqSnuTg7g0yFw6yv_dkx2f_qmIe7xDRkvyy4zzJ2bBFhbKdrd9M9F3nrI93R7eCZRK9EvOD-JSPNBQxo0bJZJR_NzNFCntx52d64L_I/s1600/IMG_2025.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX9vGQybspOLhOOEJfeCAD5h0_9BnsJexIagEbBqSnuTg7g0yFw6yv_dkx2f_qmIe7xDRkvyy4zzJ2bBFhbKdrd9M9F3nrI93R7eCZRK9EvOD-JSPNBQxo0bJZJR_NzNFCntx52d64L_I/s320/IMG_2025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515030080774817202" border="0" /></a>Let me walk you through the process. I'd have forgotten how it all went, but my trusty camera was there with me to help you see it all for yourself - from simple wooden mouldings to exquisite handcrafted work. <br /><br />Before you go into the factory, you get to wander about looking at the finished product. You think it's amazing now, just wait until you've seen how it all comes about!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizESBSQ8p5oC74vX_QHedNyG_Vydz-11R0HYDPeri_E63Mk-Ff5yWUu30BA9GpoGyAMYr_NL3TZBouNBe_luJQe8FDXR_6WVRXCW3YeA6lWKDp8rLkxQNSrRWW67JeE6kHHpgp50PhNmc/s1600/IMG_2009.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizESBSQ8p5oC74vX_QHedNyG_Vydz-11R0HYDPeri_E63Mk-Ff5yWUu30BA9GpoGyAMYr_NL3TZBouNBe_luJQe8FDXR_6WVRXCW3YeA6lWKDp8rLkxQNSrRWW67JeE6kHHpgp50PhNmc/s320/IMG_2009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515031781422466466" border="0" /></a>There are dinner place settings so you can imagine how your own table might look...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwVlyynounS5_TXyTkdS36ZVbIJuxEpStwv8Ii8TP-mPfSpD7rNE36mpaFAOPMDpjVSOmSjYHxf3EqtcbDyxYfGvFH2YInPzdvW-PAPNKkvW-F-4tQZr5ZwdE82ev-wV1dSHmmR2tJFak/s1600/IMG_2010.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwVlyynounS5_TXyTkdS36ZVbIJuxEpStwv8Ii8TP-mPfSpD7rNE36mpaFAOPMDpjVSOmSjYHxf3EqtcbDyxYfGvFH2YInPzdvW-PAPNKkvW-F-4tQZr5ZwdE82ev-wV1dSHmmR2tJFak/s320/IMG_2010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515029831787890050" border="0" /></a>...and chandeliers that sparkle like a million diamonds.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIydat5qo0RCXvjFn-Q8kIBmihxfKiAillcuAN2SadRyQ5AO5E_t8ry2D2HofyrG9jDvEFoMpOP3rm_2R5C-SKcYeIJFQuiAxTj4yjKqVcsWOVue4zUEp8oj9cwYAfvUiqLY44FyzUunY/s1600/IMG_2020.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIydat5qo0RCXvjFn-Q8kIBmihxfKiAillcuAN2SadRyQ5AO5E_t8ry2D2HofyrG9jDvEFoMpOP3rm_2R5C-SKcYeIJFQuiAxTj4yjKqVcsWOVue4zUEp8oj9cwYAfvUiqLY44FyzUunY/s320/IMG_2020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515029833951039234" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipFmdrEESKJtW76xQwoV78vjGK9SzRQwroTqHq5Q1RwI0tP2P9beI8ohBvlyw4oPcIgQcKjEefLpj2K4HLKkc2O-sIXvIucXCvm8NxF2MjirD_jzHOgghUkGXTfqYkuIfy41tyoIWjXpM/s1600/IMG_2021.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipFmdrEESKJtW76xQwoV78vjGK9SzRQwroTqHq5Q1RwI0tP2P9beI8ohBvlyw4oPcIgQcKjEefLpj2K4HLKkc2O-sIXvIucXCvm8NxF2MjirD_jzHOgghUkGXTfqYkuIfy41tyoIWjXpM/s320/IMG_2021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515030075443184866" border="0" /></a><br />Now that you're ready to be impressed, we set off. First is the making of the moulds (from wood):<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6eyjJ0KiAeJNEEp2rzZI0-lzqIkpBhTcArVq4vP8CgG3ofKc2s7nz34dpodSWp7D5hPIv4q94LgiX-B77uuZ0AzArISeWvgYyHiJOSOthDWTFAoKBrBQGnTuGPzOOSeP-5xmDkgJcZYk/s1600/IMG_2027.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6eyjJ0KiAeJNEEp2rzZI0-lzqIkpBhTcArVq4vP8CgG3ofKc2s7nz34dpodSWp7D5hPIv4q94LgiX-B77uuZ0AzArISeWvgYyHiJOSOthDWTFAoKBrBQGnTuGPzOOSeP-5xmDkgJcZYk/s320/IMG_2027.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515030085502593618" border="0" /></a>...then the shaping and blowing of the glass...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1-zr7lMN3e-dCcY2jargst5JofyLJEgcDE7ZUI-S0Iu81FLb8TR8w4DDQeD7GE7OJl5Q_mx298344opGWYcyflNghKtKvIBKLD9o-BU_RandXwlb5OS4_puP2aXRCDD1ZlCgxtkhXUto/s1600/IMG_2029.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1-zr7lMN3e-dCcY2jargst5JofyLJEgcDE7ZUI-S0Iu81FLb8TR8w4DDQeD7GE7OJl5Q_mx298344opGWYcyflNghKtKvIBKLD9o-BU_RandXwlb5OS4_puP2aXRCDD1ZlCgxtkhXUto/s320/IMG_2029.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515030092180023890" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7HadlEYabV9pyTvPYAoZNgh7XDVFmzeZChP9mtaoqB4UPPuJNn0m07FYqqisAvsraq8IPIl_ticXP2erB-nW8vKtOdV3aZbjgTRJhbv7EAbSPOv3MRC1Ri7wTDzIkuDw05dXhzrbO2bs/s1600/IMG_2032.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7HadlEYabV9pyTvPYAoZNgh7XDVFmzeZChP9mtaoqB4UPPuJNn0m07FYqqisAvsraq8IPIl_ticXP2erB-nW8vKtOdV3aZbjgTRJhbv7EAbSPOv3MRC1Ri7wTDzIkuDw05dXhzrbO2bs/s320/IMG_2032.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515030350951201378" border="0" /></a>...which is then checked and put into the kiln.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT9Yu7MxOpKvzhAeqAQ1kN7YxC1xr1mADcpZ1M4nuGR5twY455wbB8Ztg83pyQYNu9X70E6rUGnNhHIuge1THPIRTnQH3u071yo3b7Rb84GHtzaTEH2sHarbcVXlAA7ChCjB6KWN-MO8I/s1600/IMG_2034.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT9Yu7MxOpKvzhAeqAQ1kN7YxC1xr1mADcpZ1M4nuGR5twY455wbB8Ztg83pyQYNu9X70E6rUGnNhHIuge1THPIRTnQH3u071yo3b7Rb84GHtzaTEH2sHarbcVXlAA7ChCjB6KWN-MO8I/s320/IMG_2034.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515030356080760258" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8q9m9Cvg_PcIQEZ97Tpn-L33rTQ-_2HeRyhKEM-lUKThpd-KcJdvU0lcoyVA_rjNt9lCQr24_vICqRdDiBi_fE7nXzwWgaGWwAPRxFwDTkmhhQ-NGhzvaddwPBty8VZocsCZsRSBXplQ/s1600/IMG_2040.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8q9m9Cvg_PcIQEZ97Tpn-L33rTQ-_2HeRyhKEM-lUKThpd-KcJdvU0lcoyVA_rjNt9lCQr24_vICqRdDiBi_fE7nXzwWgaGWwAPRxFwDTkmhhQ-NGhzvaddwPBty8VZocsCZsRSBXplQ/s320/IMG_2040.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515030365459793538" border="0" /></a>If it's not absolutely perfect, it's flung into "the blue bin" (official title), smashed, and melted down to begin again. There are no 'seconds' of Waterford Crystal.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzWr0QMP9Lku3oi28P5Gh54FdpHmi_d5MBE3PZScghG7KgKcUKpufRD7Pqd70VcXQr7vDA4SNC4AMZQPKNnN__Lce3n9osjbEuc-6-VsUQQGd9kWwJPJiwNAzhLR0hUM_SwcdGIj-NEME/s1600/IMG_2041.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzWr0QMP9Lku3oi28P5Gh54FdpHmi_d5MBE3PZScghG7KgKcUKpufRD7Pqd70VcXQr7vDA4SNC4AMZQPKNnN__Lce3n9osjbEuc-6-VsUQQGd9kWwJPJiwNAzhLR0hUM_SwcdGIj-NEME/s320/IMG_2041.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515030373055209378" border="0" /></a>Some of the materials and implements:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYNtjUVH3D45zLRyEvfJxXbn3Q91GoXJSz6vRSZt_CTQ98_1bmTkjEMJBDW_Pn9MUgNPgqFt4upbybiJT5jT2jYqjRpRwbTxz0i4hyphenhyphenLqWimcXSZbM8lQq0KlgnhyRXBHGvam80vcVMGdU/s1600/IMG_2046.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYNtjUVH3D45zLRyEvfJxXbn3Q91GoXJSz6vRSZt_CTQ98_1bmTkjEMJBDW_Pn9MUgNPgqFt4upbybiJT5jT2jYqjRpRwbTxz0i4hyphenhyphenLqWimcXSZbM8lQq0KlgnhyRXBHGvam80vcVMGdU/s320/IMG_2046.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515030623602870450" border="0" /></a>Next comes the hand marking. The marks are made on the crystal so that those who cut it know exactly where to make the cuts.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6_GKaIwV4bUME8WlZS7RHjSWobgHgvA6wE5WglTLDsU8RXyHA_xafrO40cIBlZAVj3btVUBVjJZ3W60nvVNagnwXLxn_CV93NZnzPIiWEv4mPIjx51tj4-rFV_wkFyQz-RPJDsoOK-7A/s1600/IMG_2051.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6_GKaIwV4bUME8WlZS7RHjSWobgHgvA6wE5WglTLDsU8RXyHA_xafrO40cIBlZAVj3btVUBVjJZ3W60nvVNagnwXLxn_CV93NZnzPIiWEv4mPIjx51tj4-rFV_wkFyQz-RPJDsoOK-7A/s320/IMG_2051.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515030627971568162" border="0" /></a>I talked to a few of these workers, many of whom had been working in the Waterford Crystal factory for over 35 years.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Av6o44_nhlHk659KaIx3U-S8ChReJkw1QkmBVfRtAdoXbSX40_u2xpS6HCgyy9UsT73bjyYqTl2yX9z7N9gQTAPwrummHk_ILcKB7dPqFh-Sc8QtRRKsTCipL1qAiS9Hzl0nLtOgbB8/s1600/IMG_2059.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Av6o44_nhlHk659KaIx3U-S8ChReJkw1QkmBVfRtAdoXbSX40_u2xpS6HCgyy9UsT73bjyYqTl2yX9z7N9gQTAPwrummHk_ILcKB7dPqFh-Sc8QtRRKsTCipL1qAiS9Hzl0nLtOgbB8/s320/IMG_2059.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515030632432134722" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZmOJoJhW7wJwAm9CZZsQUcowcWqulvYm-YMI02FVHfQAqYo7xNaGQnwyqTu0SEm1129UZcYfLzVNo4B2vAfhtxSa2TPT6wl-JIbJia0avTAPBnstx2dnpX8mUZfq56yPXZGpp65GFmZ4/s1600/IMG_2062.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZmOJoJhW7wJwAm9CZZsQUcowcWqulvYm-YMI02FVHfQAqYo7xNaGQnwyqTu0SEm1129UZcYfLzVNo4B2vAfhtxSa2TPT6wl-JIbJia0avTAPBnstx2dnpX8mUZfq56yPXZGpp65GFmZ4/s320/IMG_2062.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515030636859540962" border="0" /></a>And finally on to the Sculpting room. Here's where they make the most amazing works of art, many of which take hundreds of hours to complete.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi83V5DSLArpFYti7eXSOvSr0YNBle9vdwL7c1S6DOVZBZqvMGT-ceCv_Noh-Uelz0dbn_LE5s2pOWffQLMdnglMfWrhxQiwOf9VaKFFOwPErCBCPtAAR-a36qppKX70bJXZ6rNy0_VjBM/s1600/IMG_2067.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi83V5DSLArpFYti7eXSOvSr0YNBle9vdwL7c1S6DOVZBZqvMGT-ceCv_Noh-Uelz0dbn_LE5s2pOWffQLMdnglMfWrhxQiwOf9VaKFFOwPErCBCPtAAR-a36qppKX70bJXZ6rNy0_VjBM/s320/IMG_2067.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515030895066699170" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRCSaJqD6rNmdwUhWqyMJDS54sCvh3lv_Ejode2wvF2Xr_040XpA6VWnMx-COYpK3seE974EPzvXd03aqn-xDw1CtJu7DzZplfZkWKTPBSzWmD3HFjuFhWKScXB8QLPjiYy-279JpSqzU/s1600/IMG_2079.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRCSaJqD6rNmdwUhWqyMJDS54sCvh3lv_Ejode2wvF2Xr_040XpA6VWnMx-COYpK3seE974EPzvXd03aqn-xDw1CtJu7DzZplfZkWKTPBSzWmD3HFjuFhWKScXB8QLPjiYy-279JpSqzU/s320/IMG_2079.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515030904166258242" border="0" /></a>The most amazing one I found was a depiction of a rescue scene at what is now Ground Zero in New York. It was created by one of the factory workers on his own time, spending over 200 hours to honour those who gave their lives to save others on 9/11.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD3JkEeWuYNtZ5NNqjEK_Jt-A061chi-GjWf8Dld6Yi8QpnUTQOHr-vKCPOm0bu7qUPw8RJvLVjKY_skE8VrD8Xok-MLi_P-zaiKhgv4WgZmOxKGKd_Qs5pgnJ4PmC3DyjnN6LF8K27BI/s1600/IMG_2081.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD3JkEeWuYNtZ5NNqjEK_Jt-A061chi-GjWf8Dld6Yi8QpnUTQOHr-vKCPOm0bu7qUPw8RJvLVjKY_skE8VrD8Xok-MLi_P-zaiKhgv4WgZmOxKGKd_Qs5pgnJ4PmC3DyjnN6LF8K27BI/s320/IMG_2081.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515030908718119250" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhioAHwrTHk6ofiSHdLBexFPOos4WP2E1kLOz0QyKZCDapClEUt9rflArl5BUOhQfe4bfzv28a9h8FNfAgzFUu8PjhCajNu-Cp2_j8E7Ao3wIz6s0WsXH0nrqwn84OFcaCN9G4OEBIuBco/s1600/IMG_2084.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhioAHwrTHk6ofiSHdLBexFPOos4WP2E1kLOz0QyKZCDapClEUt9rflArl5BUOhQfe4bfzv28a9h8FNfAgzFUu8PjhCajNu-Cp2_j8E7Ao3wIz6s0WsXH0nrqwn84OFcaCN9G4OEBIuBco/s320/IMG_2084.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515030917847312258" border="0" /></a>Today is the ninth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on 9/11. I don't have the skills of this crystal sculptor, but with these photos and this blog post I honour all those who gave their energies, efforts, and even their lives on that day.<br /><br />Even if we don't know who they were.<br /><br />"Not a day passes over the earth but men and women of no note do great deeds, speak great words, and suffer noble sorrows." - Charles Reade<br /><br /><br /><img src="http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii179/chelstephenson/aquapoppydesigns/karenrsig.jpg" style="border: medium none ; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" />Karen Reyburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04532276778702192898noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1672875517194887714.post-58884101864507985912010-07-17T20:40:00.010+01:002010-07-17T21:04:45.019+01:00Make Salad While The Sun ShinesSo, despite the fact that it's been exceedingly soggy this week (hence the new <a href="http://reyburnphotography.blogspot.com/2010/07/tis-season-for-new-wellies.html">wellies</a>), it's still summer, so I'm having salad for dinner.<br /><br />Plus, the sun came out today :)<br /><br />I got this recipe from <a href="http://www.tescorealfood.com/Recipes/Greek-pasta-salad.html">Tesco Real Foods</a>, but of course being me, I had to document the whole process! So, if you're stuck for a light snack today, or a side dish with dinner, may I recommend the Greek pasta salad?<br /><br />All you need are baby tomatoes...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEs8PDVpkzRodEPeALPvm_rcZbYqINotv0vn9jxUCfCOJwfvFmmS4BA33BCjgcIDiCLJletDDbWfvkab3gQdFosLLyeIyEhYKifbjr0RN5W9-Hw0ENUu8FolVCW5UxFXFbJSleWphvVy8/s1600/IMG_3745.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEs8PDVpkzRodEPeALPvm_rcZbYqINotv0vn9jxUCfCOJwfvFmmS4BA33BCjgcIDiCLJletDDbWfvkab3gQdFosLLyeIyEhYKifbjr0RN5W9-Hw0ENUu8FolVCW5UxFXFbJSleWphvVy8/s320/IMG_3745.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494966292988299442" border="0" /></a>Half a cucumber, cut into quarters...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6oxN6ucjOd92BePwFwWXSarg-amS8oGFaJ7GwPGLoUFDYF2KsGvvKxa40xLoZv0qpGzNFd7fArhRbmIM7dzTXNMQFXr8MV7UR8dbJz5CldsktMpMtt6GQiIgnfO_24sKWjNr5d4lG_ZE/s1600/IMG_3746.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6oxN6ucjOd92BePwFwWXSarg-amS8oGFaJ7GwPGLoUFDYF2KsGvvKxa40xLoZv0qpGzNFd7fArhRbmIM7dzTXNMQFXr8MV7UR8dbJz5CldsktMpMtt6GQiIgnfO_24sKWjNr5d4lG_ZE/s320/IMG_3746.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494966300068184338" border="0" /></a>Red onion (sparingly!)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg38yAVErxocx-Hkd2dFfHDbWdDGIU43U6HScXFkyM9oeQFeEM11STHDDmgBwLkurXS4ETp87OMgM_3vTseQGd8l1NZR-k1tvWXYecA1qnWaQOP685kEtCYwlrWci3RBuAsH7MjTr4EFmQ/s1600/IMG_3748.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg38yAVErxocx-Hkd2dFfHDbWdDGIU43U6HScXFkyM9oeQFeEM11STHDDmgBwLkurXS4ETp87OMgM_3vTseQGd8l1NZR-k1tvWXYecA1qnWaQOP685kEtCYwlrWci3RBuAsH7MjTr4EFmQ/s320/IMG_3748.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494966303649460146" border="0" /></a>Fresh basil (mmm, nothing nicer!)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuz0gharL_18XTGU8szBOthZ096Xx541X9IC08adF9dX8r8F3em_RbtzvQ6AGSUwulmyEwAkR6iZPN_1Z8kuLQIfwS1fWaBhU6E7Rxen9iZ2cmMT0l4OTCOWT_x1ONe9SjPBtyyvWlxfE/s1600/IMG_3758.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuz0gharL_18XTGU8szBOthZ096Xx541X9IC08adF9dX8r8F3em_RbtzvQ6AGSUwulmyEwAkR6iZPN_1Z8kuLQIfwS1fWaBhU6E7Rxen9iZ2cmMT0l4OTCOWT_x1ONe9SjPBtyyvWlxfE/s320/IMG_3758.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494966923341082962" border="0" /></a>(And don't forget to save the rest of the fresh basil in water - it will last for almost two weeks!)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtxS5zwzwk_fWy0AM1dR26q3HbmZysr_ePCMJ58s1gxQPvc6V-YJOZBTpnI49IJdpmy9NBJtqmWvnGOQu9BtnfyPulnDlfKrO2bxIv_Vji2Gcin7KKyHSJmoLoZND8OMfpMymcVkaPSBY/s1600/IMG_3762.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtxS5zwzwk_fWy0AM1dR26q3HbmZysr_ePCMJ58s1gxQPvc6V-YJOZBTpnI49IJdpmy9NBJtqmWvnGOQu9BtnfyPulnDlfKrO2bxIv_Vji2Gcin7KKyHSJmoLoZND8OMfpMymcVkaPSBY/s320/IMG_3762.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494967115926650898" border="0" /></a>Just bung all this into a bowl while you're chopping everything else...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjePAWxY5xcTZD8IenIRPfsjIZ-aRhnLwguhyzymXVGVcxSGumTRPc7ar3SYo7-cTAVfMhFMOgLlZa4mksVT0Lt2m2HEHx0et6XaoVConQWIP2IS0_50VJeKtf2fxO2wCc89hYG5Wb0Rok/s1600/IMG_3757.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjePAWxY5xcTZD8IenIRPfsjIZ-aRhnLwguhyzymXVGVcxSGumTRPc7ar3SYo7-cTAVfMhFMOgLlZa4mksVT0Lt2m2HEHx0et6XaoVConQWIP2IS0_50VJeKtf2fxO2wCc89hYG5Wb0Rok/s320/IMG_3757.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494966317714233890" border="0" /></a><br />...like the feta cheese...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtKnjABfV_WL6k8u2WWHHDKzgm8TnRbKTFro6VEAfwsQOfgyE-Edyxb80VSrbOztR06NGHl9pXG-QZRygxddai5-jP-vXpQ_95vLE73-lRM0V6vKkhDjfp4ReJXjGSJMA6tuNvhvOsvrs/s1600/IMG_3765.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtKnjABfV_WL6k8u2WWHHDKzgm8TnRbKTFro6VEAfwsQOfgyE-Edyxb80VSrbOztR06NGHl9pXG-QZRygxddai5-jP-vXpQ_95vLE73-lRM0V6vKkhDjfp4ReJXjGSJMA6tuNvhvOsvrs/s320/IMG_3765.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494967118512721410" border="0" /></a><br />...which you will drizzle with olive oil and white balsamic vinegar, and sprinkle with freshly ground pepper, salt, oregano, garlic powder, and Italian seasoning.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj33yO2mgua4ikqU7Mbq8aB6c0n6pTgfa6ka6Qyf7oZewuC84apbVyAbdkCD1YgYT6QiE45ZhyeiPS4mPtVsjBRJMH02ol-i1xCopZV0uu2xxmFbxZQ0BLU83VrrRNBjppXYk60IlxUH_o/s1600/IMG_3770.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj33yO2mgua4ikqU7Mbq8aB6c0n6pTgfa6ka6Qyf7oZewuC84apbVyAbdkCD1YgYT6QiE45ZhyeiPS4mPtVsjBRJMH02ol-i1xCopZV0uu2xxmFbxZQ0BLU83VrrRNBjppXYk60IlxUH_o/s320/IMG_3770.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494967600613808674" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiquEgrRL_2GCjzvBj6GiBM8JJryJQB8S5lEEtHYyOqKtBm-9Rj3yEZkoPhkxFZ0D6-h7dMpWNN5_kvMgSPtcAGOGkhQ_NtN_bfEptU8scfF5o8c-VBRTWI8d5BhSkzK3JBJAjt5hT6lM0/s1600/IMG_3768.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiquEgrRL_2GCjzvBj6GiBM8JJryJQB8S5lEEtHYyOqKtBm-9Rj3yEZkoPhkxFZ0D6-h7dMpWNN5_kvMgSPtcAGOGkhQ_NtN_bfEptU8scfF5o8c-VBRTWI8d5BhSkzK3JBJAjt5hT6lM0/s320/IMG_3768.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494967592837555154" border="0" /></a>Then some twirly noodles (fusilli is the fancy name, but you can call them curliqueues or spirals or whatever you like)...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVA3zfIthmyZlVueKFlJ-mLUoBj4-CfrCgoohL2FwIxEdItFWz-XW-HVvB1_38vbcPOi0N2BVv-dNguPxh1MYCTDSjlk2i4T1WTSVhw7BZKPWthtvRySR3cOkRUuq0kMDPm485BYfCF1g/s1600/IMG_3760.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVA3zfIthmyZlVueKFlJ-mLUoBj4-CfrCgoohL2FwIxEdItFWz-XW-HVvB1_38vbcPOi0N2BVv-dNguPxh1MYCTDSjlk2i4T1WTSVhw7BZKPWthtvRySR3cOkRUuq0kMDPm485BYfCF1g/s320/IMG_3760.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494967109090030530" border="0" /></a>...and toss it all together and put it in a beautiful blue ceramic bowl that your friends brought you from Cyprus! :) (Thanks Santamas family!)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGeOT3NNYoDA8qeo_8rSZy-8lGVEnc9gRBFIxE4IA0bLm0WxkMGYzGUO5iZ0FJvHI1dPE3emRf-RDUjDrWjWlwE7SjorUUE2WRxkoyE_je0WqE_e_YtD7I32edR-k1H8wm0lLT5YETQOc/s1600/IMG_3777.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGeOT3NNYoDA8qeo_8rSZy-8lGVEnc9gRBFIxE4IA0bLm0WxkMGYzGUO5iZ0FJvHI1dPE3emRf-RDUjDrWjWlwE7SjorUUE2WRxkoyE_je0WqE_e_YtD7I32edR-k1H8wm0lLT5YETQOc/s320/IMG_3777.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494968032283402370" border="0" /></a>I had to taste it to make sure it's okay. Whew - it's excellent! Try some yourself tonight!<br /><br /><img src="http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii179/chelstephenson/aquapoppydesigns/karenrsig.jpg" style="border: medium none ; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" />Karen Reyburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04532276778702192898noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1672875517194887714.post-40706392955630088112010-07-15T22:01:00.008+01:002010-07-15T22:50:34.694+01:00'Tis The Season For New Wellies!With all the pouring rain lately I decided to go out (ie, go online) and buy myself a pair of new wellies. I'm discovering that they're all the rage. I found funky wellies, standard wellies, <a href="http://funkywellyboots.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=195">wedge wellies</a>, <a href="http://www.gardenxl.com/s/ladies-funky-black-fluffy-wellington-boots/17704/Product.aspx">wellies with fur</a>...and even <a href="http://funkywellyboots.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=182">wedding wellies</a>! (Actually, I filed that website away in case I need it for one of my brides.)<br /><br />But, I said to myself, "Focus!" No need to be distracted with all these various wellies that will not do the job. I need a good solid pair that will muck with the best of them, and still look adorable at the same time :)<br /><br />Finally, after long hours of trolling through website after website, I found the pair I wanted from <a href="http://www.regatta.com/">Regatta</a>. And after I found the pair I wanted, I dandered about on more sites until I found my size, thankfully on <a href="http://www.trekwear.co.uk/regatta_lady_tapestry_wellington_boots/p-2553.html">Trekwear</a>.<br /><br />And when they arrived today (very quickly! thanks Trekwear!), I was so excited that I had to pull out the camera and snap a few photos so you can share in my excitement. Now I can't wait for a good mud-puddle to go jump into! (Fortunately, with the weather the way it has been, I won't have to.)<br /><br />So here are my beautiful Regatta Lady Tapestry Leaf Green/Sweet Grape Wellingtons! (To use their proper title.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihfLc3QMoJuoTzkHZcC-H-iDs0fG3ZJQyPbDsOCaDL2c6J5d1fylouH1XIc2WBmdKNh8MqTsJkg9NlDmJfx8oAPU12oPDwAeiJZ6h-r-V9zAPlDk6yBNwRPs4DkVQOc4RR57w3QF1R3Ic/s1600/IMG_3735.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihfLc3QMoJuoTzkHZcC-H-iDs0fG3ZJQyPbDsOCaDL2c6J5d1fylouH1XIc2WBmdKNh8MqTsJkg9NlDmJfx8oAPU12oPDwAeiJZ6h-r-V9zAPlDk6yBNwRPs4DkVQOc4RR57w3QF1R3Ic/s320/IMG_3735.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494245177339570210" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoiyRcjWDbPXHrnp9-4XBjsKFK2rwU4vZ4g_vyXPmviD4Vfr57JZiydakLnrkxw0-DINJVPPxQHLVaBm5M2qWBhPgPqFT6AxDs90yC45vT_nN3Pg4kPgA2F7syMIWpmi7VI7fx9dgn-QE/s1600/IMG_3737.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoiyRcjWDbPXHrnp9-4XBjsKFK2rwU4vZ4g_vyXPmviD4Vfr57JZiydakLnrkxw0-DINJVPPxQHLVaBm5M2qWBhPgPqFT6AxDs90yC45vT_nN3Pg4kPgA2F7syMIWpmi7VI7fx9dgn-QE/s320/IMG_3737.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494245176345318114" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbKQPlwNogFTsbS4KvbfOnR_kOefa0G-24CWlEpjVc7_2CYrClh86H2ZAzvSPpooJ63YduKucAteEuKdCv9TZvINqtUP5nJtK-hmO-kMCkHYlmUbZsQ-n8E4184qzcsDKuUPAw3ejT2QY/s1600/IMG_3739.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbKQPlwNogFTsbS4KvbfOnR_kOefa0G-24CWlEpjVc7_2CYrClh86H2ZAzvSPpooJ63YduKucAteEuKdCv9TZvINqtUP5nJtK-hmO-kMCkHYlmUbZsQ-n8E4184qzcsDKuUPAw3ejT2QY/s320/IMG_3739.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494245172422333842" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ieupAHcyndNVjBn22mpyOtnq6tkNnxRemMd-LgLb1To2KRyLXFu0fVpXkukE0tMdhSxByWfs2UQtPu3B2ixafEhUmoLh-pui0MoTOhqapCmeRg0v7OMJnNnuySITVYB4Fmv_dWTLug0/s1600/IMG_3744.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ieupAHcyndNVjBn22mpyOtnq6tkNnxRemMd-LgLb1To2KRyLXFu0fVpXkukE0tMdhSxByWfs2UQtPu3B2ixafEhUmoLh-pui0MoTOhqapCmeRg0v7OMJnNnuySITVYB4Fmv_dWTLug0/s320/IMG_3744.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494245163826833602" border="0" /></a>Of course, I wanted a picture of me actually wearing them, but that's where it starts to get difficult. (Tripods, various focusing issues with the self-timer, etc...) So I had to resort to my old standby Canon IXUS 95IS (great camera for an in-the-pocket option), and as you can see we had a few problems.<br /><br />Such as, no head...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYGR4J6jSUQQZgysnJ3NeXbFF9RR-pHhbFG0DJDFPqQxHqUvQNYWBGsDlyNiZtUpMU5mdFDgm8juKVn6ffCF7qj039WtBod0SXzNTflgkNQhQPUIfCOW8UvQH2c5vH9ggZyoYAeCTENPg/s1600/IMG_0359.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYGR4J6jSUQQZgysnJ3NeXbFF9RR-pHhbFG0DJDFPqQxHqUvQNYWBGsDlyNiZtUpMU5mdFDgm8juKVn6ffCF7qj039WtBod0SXzNTflgkNQhQPUIfCOW8UvQH2c5vH9ggZyoYAeCTENPg/s320/IMG_0359.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494245406560888578" border="0" /></a>...no feet...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhevnqeil-zEhSsK2oX2nZUMBpdiinWwpWiTwNh6RSAY8frwe0X18KwYruucGKYdVFyfGVJzO73DaEqXnbE9q16mPG_hjOLHXA-0UpoDePxMyg4rMP-alLZeI6iRzkrr3-GJsWhsvXtfPw/s1600/IMG_0365.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhevnqeil-zEhSsK2oX2nZUMBpdiinWwpWiTwNh6RSAY8frwe0X18KwYruucGKYdVFyfGVJzO73DaEqXnbE9q16mPG_hjOLHXA-0UpoDePxMyg4rMP-alLZeI6iRzkrr3-GJsWhsvXtfPw/s320/IMG_0365.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494245193326593634" border="0" /></a>...and me looking like Alice in Wonderland. How am I the same size as my patio doors??<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA7_KEFcVFwLKR-LgvAyNpvrG0451xOZfL4WO5gbAKEgbqKoP11oKmBBNmG3XWGTWYmVqRToBli73Q2SIu4NEQfT1PXOY_EvddCg_GXwZ9Fam0tPi1eHNNmdgR52G1c1kZGLe4PSeafJ0/s1600/IMG_0362.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA7_KEFcVFwLKR-LgvAyNpvrG0451xOZfL4WO5gbAKEgbqKoP11oKmBBNmG3XWGTWYmVqRToBli73Q2SIu4NEQfT1PXOY_EvddCg_GXwZ9Fam0tPi1eHNNmdgR52G1c1kZGLe4PSeafJ0/s320/IMG_0362.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494245388743682258" border="0" /></a>But the most exciting thing is actually sloshing around in the rain with them, so this is the last time you will see them as pristine as this!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUKJbt0Arn78rADNtFMZstfG_iL8YOjHFwcHHY0G8CyRzzb7ilCoA3eV3uTivJsT2i0q8XcCtQEo8k4U44CrXWl8d2G8GFBH54qDDJAC1DtehvmVY2z8s3_CCBiDIkEQlrHbRGo-Ft-dE/s1600/IMG_3727.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUKJbt0Arn78rADNtFMZstfG_iL8YOjHFwcHHY0G8CyRzzb7ilCoA3eV3uTivJsT2i0q8XcCtQEo8k4U44CrXWl8d2G8GFBH54qDDJAC1DtehvmVY2z8s3_CCBiDIkEQlrHbRGo-Ft-dE/s320/IMG_3727.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494246894618379074" border="0" /></a>I'm going up to Skye soon and I hear it's been wet and windy and wild, so you may get to see the wellies in action.<br /><br />Until then, enjoy the rain!<br /><a><br /><img src="http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii179/chelstephenson/aquapoppydesigns/karenrsig.jpg" style="border: medium none ; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" /></a>Karen Reyburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04532276778702192898noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1672875517194887714.post-11126823524874141572010-06-30T20:38:00.009+01:002010-06-30T20:55:47.494+01:00Flowers In The AirIt's summer - flowers are in the air! And flourishing on the ground as well.<br /><br />Enjoy this collection of flowers from Ireland and Scotland...<a><br /><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguPB1lE_-7Uqp_9Yb6g7N8kOoJsBBS8LaTxE2LJF55VYBXdZaWr3OJUmS5DFZbOZxVFeRcxD0FDhaYbGHy4XEKG3Olw6nMKkalVye5AzeeddOSHDz_TTOcFipuEi1KyX3XsRrFR4FF3Mc/s1600/IMG_1713.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguPB1lE_-7Uqp_9Yb6g7N8kOoJsBBS8LaTxE2LJF55VYBXdZaWr3OJUmS5DFZbOZxVFeRcxD0FDhaYbGHy4XEKG3Olw6nMKkalVye5AzeeddOSHDz_TTOcFipuEi1KyX3XsRrFR4FF3Mc/s320/IMG_1713.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488653849489772770" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYAM_b2Mpvc-zcszKdnGmlkUe30oEJA3eOoGdoHfRRqmpjgspqWDnc3otim_o9xCON3y_tM0R-IkySvnx4_7lZFBsgVBwJwPZ1aSbHheqCXfAI5skJ0x9ZKmEFixrf7eLmQPbF_gtBDww/s1600/IMG_1891.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA36heX_5gicsbNJSXV-NskcaOp07XRmOsnHugdrkdERuQoLUFhJTF8WsFCISYfCOPwXgYBc-f-jxdIm3i0IQFnAla7V8cD_h6bxIWVHvPLFX97kkzBcfGD5dninskj3KHaAAMZZQ4aGE/s320/IMG_1967.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488657268469353186" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj1J_1uxPjhoKAObfCCqMfJbNeJVIS-RsgKgyLITK9_FsefrVRnpvLl8TvEeYE0s4gc1IW0bFwjAxiNAuUOZbMb7Yk-wymsecrdFumwtd6D8iccYPqlEvPgVv99HIMRFC4EDySZWPbP3Y/s1600/IMG_9411.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj1J_1uxPjhoKAObfCCqMfJbNeJVIS-RsgKgyLITK9_FsefrVRnpvLl8TvEeYE0s4gc1IW0bFwjAxiNAuUOZbMb7Yk-wymsecrdFumwtd6D8iccYPqlEvPgVv99HIMRFC4EDySZWPbP3Y/s320/IMG_9411.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488656700762459666" border="0" /></a><br />...in Bali...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfZSBIMMkVzs4LOwz9VYU7VJjRGIC3L6PwT88IBIlfSsZp71uJ-fhsXeLmXKKB5RunDOf7hbIHAEKta0wUi2lDS7oTvWmz2o5UxKCEJub3Biuu7Y5NVzezcJX8ZObDd_Ya9LtDP998S9A/s1600/IMG_9537.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfZSBIMMkVzs4LOwz9VYU7VJjRGIC3L6PwT88IBIlfSsZp71uJ-fhsXeLmXKKB5RunDOf7hbIHAEKta0wUi2lDS7oTvWmz2o5UxKCEJub3Biuu7Y5NVzezcJX8ZObDd_Ya9LtDP998S9A/s320/IMG_9537.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488654229532466962" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz0amQnyQs0rfOI3RFf-5IitzobwtGmMOXvM7El5FEoaRy6eUEaBhU2-Oequn-WRriOoVrt8hwNoGYoWqrROqjrTaRdQh2iGeaTlq8-AeRyoBu1ZdwnnglIqjwN79MQ5K6foJaEq9e95w/s1600/IMG_9529.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz0amQnyQs0rfOI3RFf-5IitzobwtGmMOXvM7El5FEoaRy6eUEaBhU2-Oequn-WRriOoVrt8hwNoGYoWqrROqjrTaRdQh2iGeaTlq8-AeRyoBu1ZdwnnglIqjwN79MQ5K6foJaEq9e95w/s320/IMG_9529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488654226042035634" border="0" /></a>...and of course, at weddings.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSWfJsKAy-2gj0t19i2nxvdmwjFnuGJ_V3EWLyUG-VN2DhhPgeyfAR5BJal5980E8zeHwYo9EGOjoMAT_6q55umKWqao6GfoieFH0A2rXLjuMUUigzU__t_svzmZuNxGVktct4esXTefM/s1600/IMG_6329.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhupHVB4lOPQBWIxM4w2TRZQTJw99ORmXNoKWwmle5wew83AK3wUaxAaPBuS5QkHlc7iqf-0jWGUnhOl66Qw9yK57UWBOtc745SNPUD77YIY_27SprWQwj7Cw8_8Vdou8H_soi3DyHpHhY/s320/Wedding+Prep+192.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488654430559303794" border="0" /></a>Enjoy a summer of beauty!<br /><a><br /><img src="http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii179/chelstephenson/aquapoppydesigns/karenrsig.jpg" style="border: medium none ; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" /></a>Karen Reyburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04532276778702192898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1672875517194887714.post-16249432819752732392010-05-13T21:22:00.017+01:002010-05-13T21:57:56.517+01:00Bali...Up Close And Far Far AwayThere is so much to show you from Bali. But to begin, let's get right up close so you can see it. See the doors opening...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4fbUZIOoi7FgYGY4ToFrRiuZVy8YPQ6EVZp4CoAuxC-3O_grJ7Nhd16fAMvl9DrDbRsa4jQLhAkuKco4Eyko857fRKR9FuQnSezsBaE32E9vhXERFSQkPnl1Lg_zzyU4npdlrs7tYZoc/s1600/IMG_9496.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4fbUZIOoi7FgYGY4ToFrRiuZVy8YPQ6EVZp4CoAuxC-3O_grJ7Nhd16fAMvl9DrDbRsa4jQLhAkuKco4Eyko857fRKR9FuQnSezsBaE32E9vhXERFSQkPnl1Lg_zzyU4npdlrs7tYZoc/s320/IMG_9496.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470857002307605762" border="0" /></a><br />...to a tropical world...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ73kh9ZaReLebgX6KyzWXkROetyO_bn4K3YVCmUj8ygq0vlsYn8gk6t9VqEOgJ0D2v9_4IIPx57HGl_QLUMWWxOK9ABL2CZqgt5fENMkCkq5lLWFs78NfbemWjphVv2tv9whmf8PC47Q/s1600/IMG_9537.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD45yBRXkgDjk2Poo6btgP5RwogJK6raoSwEvAaFvgQBLT2LPLuKeSf9NXYX845U6F3Nb5wj3NiM7Q6A9Y8oJRtWMQybOhpmLASw_xbxRXfwkkCtqYyEYi6cf9KgVUGqwFosXE5T6e9AQ/s320/IMG_9529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470857007117328962" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5hqlOvrThGLnGbQfBN2238lXTZw2iJIYgHDfWlpj62gWyU9TGVz9dkRxmPnvP3It6g5spQt-Xq-NQyppUX5-XeEHsJIniMXwEKurUPqwfGBjy8UNvKVmlIGZ2nHDh5on48vRSveB-GJg/s1600/IMG_9559.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5hqlOvrThGLnGbQfBN2238lXTZw2iJIYgHDfWlpj62gWyU9TGVz9dkRxmPnvP3It6g5spQt-Xq-NQyppUX5-XeEHsJIniMXwEKurUPqwfGBjy8UNvKVmlIGZ2nHDh5on48vRSveB-GJg/s320/IMG_9559.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470857419720407266" border="0" /></a>...with images and idols and offerings and temples...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFVHgywUCKi6O32o3Y40loSOHwEK6iavc0_RISeb9Iy-oH42zV6cavlf48DlD9xXNpleCDICMPXOcJ_jYrS-Xrrx5mFGngp2pSInOUayIQTabANNqPHBlTtJnQGhY2O9ipvW58lVNB6-A/s1600/IMG_9489.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk21RCCA7Lms15UXefLGD0-6wZkN6T_FQQIfZcXhX1IFyla6aKzj-XTg9Av7Uop8MM7fNnpxPjYZk0zwxRyzit7LITHGScXIzsIbZ2gdWh48SmxKSLN4zpyfSRmlE63HoaSwXmfhmO158/s320/IMG_9767.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470858079985664962" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv7piykbahmN2zz9RAt2MG9sRhKGD1WwQzgeV45742Hm8PI2hK8beSYgQTq-vkHE6uUI7gIPDsGE_0oHJSmqVd_tSmrwAN-Eca4RLF-Wqv7eD5vJLs4jdEPetRxs8gMWuEj4Fx0VEnMXo/s1600/IMG_9805.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv7piykbahmN2zz9RAt2MG9sRhKGD1WwQzgeV45742Hm8PI2hK8beSYgQTq-vkHE6uUI7gIPDsGE_0oHJSmqVd_tSmrwAN-Eca4RLF-Wqv7eD5vJLs4jdEPetRxs8gMWuEj4Fx0VEnMXo/s320/IMG_9805.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470858087014876322" border="0" /></a><br />...and then take a step back, because this world is worth seeing at a distance, also.<br /><br />Its rice fields...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCP6po7kFeudBoE_HQjQpbWG7EvmaMQvJbAiiQa2EJIeNmQ2uDohOOSRu0XJTHkjagvtfBqGldOwwe2uN9cb0wORJIGa0UIPL8XPGWkD3g1AGmc_xquqjdNHKl3SntI9wpAoK99HXCGqM/s1600/IMG_9829.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCP6po7kFeudBoE_HQjQpbWG7EvmaMQvJbAiiQa2EJIeNmQ2uDohOOSRu0XJTHkjagvtfBqGldOwwe2uN9cb0wORJIGa0UIPL8XPGWkD3g1AGmc_xquqjdNHKl3SntI9wpAoK99HXCGqM/s320/IMG_9829.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470858330893159138" border="0" /></a><br />...misty mountains...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzwKNb2f2lfKSTZJwcD0a_ncsyt5cXnR9JLQYkhp84UrUi0cEVg7lgZHOawFb-Fv60SqxxZUZaOWcQACWBqMZ4pDVqLAs1KqR9DUQ-Qwem53fZOTI_nVmoOnodgyVFWfMcQm4dgJ8xLlY/s1600/IMG_9866.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzwKNb2f2lfKSTZJwcD0a_ncsyt5cXnR9JLQYkhp84UrUi0cEVg7lgZHOawFb-Fv60SqxxZUZaOWcQACWBqMZ4pDVqLAs1KqR9DUQ-Qwem53fZOTI_nVmoOnodgyVFWfMcQm4dgJ8xLlY/s320/IMG_9866.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470858337949661778" border="0" /></a><br />...sailing ships...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_muqe5QuNUgTw_BGGxEmeZpDQOVIwOCitzdN2F-sJ8gLGCBLG3CqOUw6WymOjXLqOOD9-WNV4vqG3bekJaDapwUREu3_PlyrER9D7vFNa8JzdQN_4NWsQUidNN-4wrt-Efpv7abfVJwE/s1600/IMG_9677.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_muqe5QuNUgTw_BGGxEmeZpDQOVIwOCitzdN2F-sJ8gLGCBLG3CqOUw6WymOjXLqOOD9-WNV4vqG3bekJaDapwUREu3_PlyrER9D7vFNa8JzdQN_4NWsQUidNN-4wrt-Efpv7abfVJwE/s320/IMG_9677.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470857422918705442" border="0" /></a><br />...outdoor markets...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2PhfcfIfJe3fsoi6vl9oHFn8nPZQ4cukl09DVoHmkgY1IJaSrlvqeRF04thOSVfTBT47HM0vIv8d2eboRSeNsJcTVn1gGB3-4wMWW_xbK1NHAqtgY8W6CIYLv3dxz29j9gl3s4Kr-D0/s1600/IMG_9873.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2PhfcfIfJe3fsoi6vl9oHFn8nPZQ4cukl09DVoHmkgY1IJaSrlvqeRF04thOSVfTBT47HM0vIv8d2eboRSeNsJcTVn1gGB3-4wMWW_xbK1NHAqtgY8W6CIYLv3dxz29j9gl3s4Kr-D0/s320/IMG_9873.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470858546912496706" border="0" /></a><br />...and oh, its sunsets.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO9v8Alv843uKmw3IRs6PouutYKtYkoPVKFqg_25yAtWyDdOoKArgRajHEYDtym73UjJ2-eD_P73XYDMXzcUpkyqGzEoRleLVxZQ-3fwmns-2UqS6ipIg2IfoH88JbHheO1E8MAkwTYTc/s1600/IMG_9723.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO9v8Alv843uKmw3IRs6PouutYKtYkoPVKFqg_25yAtWyDdOoKArgRajHEYDtym73UjJ2-eD_P73XYDMXzcUpkyqGzEoRleLVxZQ-3fwmns-2UqS6ipIg2IfoH88JbHheO1E8MAkwTYTc/s320/IMG_9723.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470857800121811714" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhq6G3BR-dDQ-lyxjb2qvHlp7Tf4288LJlKk8UgNhWX2MYozsYV3FVR-CuXvcZhy66ruLVMUiic7gY_5ol_yU_2zB0JLHZUsVekRWyIOhyphenhyphenMnDWulmIItmuOorROQekIya80IsTuL1mg34/s1600/IMG_9722.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhq6G3BR-dDQ-lyxjb2qvHlp7Tf4288LJlKk8UgNhWX2MYozsYV3FVR-CuXvcZhy66ruLVMUiic7gY_5ol_yU_2zB0JLHZUsVekRWyIOhyphenhyphenMnDWulmIItmuOorROQekIya80IsTuL1mg34/s320/IMG_9722.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470857434781053890" border="0" /></a>What a world this is. Make sure you see it!<br /><br /><img src="http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii179/chelstephenson/aquapoppydesigns/karenrsig.jpg" style="border: medium none ; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; width: 98px; height: 40px;" />Karen Reyburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04532276778702192898noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1672875517194887714.post-52676718516936614502010-05-13T20:53:00.009+01:002010-05-13T21:58:12.763+01:00The Picture Of Music<span lang="EN-US">Sometimes I wish I could capture music with one shot. Not a video, not a film...just capture the feelings that you get from a sound, the same way my camera can capture the feelings of a moment.</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">But, until I can, just imagine to yourself the quiet of the railway station, the strum of a guitar, and the quiet of a moment.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ENqkfhl77FJjE7uWc2a0SXbLj-iAwSt_nS5-TjbM_WBAUdr-Vz-7cvBrxZlp4Ram_j6_fRU7bRg80K6qNf54ePG9MTMQ-gqZMv8JVLTsUfQDRp-4qGVwJctl7hVBzZdrIRAg5juiH-w/s1600/IMG_0972.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ENqkfhl77FJjE7uWc2a0SXbLj-iAwSt_nS5-TjbM_WBAUdr-Vz-7cvBrxZlp4Ram_j6_fRU7bRg80K6qNf54ePG9MTMQ-gqZMv8JVLTsUfQDRp-4qGVwJctl7hVBzZdrIRAg5juiH-w/s320/IMG_0972.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470848316324532706" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijvNYB9-yXB_ZauHlCTxj5zWEYyWpcc07MtOryLH1xV7Bv44dqfmZ0m4P4ZK4HEkJ2_cwoimTvXyv11M0zecPojtd2gQWOQRuimWlr-ciqOwQBAJwo5PD0FB5UYswERlCw9K9rpLz9bvg/s1600/IMG_1142.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijvNYB9-yXB_ZauHlCTxj5zWEYyWpcc07MtOryLH1xV7Bv44dqfmZ0m4P4ZK4HEkJ2_cwoimTvXyv11M0zecPojtd2gQWOQRuimWlr-ciqOwQBAJwo5PD0FB5UYswERlCw9K9rpLz9bvg/s320/IMG_1142.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470849296021210242" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTn1x6dUbWBv7ip7LeJq7oFmXL0NYeQ8YT26RNZ0sOBE0VS3lpnDlMY4GR1eWH-1uJJNU0Sl_eTffv0hsmRs3qohWEU7fgbfE8GNR-RDkw3WSrZFm6eMp8RyrjIAT81VF_2IOWWLDnewk/s1600/IMG_1179.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTn1x6dUbWBv7ip7LeJq7oFmXL0NYeQ8YT26RNZ0sOBE0VS3lpnDlMY4GR1eWH-1uJJNU0Sl_eTffv0hsmRs3qohWEU7fgbfE8GNR-RDkw3WSrZFm6eMp8RyrjIAT81VF_2IOWWLDnewk/s320/IMG_1179.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470848952015500690" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF86A2Qv646XBNBA1dXbO2Z_6JjsG4OUfExCuZ3I6SpIaagJ-rSWR9jnJOzYN3866VexzaRfyWO5jcre0AE-aGh89Q-g1sU1rxHd9ruri2SchOMqa_0CA8zBToXe08IyLtni949nQAAk0/s1600/IMG_1128.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF86A2Qv646XBNBA1dXbO2Z_6JjsG4OUfExCuZ3I6SpIaagJ-rSWR9jnJOzYN3866VexzaRfyWO5jcre0AE-aGh89Q-g1sU1rxHd9ruri2SchOMqa_0CA8zBToXe08IyLtni949nQAAk0/s320/IMG_1128.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470848346266421090" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRM7d-_iIjJkbLrHqrYItuMeeHyqiDgXyX_2IDobvXbcsQYsWKs0Qj5pU-L3TnjLjLmY96VkAt3UjwJmnfWrrrW2tNL1x3-oypXLFr86wrso4yEXDLKA92YbIovnw0gvI4O-FLVkDvAJA/s1600/IMG_1185.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRM7d-_iIjJkbLrHqrYItuMeeHyqiDgXyX_2IDobvXbcsQYsWKs0Qj5pU-L3TnjLjLmY96VkAt3UjwJmnfWrrrW2tNL1x3-oypXLFr86wrso4yEXDLKA92YbIovnw0gvI4O-FLVkDvAJA/s320/IMG_1185.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470848947419936146" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">And you might just hear it.<br /></span></p><a><img src="http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii179/chelstephenson/aquapoppydesigns/karenrsig.jpg" style="border: medium none ; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" /></a><a><br /></a>Karen Reyburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04532276778702192898noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1672875517194887714.post-29120998425662959352010-02-20T14:18:00.014+00:002010-05-13T21:57:29.935+01:00Castles and Churches and Really Cool BuildingsWell, February is the month of love, they say, and what's more fairy-tale like than a good old-fashioned castle?<br /><br />Like St. Andrew's Castle, situated at the edge of the sea.<br /><br /><a><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilzCbNX_v74pbnX1j_eitYrr-O13CM1Ys3vokPezgWmoI39iU-tKe7teY8tNKEMn4TL0ZdY-pP9bBAad-l1SkFyGpJjF-ZNOe4KAYh3CK4SSBwPn8uh5oSLB8WFMc5MvYAGUTIkaaPHfY/s320/IMGP0345.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440331363777227490" border="0" /></a>...or Castle Kennedy, down in South Ayrshire.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy_yMQ7t4aeFDiWStMTpXdjTA5t_MYUB_EPiP-d-39v_SZLt_E5KUUyzvTFMFQSzo6YI76bmufbqmDB8KjtcQ47LNDSxM4VVVz2hew9MMoFFK_ryBGsSuWCkmNSoNTQ-tcA0oiNSLG-uk/s1600-h/IMG_2718.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy_yMQ7t4aeFDiWStMTpXdjTA5t_MYUB_EPiP-d-39v_SZLt_E5KUUyzvTFMFQSzo6YI76bmufbqmDB8KjtcQ47LNDSxM4VVVz2hew9MMoFFK_ryBGsSuWCkmNSoNTQ-tcA0oiNSLG-uk/s320/IMG_2718.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440330995437271394" border="0" /></a>Airth Castle (shown to best advantage with a bride and groom in front of it!)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPM157J_UvP52U0GNG41b4-flb3LGv_ZeeMYKfDMoQsWVeMJN3fcttXM_gEJFwgpBOb4LqbWTExmAoJtEtFOQdfW5qMZBUYISnWyZdypdba1RJiNn4LuPJwemIHE01nX1u3xhnUxxfeHw/s1600-h/IMGP5823.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPM157J_UvP52U0GNG41b4-flb3LGv_ZeeMYKfDMoQsWVeMJN3fcttXM_gEJFwgpBOb4LqbWTExmAoJtEtFOQdfW5qMZBUYISnWyZdypdba1RJiNn4LuPJwemIHE01nX1u3xhnUxxfeHw/s320/IMGP5823.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440332972716026354" border="0" /></a>I like going onto the isles, still part of Scotland and yet their own little world. Brodick Castle on the Isle of Arran...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR9f57vK_qfYgAeDcipCX9vcXaaFNQ-KIr95Y_xpYmmfqi6n5d1vPGyML9v3yIW8qjPu3pcz4Eg0ZYD6b8Y_-NZut2Ilkae36dqPII61NpoqizhEGuK_yp9zKvdBmrrY5BiJcLry3Av4w/s1600-h/IMG_5764.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR9f57vK_qfYgAeDcipCX9vcXaaFNQ-KIr95Y_xpYmmfqi6n5d1vPGyML9v3yIW8qjPu3pcz4Eg0ZYD6b8Y_-NZut2Ilkae36dqPII61NpoqizhEGuK_yp9zKvdBmrrY5BiJcLry3Av4w/s320/IMG_5764.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440331351095540898" border="0" /></a>...Lochranza Castle, once a hunting lodge for Scottish kings, back into the 14th century. I found a different king claiming ownership when I visited...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ZATiU000H23g9BBsXj6YuDCIA_VVqyS3A2Ioe7G-qYcimQRosEEBhblzd2v6lU2trgpo0-FGDNlJE0g48N_3wJ21EI0vgHCvB4JEhV7TMBNUWLM_ijBHSvo1Qa3gp2XJEFitmH8y3SI/s1600-h/IMG_5870.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ZATiU000H23g9BBsXj6YuDCIA_VVqyS3A2Ioe7G-qYcimQRosEEBhblzd2v6lU2trgpo0-FGDNlJE0g48N_3wJ21EI0vgHCvB4JEhV7TMBNUWLM_ijBHSvo1Qa3gp2XJEFitmH8y3SI/s320/IMG_5870.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440331361865631602" border="0" /></a><br />And there's more, moving down south to England, with the famous 'Harry Potter Castle' (Alnwick Castle, used in the first two Harry Potter films).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGxcxyU8IfERJIzKEmMp3aJbQrtpFI-j0BYyx2gU04zePLKFYorRUpEAF_a1Yi5bkMMqwmWyBB0uLFm6jGShhrHSqaXr66oBxtqJVTgUfUbMMVOKxnynfL4uQpWBkFLO0BOo-fmtIC_fg/s1600-h/IMGP6698.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGxcxyU8IfERJIzKEmMp3aJbQrtpFI-j0BYyx2gU04zePLKFYorRUpEAF_a1Yi5bkMMqwmWyBB0uLFm6jGShhrHSqaXr66oBxtqJVTgUfUbMMVOKxnynfL4uQpWBkFLO0BOo-fmtIC_fg/s320/IMGP6698.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440331371347511810" border="0" /></a><br />And once I got started finding castle pictures, I couldn't stop there. Because some buildings in the world are fairy-tale romantic even if they aren't castles.<br /><br />Like Bath Abbey...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2a-JrQzVIlTrNkGEc8YmU_pDj6iXpZalOHLX3-RIwWQOn2635qrPetz-ZYDDHbYv9wEWp6pNd5XY8NmdyrQJL-Fs2z7c7tjCrQ9YgyymWjVjzKy8107FxHJ501BgmafC-J_nG87SwAGE/s1600-h/IMG_4834.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2a-JrQzVIlTrNkGEc8YmU_pDj6iXpZalOHLX3-RIwWQOn2635qrPetz-ZYDDHbYv9wEWp6pNd5XY8NmdyrQJL-Fs2z7c7tjCrQ9YgyymWjVjzKy8107FxHJ501BgmafC-J_nG87SwAGE/s320/IMG_4834.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440331003304313298" border="0" /></a>...and Westminster Abbey...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRys9K0KBU-DKoIuKXwFWqXIpeXlY_AHelIXtIQu5Jt9m6t4Jaib9pYoPgqcRJ3pghjxdrAza-YwWA632hnBpLf9T4WU3p37URH6kZqhc9fATicOV4rkSha47UoSsaNnPxN0jmc0G9RKU/s1600-h/IMG_4554.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRys9K0KBU-DKoIuKXwFWqXIpeXlY_AHelIXtIQu5Jt9m6t4Jaib9pYoPgqcRJ3pghjxdrAza-YwWA632hnBpLf9T4WU3p37URH6kZqhc9fATicOV4rkSha47UoSsaNnPxN0jmc0G9RKU/s320/IMG_4554.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440331000539074914" border="0" /></a><br />...and St Paul's Cathedral in spring.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWMIpLcwHqT1YJ7JetPaRlHsMn9D0rMJwAoiV5F7K9z6wzR8Zhlv1A-0HMw5qhDnNrTOJxkAedXWxvwninRvkqJc3Sq87-aoW-ywIcOkHMjOVZCQj9R2VH99ioVov3QEF9to026tr2rR0/s1600-h/IMGP8945.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWMIpLcwHqT1YJ7JetPaRlHsMn9D0rMJwAoiV5F7K9z6wzR8Zhlv1A-0HMw5qhDnNrTOJxkAedXWxvwninRvkqJc3Sq87-aoW-ywIcOkHMjOVZCQj9R2VH99ioVov3QEF9to026tr2rR0/s320/IMGP8945.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440331640734918354" border="0" /></a><br />From London, it's only a short flight to the European mainland. I have a soft spot for the Tour Eiffel in Paris...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9wMICGdFHWrgpstUqNysNDSpp9lXqxEvdsSBYm6MCSokcrepxHjJxvV6GP_xmSOVAYmm6Sv1cAIph1uibX4rUdGkOnevz-Y2fYx6fXhOoNpLfd5zfJ1BDR4zCE_HkQzXjJsgX6Mbpp9k/s1600-h/IMGP7059.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9wMICGdFHWrgpstUqNysNDSpp9lXqxEvdsSBYm6MCSokcrepxHjJxvV6GP_xmSOVAYmm6Sv1cAIph1uibX4rUdGkOnevz-Y2fYx6fXhOoNpLfd5zfJ1BDR4zCE_HkQzXjJsgX6Mbpp9k/s320/IMGP7059.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440331639758064242" border="0" /></a>...the Trevi Fountain in Rome...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiOHgQKWUadoqIspOOEIYv3e7o4ymrvkNg34T440yUy98qWbCkPdGI703daqzrKW6jzhsUe-Uyh4MLo9pdPfI8HDnpS_UhCeD2MkarfuVlVP3TErLM2MNxFht9llpeXA9HMNv019fE2R0/s1600-h/IMG_5594.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiOHgQKWUadoqIspOOEIYv3e7o4ymrvkNg34T440yUy98qWbCkPdGI703daqzrKW6jzhsUe-Uyh4MLo9pdPfI8HDnpS_UhCeD2MkarfuVlVP3TErLM2MNxFht9llpeXA9HMNv019fE2R0/s320/IMG_5594.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440331348914654818" border="0" /></a>...and, my personal favourite, the Colosseum. Which is best viewed not only from the outside...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixr1Yy5LvbdKIv4f2wdaxvmV-tol3l3DiXMLPsk5uXwyJnlGIcBVyLPBI7C78kzeNOxes_t5f_DIIoUEbS_NZgPxlLjZLcArZ5DSLxODRKSLr1KFifKSmxcz4m4NmbIRUjDeSB2ldZqpw/s1600-h/IMG_5425.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixr1Yy5LvbdKIv4f2wdaxvmV-tol3l3DiXMLPsk5uXwyJnlGIcBVyLPBI7C78kzeNOxes_t5f_DIIoUEbS_NZgPxlLjZLcArZ5DSLxODRKSLr1KFifKSmxcz4m4NmbIRUjDeSB2ldZqpw/s320/IMG_5425.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440331007502804338" border="0" /></a>...but also the inside.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKhOvGNjVsRRlih3PZIy_grwftRPp8sAULgdVT4nVyVU0g99rFiRrvxrSGUb3n4XREbWQTCg0vyteH26IxQ2SxKnvBemowtvREngNgYzvAJnEtUQCUrGmynhfIc9k5bjJ95VYq1p6zMbg/s1600-h/IMG_5488.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKhOvGNjVsRRlih3PZIy_grwftRPp8sAULgdVT4nVyVU0g99rFiRrvxrSGUb3n4XREbWQTCg0vyteH26IxQ2SxKnvBemowtvREngNgYzvAJnEtUQCUrGmynhfIc9k5bjJ95VYq1p6zMbg/s320/IMG_5488.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440331018189122338" border="0" /></a><br />There's never enough room to tell all the stories in each of these buildings. Some beautiful, some not so much. But I hope you enjoyed at least one or two 'aww' or 'aaaah' moments in these old and beautiful buildings.<br /><a><br /><img src="http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii179/chelstephenson/aquapoppydesigns/karenrsig.jpg" style="border: medium none ; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" /></a>Karen Reyburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04532276778702192898noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1672875517194887714.post-14153245996985729652009-12-28T16:12:00.007+00:002010-01-09T15:49:03.952+00:00Portraits In The SnowOh the weather outside is frightful, but taking photos is so delightful...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzN2lOMyJLOJ0R9eHWlqfKQsO1urE80egfIedgodEzGJo3MSxCrjJwFhQ9fcd2zt01njtSUBBh3dW-r0UVqsspgOBPwe2MqO88F3p8_o1r8VfOBSyNVaeXF4cAy4pZuAf73gDS4Lz1yf8/s1600-h/IMG_9231.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzN2lOMyJLOJ0R9eHWlqfKQsO1urE80egfIedgodEzGJo3MSxCrjJwFhQ9fcd2zt01njtSUBBh3dW-r0UVqsspgOBPwe2MqO88F3p8_o1r8VfOBSyNVaeXF4cAy4pZuAf73gDS4Lz1yf8/s320/IMG_9231.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420321507965963746" border="0" /></a>...so since it's so beautiful...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Z9nvJ5wyNE5m9wb35n9S6WP2qxkGQJ4ozmsdpYGs3C6S-GUBX4-kqJI1X0j1jjyY395tKddTcKaJgPamLlwY5l2UINLfJsmq1-P0RvGEO4IHEin6PfVP9NVBa_eZJxV7RslLSvr2RLE/s1600-h/IMG_9199.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Z9nvJ5wyNE5m9wb35n9S6WP2qxkGQJ4ozmsdpYGs3C6S-GUBX4-kqJI1X0j1jjyY395tKddTcKaJgPamLlwY5l2UINLfJsmq1-P0RvGEO4IHEin6PfVP9NVBa_eZJxV7RslLSvr2RLE/s320/IMG_9199.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420321498496101122" border="0" /></a>...let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ5YnOoKnsJMb2tw6lIz_xKW7hcjlWZzSI87qq-T9SYNgoqixhPHc_LLllRRWMSctckbp3ipiOE5BWjwMFMS9JsHF3plSlqyWRGVX5MeL4Q8zyM8JcUHJ13TFuNA74o-unUoMz69a_8eA/s1600-h/IMG_9193.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ5YnOoKnsJMb2tw6lIz_xKW7hcjlWZzSI87qq-T9SYNgoqixhPHc_LLllRRWMSctckbp3ipiOE5BWjwMFMS9JsHF3plSlqyWRGVX5MeL4Q8zyM8JcUHJ13TFuNA74o-unUoMz69a_8eA/s320/IMG_9193.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420321495121200338" border="0" /></a>These last few weeks we've had more snow than we usually get at Christmas, so a few people have taken advantage of it by requesting some photo shoots! I had a brilliant time, and here are the results of our labours.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfuLlWfrAp1K70ds7eXRah6PLBnaX1bBd_H15D7wfMqSwhH4GKJl6nJoDn-d3TeIM7UduZuyWcoseV_0OrUFx3YQ8CZFRaws_v4fO2fwC29c6BvRQTFnMjHPPP1j-srcVhGPooZs6SsJY/s1600-h/IMG_9188.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfuLlWfrAp1K70ds7eXRah6PLBnaX1bBd_H15D7wfMqSwhH4GKJl6nJoDn-d3TeIM7UduZuyWcoseV_0OrUFx3YQ8CZFRaws_v4fO2fwC29c6BvRQTFnMjHPPP1j-srcVhGPooZs6SsJY/s320/IMG_9188.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420321489973353426" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI0kxM5uXS1Yx3R8KS6KaIVfS_MZWg1kG2bvGfBjQMaBcO4snHKmOsHr6Ol62Dj7RG2BKBYL4QzZX2QWcZQK_7BFPrRGuJ7A1ZXA3Ht0iO04slgx0xUeMHFAEMDuZbe9KfR-EWv1gvwKI/s1600-h/IMG_9178.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI0kxM5uXS1Yx3R8KS6KaIVfS_MZWg1kG2bvGfBjQMaBcO4snHKmOsHr6Ol62Dj7RG2BKBYL4QzZX2QWcZQK_7BFPrRGuJ7A1ZXA3Ht0iO04slgx0xUeMHFAEMDuZbe9KfR-EWv1gvwKI/s320/IMG_9178.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420321486434103826" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhOHWtw2zRortF9H4Rt99oS321L0FqHFCzg0BlNYstMfoYo3yKgDyniV-J-3BemWJubA8Wc269YxUb2SADGdc-DpFF31vgFV8kZiZd-uFIHW8JPPyOcT3ZG9cIs-uLlgVrMmGp5rU9kqQ/s1600-h/IMG_9171.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhOHWtw2zRortF9H4Rt99oS321L0FqHFCzg0BlNYstMfoYo3yKgDyniV-J-3BemWJubA8Wc269YxUb2SADGdc-DpFF31vgFV8kZiZd-uFIHW8JPPyOcT3ZG9cIs-uLlgVrMmGp5rU9kqQ/s320/IMG_9171.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420321079477020898" border="0" /></a>This is a family photo shoot that became very festive! We had santa hats, Christmas stockings...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhMPgwFcxi5p0c3bda220cP1UUUMuiuvFDP9td4QpKfrYmX6pqT78CM7u7zeYTdDtZFzNEhGVrYTajsGgVLgmExOzZUHtUX08Jemq0URYW92srV5jDSr972RvaqWTMnk4mAsB-am-s8pw/s1600-h/IMG_9110.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhMPgwFcxi5p0c3bda220cP1UUUMuiuvFDP9td4QpKfrYmX6pqT78CM7u7zeYTdDtZFzNEhGVrYTajsGgVLgmExOzZUHtUX08Jemq0URYW92srV5jDSr972RvaqWTMnk4mAsB-am-s8pw/s320/IMG_9110.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420321060498404898" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVjEfSE8Fw0yu3sbVshNURbc9CFqSU47hTX-1DIfQYTpn58HGYjXw5496cSlGnhcWFZOBWAVE_AmI4a6_H7_YGsOPRhOaHE6pAHRcp4N80vfu5YvMG4zqRNHKuhs6u-fXbpMgH_CszyiE/s1600-h/IMG_9109.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVjEfSE8Fw0yu3sbVshNURbc9CFqSU47hTX-1DIfQYTpn58HGYjXw5496cSlGnhcWFZOBWAVE_AmI4a6_H7_YGsOPRhOaHE6pAHRcp4N80vfu5YvMG4zqRNHKuhs6u-fXbpMgH_CszyiE/s320/IMG_9109.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420321053329424434" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJfNQDNh-wNHBS7RAHfZ-LFZSjFQsIjR36gp0mK9tpsa7-GK7GQwLdNbkSYItL2FZaXKxUdJLlmqMfQX3ndpItpN3BKdVGYu5_ty-uoNt5PClVGbV6vExUGDgD5Q5hqNMLoBf26zld5ug/s1600-h/IMG_9120.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJfNQDNh-wNHBS7RAHfZ-LFZSjFQsIjR36gp0mK9tpsa7-GK7GQwLdNbkSYItL2FZaXKxUdJLlmqMfQX3ndpItpN3BKdVGYu5_ty-uoNt5PClVGbV6vExUGDgD5Q5hqNMLoBf26zld5ug/s320/IMG_9120.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420321066581493954" border="0" /></a>...and a rogue elf.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVbzHDxGbc_uMwVsZcYoVjnH_f3CNJgZR72rySsH7XSGTsmgcTIs1iVTBROuAfFbGdQKiHMIPv1uiF7jInFnaE88J81rtRQrtYzrxhyphenhyphenHfMDhCXLeLlvelkPaTY1GWfuswyLEl_uZlgbHk/s1600-h/IMG_9155.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVbzHDxGbc_uMwVsZcYoVjnH_f3CNJgZR72rySsH7XSGTsmgcTIs1iVTBROuAfFbGdQKiHMIPv1uiF7jInFnaE88J81rtRQrtYzrxhyphenhyphenHfMDhCXLeLlvelkPaTY1GWfuswyLEl_uZlgbHk/s320/IMG_9155.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420321068881466562" border="0" /></a><a></a>Have yourself a merry little Christmas...okay, new year then! It still feels like Christmas to me!<br /><br /><img src="http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii179/chelstephenson/aquapoppydesigns/karenrsig.jpg" style="border: medium none ; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" />Karen Reyburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04532276778702192898noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1672875517194887714.post-50793861728388090912009-12-07T22:50:00.007+00:002010-01-09T15:22:19.491+00:00Mary Zalesny Mulligan, 1914-2009Today is the 7th of December. That means it's Pearl Harbour Day, and 18 days to Christmas Day, and my grandmother's birthday.<br /><br />Recently, Grams went to be with her Saviour (and mine! - so I rejoice that I will see her again soon). I was in the States to attend her memorial service, and I'd like to honour her by sharing a few photographs with you of this amazing woman.<br /><br />(Naturally, I didn't take any of these, except the last one!)<br /><br />She was an airline stewardess...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF_dZUzIjshl9V3MdpJtHW7ie-_Wwe2Nov61anZkmVksIja1W-xxJxw_t6f448jFXGi8TdYVkGgobdDsr-I659V0taXTw-Sktx2I1_FhP67AnyzpSahG8rwGMtTey0j81in0WHd94vT7Q/s1600-h/PIC-Circa1943-SCAN-Mull.Pic8x10-FlightStewardessMaryAA.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF_dZUzIjshl9V3MdpJtHW7ie-_Wwe2Nov61anZkmVksIja1W-xxJxw_t6f448jFXGi8TdYVkGgobdDsr-I659V0taXTw-Sktx2I1_FhP67AnyzpSahG8rwGMtTey0j81in0WHd94vT7Q/s320/PIC-Circa1943-SCAN-Mull.Pic8x10-FlightStewardessMaryAA.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412632874298261122" border="0" /></a><br />...a beautiful airline stewardess!!...(this is the photo she sent my grandfather while they were writing letters. Needless to say, he sent back a wedding ring.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF6GqJWcMp_JO9kQ4LVF_hx27_4hCG_N1Ldk4XS9AhWtawIADDwvmjiCtT-mAVB4a6rwRgFFH5THi74C6pshI8IZUrolAO_Wz80OX8FJJYmbvSPrHUprs5JTllU6YS-GTpGiAR_QNM_zU/s1600-h/IMG_7592.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF6GqJWcMp_JO9kQ4LVF_hx27_4hCG_N1Ldk4XS9AhWtawIADDwvmjiCtT-mAVB4a6rwRgFFH5THi74C6pshI8IZUrolAO_Wz80OX8FJJYmbvSPrHUprs5JTllU6YS-GTpGiAR_QNM_zU/s320/IMG_7592.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412634542022843922" border="0" /></a><br />She was a nurse...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Byw3_98yHuCQuvDp7CK4KZqvnHBbcLZqVCd6cKWYGk-13xlNdCTln8Id6ELxSEq-pIR5qBYo65q4ftHXIluvwrNZeuu8A6dtW-QaQcwuAFXE9SeCBsJBIxUVmfZtc_Uih7CZBdIoh5c/s1600-h/PIC-Circa1937-SCAN-Mull.Pic8x10-OhioValleyGeneralSchoolOfNursingWheelingWVA-MaryZalesny.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Byw3_98yHuCQuvDp7CK4KZqvnHBbcLZqVCd6cKWYGk-13xlNdCTln8Id6ELxSEq-pIR5qBYo65q4ftHXIluvwrNZeuu8A6dtW-QaQcwuAFXE9SeCBsJBIxUVmfZtc_Uih7CZBdIoh5c/s320/PIC-Circa1937-SCAN-Mull.Pic8x10-OhioValleyGeneralSchoolOfNursingWheelingWVA-MaryZalesny.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412632872806509010" border="0" /></a>...the wife of another amazing person, the irrepressible Bill Mulligan...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYTZV-5rW8I_HKIPkO-z0sk513qpFfNM19Xl4pi6BL3EM1-sEWuWad2kMC64lwteY2asey4ceYb45TwGigve6a2U8JjjDtw3w9GCnYRYaMwGMzMfqrRBpDdtpGIeK37bjBNLUh6FE0z2I/s1600-h/PIC-19420717-SCAN-Mull.Pic6x7.5-Wedding-BillAndMaryMulligan-CouplePic.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 237px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYTZV-5rW8I_HKIPkO-z0sk513qpFfNM19Xl4pi6BL3EM1-sEWuWad2kMC64lwteY2asey4ceYb45TwGigve6a2U8JjjDtw3w9GCnYRYaMwGMzMfqrRBpDdtpGIeK37bjBNLUh6FE0z2I/s320/PIC-19420717-SCAN-Mull.Pic6x7.5-Wedding-BillAndMaryMulligan-CouplePic.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412632865348483026" border="0" /></a>...and an example and encouragement to me.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQbtHpf_E_NeXkxSj74Ca4z2kVDYD1OInqzDJTWt6C6qyE37t_V6FOaOQcbRCeWdHnuadERFF-6koOuRq43jEyfHKNRYY2awkA0y3GGe4DXvPweh1TjaPGpaNNXRuVBsrbSUZthkyR9uE/s1600-h/scan0001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 222px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQbtHpf_E_NeXkxSj74Ca4z2kVDYD1OInqzDJTWt6C6qyE37t_V6FOaOQcbRCeWdHnuadERFF-6koOuRq43jEyfHKNRYY2awkA0y3GGe4DXvPweh1TjaPGpaNNXRuVBsrbSUZthkyR9uE/s320/scan0001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412634098088659938" border="0" /></a><br />I am missing her today. <br /><br />Mary Zalesny Mulligan - 7 December 1914 to 2 October 2009<br /><br /><br /><a><img src="http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii179/chelstephenson/aquapoppydesigns/karenrsig.jpg" style="border: medium none ; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" /></a>Karen Reyburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04532276778702192898noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1672875517194887714.post-62540479055694021242009-12-07T22:32:00.006+00:002009-12-07T22:43:07.960+00:00Sunshine On My ShouldersHere's the second of the family shoots I did recently. This one was in Phoenix, Arizona (USA!) - where the only challenge weather-wise is, which spot of shade should we choose?<br /><br />Because in a place where the sun comes out every day, you just can't go wrong with a little bit of laughter...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDDC7CuWAYoqulMIstp8onQNA_P2zNVXLu2mY27H4IJq9FmroQeCFmG7pOxtM6uylL1Drl5kEs8lbi_7ps2O47dq3YXURZ383Lp64NNjNl1bEZIo4jFMAM49VWu1JYhhSmg6vvDnLfFxs/s1600-h/IMG_8092-1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDDC7CuWAYoqulMIstp8onQNA_P2zNVXLu2mY27H4IJq9FmroQeCFmG7pOxtM6uylL1Drl5kEs8lbi_7ps2O47dq3YXURZ383Lp64NNjNl1bEZIo4jFMAM49VWu1JYhhSmg6vvDnLfFxs/s320/IMG_8092-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412626856905245154" border="0" /></a>...some silliness...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOz1b8eZQrgXhL-0CU_axu_2DSgR4zLYEIrVF-kGqISiXLswA-K_YQQZSVc4MgfiGMBX5mwxWAw0iH2GzA6F96cTu0JWRvVD_0XWorAtAuE1bHp3puBoBZAS7j2oSfMjuYX180A8MRDbY/s1600-h/IMG_7941-1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOz1b8eZQrgXhL-0CU_axu_2DSgR4zLYEIrVF-kGqISiXLswA-K_YQQZSVc4MgfiGMBX5mwxWAw0iH2GzA6F96cTu0JWRvVD_0XWorAtAuE1bHp3puBoBZAS7j2oSfMjuYX180A8MRDbY/s320/IMG_7941-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412626841625838930" border="0" /></a>...a precious moment or two...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjip7SfrpLB7d234AV1bNtPbxNfn0Dm10RGxCHggJ7wJvDAQW6LOjXkRRD8tSTaaQfVVCG2gmKxnXITpqRulQuyMqpSJz9j9oUpmgcq9fzvXq5e6bFJDzQ1U_qoTAbh9wVwGK3Fr0g6c6o/s1600-h/IMG_8143-1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjip7SfrpLB7d234AV1bNtPbxNfn0Dm10RGxCHggJ7wJvDAQW6LOjXkRRD8tSTaaQfVVCG2gmKxnXITpqRulQuyMqpSJz9j9oUpmgcq9fzvXq5e6bFJDzQ1U_qoTAbh9wVwGK3Fr0g6c6o/s320/IMG_8143-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412627053379085090" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8FjXFl6Ek6lhfh7_WSgOc5Di4q2yHgBDcvPME9-cojAkQPk8S9AQmcX5LWL-S4ezvg5psk0HPuYogbmkYGOKLHuwiNasS-l5x2oaFgjJaTln3yMZjL2NEyilshVwhlUj7xu7td51jPmE/s1600-h/IMG_8068-1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8FjXFl6Ek6lhfh7_WSgOc5Di4q2yHgBDcvPME9-cojAkQPk8S9AQmcX5LWL-S4ezvg5psk0HPuYogbmkYGOKLHuwiNasS-l5x2oaFgjJaTln3yMZjL2NEyilshVwhlUj7xu7td51jPmE/s320/IMG_8068-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412626851886290594" border="0" /></a>...and just plain cuteness.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm0mW8PJJAisOSWPoTJlEM0yGiS-_duPsSoUB7dZWrB11Aj9vl3d0Tnh8X-PdJFUtiF75Sv8_BQXceaugpV9vTc6CYlu1hJmlBJM8cdcR6qQ_FEld8tom53vqGHoRftW9obvUFWYOB67g/s1600-h/IMG_8201-1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm0mW8PJJAisOSWPoTJlEM0yGiS-_duPsSoUB7dZWrB11Aj9vl3d0Tnh8X-PdJFUtiF75Sv8_BQXceaugpV9vTc6CYlu1hJmlBJM8cdcR6qQ_FEld8tom53vqGHoRftW9obvUFWYOB67g/s320/IMG_8201-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412627060508684722" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVkXqAeq-iE9Hh1I_zg-BLgAg_tYp2FLWpLu4uwnQF5mVHd_Z3HrD_0JekYs5ItMgxlUvos0uNZaQVLxqF9mGKRrUFY7yigApmu6YNRmMfU6mo-YlokY4xDCGefcKaKZy1ZPjNKmOcytY/s1600-h/IMG_8013-1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVkXqAeq-iE9Hh1I_zg-BLgAg_tYp2FLWpLu4uwnQF5mVHd_Z3HrD_0JekYs5ItMgxlUvos0uNZaQVLxqF9mGKRrUFY7yigApmu6YNRmMfU6mo-YlokY4xDCGefcKaKZy1ZPjNKmOcytY/s320/IMG_8013-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412626848084480834" border="0" /></a><br />...It all adds up to one happy family!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCnwIqwmxqf9y2pjw2swHVG7z24sQOpqhBYUW6ryb990LwOKvVRqYSqT9zjMwFuJl8bG93P6tGo_soymRlwhlc6I7b-I9HlguJ5BVMYz3d6PKu1MQcpnvmTbS1o6vE9BK_4F5sWcQ_V9g/s1600-h/IMG_7931-1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCnwIqwmxqf9y2pjw2swHVG7z24sQOpqhBYUW6ryb990LwOKvVRqYSqT9zjMwFuJl8bG93P6tGo_soymRlwhlc6I7b-I9HlguJ5BVMYz3d6PKu1MQcpnvmTbS1o6vE9BK_4F5sWcQ_V9g/s320/IMG_7931-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412626839097579778" border="0" /></a>Thanks, guys, for a great day in the sun!<br /><br /><a><img src="http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii179/chelstephenson/aquapoppydesigns/karenrsig.jpg" style="border: medium none ; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; width: 98px; height: 40px;" /></a>Karen Reyburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04532276778702192898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1672875517194887714.post-66891366279504309772009-12-07T22:03:00.012+00:002009-12-07T22:42:28.642+00:00Best Days Of Our LivesThis month I had the privilege of doing several family photo shoots in the good ol' US of A! This first shoot was done in Sedona, Arizona.<br /><br />Sometimes everything just works out perfectly - the lighting...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9RT_jpglqLKkGHOUbsjoctSYUSvoG7LwTdlC8XJGkfq_8HLvd-KV8fRhjB056DhjHNTiUCrdebSftmGGdEMHpbOfgWTIVhqkMfeFn11VmqYRBeTTpbnlASREOMa81U7WF_urxHuzD8c8/s1600-h/IMG_8372.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9RT_jpglqLKkGHOUbsjoctSYUSvoG7LwTdlC8XJGkfq_8HLvd-KV8fRhjB056DhjHNTiUCrdebSftmGGdEMHpbOfgWTIVhqkMfeFn11VmqYRBeTTpbnlASREOMa81U7WF_urxHuzD8c8/s320/IMG_8372.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412624849003023218" border="0" /></a>...the grins on the little faces...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBCNcjAX-nji2dbj5e-yZiXNzG9mCM9ERG92zPZ0HaMpdKFYMRUyOo1LHBBRPvKE5vAkVOBsFm6yXtmwvnhGPAu_7TH8iziiKKcWjZD4zOPW8pkTXeHDqsXkiDvNbyIF8wUeSXnjZEdy8/s1600-h/IMG_8392.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBCNcjAX-nji2dbj5e-yZiXNzG9mCM9ERG92zPZ0HaMpdKFYMRUyOo1LHBBRPvKE5vAkVOBsFm6yXtmwvnhGPAu_7TH8iziiKKcWjZD4zOPW8pkTXeHDqsXkiDvNbyIF8wUeSXnjZEdy8/s320/IMG_8392.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412625275342363602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV8Nks0h1GvygyuxXif7NHGpslrC_E0sQppoUAmMDL5H6Q7J1xJpZKWr8IOA9gzDwkXeJ3r_Gyr8CExehcEObFbZTgSzwguAQ_7LNqe0l7RQD9DXVVpJUUP0iMHMz6cIHi_lIuOWMkQa0/s1600-h/IMG_8627.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV8Nks0h1GvygyuxXif7NHGpslrC_E0sQppoUAmMDL5H6Q7J1xJpZKWr8IOA9gzDwkXeJ3r_Gyr8CExehcEObFbZTgSzwguAQ_7LNqe0l7RQD9DXVVpJUUP0iMHMz6cIHi_lIuOWMkQa0/s320/IMG_8627.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412620364883898050" border="0" /></a>...the relaxed atmosphere...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP5Y0W5PkVWdCKN0q_lZm6TZphLZpDBhWQ2VyWPI4dAww1jI5QOCjTTSNukgRqnRul8_uzDP4-mgTeJOXrjImnXWDyU7cycMHi_nzxE1_6u0bGeKKcVlGMReIZG-qqe3voBwlKFVYIcuw/s1600-h/IMG_8429.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP5Y0W5PkVWdCKN0q_lZm6TZphLZpDBhWQ2VyWPI4dAww1jI5QOCjTTSNukgRqnRul8_uzDP4-mgTeJOXrjImnXWDyU7cycMHi_nzxE1_6u0bGeKKcVlGMReIZG-qqe3voBwlKFVYIcuw/s320/IMG_8429.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412620196720609970" border="0" /></a>...and the love.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZmVsPeOBpcSIlF37-lQuZIm2x-DNrzwtN8Aq-x7bBQrnEvynNvg6dLRzEmaw6LOQe596s-oPPYO14HMg1yQ3k_K2a7LXzZLy4uIcxrVoy6CZy-UopY_iawaqZs2DIrb2pybERiqrI9cs/s1600-h/IMG_8408.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZmVsPeOBpcSIlF37-lQuZIm2x-DNrzwtN8Aq-x7bBQrnEvynNvg6dLRzEmaw6LOQe596s-oPPYO14HMg1yQ3k_K2a7LXzZLy4uIcxrVoy6CZy-UopY_iawaqZs2DIrb2pybERiqrI9cs/s320/IMG_8408.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412620199235547602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDF9Q4ql8lQJktfF4h69MxEapl3FCHPhCBrE-KqTuZsznzE8z_WCxQuFCYBSNdtnKGx_zSFJ-HacZ2d9AOQdZbUu4X5icZv6MWBbWcZmyZUxY_GNsGeiUe1Za20u9R4PbPD86pANj8f2E/s1600-h/IMG_8582.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDF9Q4ql8lQJktfF4h69MxEapl3FCHPhCBrE-KqTuZsznzE8z_WCxQuFCYBSNdtnKGx_zSFJ-HacZ2d9AOQdZbUu4X5icZv6MWBbWcZmyZUxY_GNsGeiUe1Za20u9R4PbPD86pANj8f2E/s320/IMG_8582.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412620361179079842" border="0" /></a>Now that's a beautiful family!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcmesmi0_oq-FOCQsGKTlTBNDsZEqrA2X_j0-hSfFfcPS0Jg9Zb7OYVNDtw9Jk19rmLKIbonWv5ZBMquI1APHrGtJFmACId6edxVh20AQer3DJf0StyMAUh-8UcPwoo4GQgq2e_7ZJrIs/s1600-h/IMG_8382.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcmesmi0_oq-FOCQsGKTlTBNDsZEqrA2X_j0-hSfFfcPS0Jg9Zb7OYVNDtw9Jk19rmLKIbonWv5ZBMquI1APHrGtJFmACId6edxVh20AQer3DJf0StyMAUh-8UcPwoo4GQgq2e_7ZJrIs/s320/IMG_8382.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412622828483480914" border="0" /></a>(I'm sure glad I'm related to them!)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj62N8OqsFhSnPaf8iSCpJbkctfJndg_BbOJe8dDc5mDZ7vmUDPq2fvVor9zdbRucz8rrbDmp3QBqILyeVz0vWCY-WG1P61Vd2Y3JybOfWOY-t1bx0CnedkLd3ryI7PzFL9tTVyA9NoS9s/s1600-h/IMG_8382.JPG"><img src="http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii179/chelstephenson/aquapoppydesigns/karenrsig.jpg" style="border: medium none ; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" /></a>Karen Reyburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04532276778702192898noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1672875517194887714.post-27180694164138098022009-10-16T15:20:00.004+01:002009-12-07T22:43:31.866+00:00KISS wedding albumsMy supplier for wedding albums, <a href="https://www.kissweddingbooks.com/books/">KISS</a> (because they Keep It Simple,...) recently delivered some mini-albums for me. I immediately rang up my clients and they came rushing over to pick them up, and here is Carol and Mark's response to their little mini-album! (They were so excited we had to prepare an impromptu video.)<br /><a><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzE7gKZxoOkrOA2WfT8cWR7QI5kQibT5HqV0RlRowIKNsmSfJItKyTmozES-PEdinL0D-9o2y_KN0J4pQIX' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></a><br /><a><br /></a>Carol and Mark are now excitedly awaiting their large 10x10 album and a few other mini albums for family and friends!<br /><br /><a><img src="http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii179/chelstephenson/aquapoppydesigns/karenrsig.jpg" style="border: medium none ; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" /></a>Karen Reyburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04532276778702192898noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1672875517194887714.post-1513137325634595672009-10-14T01:40:00.018+01:002010-01-09T15:23:10.450+00:00Dead Good Chocolate Cake<p class="MsoNormal"><a> <meta name="Title" content=""><meta name="Keywords" content=""></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a> <meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"> <meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 2008"> <meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 2008"> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:documentproperties> <o:template>Normal.dotm</o:Template> <o:revision>0</o:Revision> <o:totaltime>0</o:TotalTime> <o:pages>1</o:Pages> <o:words>98</o:Words> <o:characters>560</o:Characters> <o:company>Reyburn Photography</o:Company> <o:lines>4</o:Lines> <o:paragraphs>1</o:Paragraphs> <o:characterswithspaces>687</o:CharactersWithSpaces> <o:version>12.0</o:Version> </o:DocumentProperties> <o:officedocumentsettings> <o:allowpng/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:trackmoves>false</w:TrackMoves> <w:trackformatting/> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:drawinggridhorizontalspacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing> <w:drawinggridverticalspacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing> <w:displayhorizontaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery> <w:displayverticaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> <w:dontautofitconstrainedtables/> <w:dontvertalignintxbx/> </w:Compatibility> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="276"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style></a><span lang="EN-US">Now, lest you think I'm trying to create a parody on 'death by chocolate', let me educate you.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The use of the word 'dead' in Scotland may be a little different than you are used to. It's not a verb, it's an adjective. You can be dead right, or dead wrong, or something can be dead on, or dead awful, or dead good. When they completely re-did the Glasgow Prestwick airport, the phrase they splashed all over the front of the buildings was 'Pure Dead Brilliant'. (We still think they should have left off the 'brilliant' bit and that would have been about right, but that's another blog post.)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">So when I say this chocolate cake is dead good, I mean it in the best sense of the word.
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<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Yes, you will probably add to your daily calorie limit simply by starting the cooking process - as I found, you don't want to leave a mess at the edge of the cooking bowl.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0shyphenhyphenT_Eu8pKM_zBPCnZ0ehfia7h0vSlfgUTBl72GPxJitKuvDQD5Oiixxx-76EHs9ptKalNsojQ7M6zYA0mbbknRetf_YQsXr9Rg3EEpCKH_HflO6s77cckz6lnyjJpDtoNIfFchYeiE/s1600-h/IMG_2872.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0shyphenhyphenT_Eu8pKM_zBPCnZ0ehfia7h0vSlfgUTBl72GPxJitKuvDQD5Oiixxx-76EHs9ptKalNsojQ7M6zYA0mbbknRetf_YQsXr9Rg3EEpCKH_HflO6s77cckz6lnyjJpDtoNIfFchYeiE/s320/IMG_2872.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392254013808834466" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">...But don't worry, you'll practically complete a workout stirring everything up...</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcfj1qXiWDqFYHvP7a6o9wis0GDzuhZMFVOVSWvcYQXKkrcXFib8gFfHltoWM6ZqF8dA33sRY_-rYjD51z675dWZfJJ_x16kC1erQlU-_pk-huHlxY0T0-ocMluInEaYUKT7FwJKU598g/s1600-h/IMG_3166.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcfj1qXiWDqFYHvP7a6o9wis0GDzuhZMFVOVSWvcYQXKkrcXFib8gFfHltoWM6ZqF8dA33sRY_-rYjD51z675dWZfJJ_x16kC1erQlU-_pk-huHlxY0T0-ocMluInEaYUKT7FwJKU598g/s320/IMG_3166.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392250592065659458" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">...checking the chocolate again (you've added a few items at this stage, so you will want to confirm that the dead goodness has not become a dead disaster)...</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9NRXpSBUvvlB96LSU13GXQcBs98DbOF7m_sysLtQFw5BgDfxJxvh3mPvwNtLvtlN4v5Bp0ENpJhIpJuVqTa_jb7b3Hz3-KpkUsGAaQFY1VhzLjaz85sRtbMpXpSHyOPkr9TjGJI5G0SI/s1600-h/IMG_3191.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9NRXpSBUvvlB96LSU13GXQcBs98DbOF7m_sysLtQFw5BgDfxJxvh3mPvwNtLvtlN4v5Bp0ENpJhIpJuVqTa_jb7b3Hz3-KpkUsGAaQFY1VhzLjaz85sRtbMpXpSHyOPkr9TjGJI5G0SI/s320/IMG_3191.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392250604432912530" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">...and for a few moments you will have no temptation at all, as you'll be dead busy layering the cakes,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijxX1hQ7dZFQDF19nSMEbTMO7pshaT4K4XcI0070-93k0paTYOslumbf_iOmuYi4Tw8ZI1ZLzv1U8GC6zorurMpDQYTP0HLwBT8qpfqeyZzA5qSydIDAoqLn7oRzTs3WwHki97TnzJVoY/s1600-h/IMG_2877.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijxX1hQ7dZFQDF19nSMEbTMO7pshaT4K4XcI0070-93k0paTYOslumbf_iOmuYi4Tw8ZI1ZLzv1U8GC6zorurMpDQYTP0HLwBT8qpfqeyZzA5qSydIDAoqLn7oRzTs3WwHki97TnzJVoY/s320/IMG_2877.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392250586733978418" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">....pouring the chocolate onto the cakes...</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglbBQvM0qo2jzQ7bO7ukB-WoHFBx2RgPWxW7BtByI_HIhj5sAkuam2tq9ZP5hpZ64pjxFGbGdCqyQTKbcFoTycfrXstqQ2DAuiO4W7gm72kFPUQZaGl7mS3VVc-TMp6-JxPCF7jkM4JoU/s1600-h/IMG_3192.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglbBQvM0qo2jzQ7bO7ukB-WoHFBx2RgPWxW7BtByI_HIhj5sAkuam2tq9ZP5hpZ64pjxFGbGdCqyQTKbcFoTycfrXstqQ2DAuiO4W7gm72kFPUQZaGl7mS3VVc-TMp6-JxPCF7jkM4JoU/s320/IMG_3192.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392251737892855954" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">...and surveying your finished work.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiimU9a1Wt4GAr4gXuY1LPMbrR7IyNrGt8yk1I-YEuHnBgMSsfRxJfTmQ2T6pY2L_LN2frHIiToE_dEsrJQ_KeqfrHXMaDDSRfxlaqMPbx4KR0-eYQDPsylUlyIvUzRjwGKcE_fZaH6AnM/s1600-h/IMG_3208.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiimU9a1Wt4GAr4gXuY1LPMbrR7IyNrGt8yk1I-YEuHnBgMSsfRxJfTmQ2T6pY2L_LN2frHIiToE_dEsrJQ_KeqfrHXMaDDSRfxlaqMPbx4KR0-eYQDPsylUlyIvUzRjwGKcE_fZaH6AnM/s320/IMG_3208.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392251741972348210" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Then there's the difficult task of serving up a piece...</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLpiRcdPcXIuq4nLAwvLuOz9l5gjvNIU19W-gw9Y7JcOv2r76bJJ8CjEsjPmV3yauoMAn61jvVWcbztmuNHeinIMuN-arzJVR6Cziaziaa8U6zqp2FnOs1kXy0st42D2uEA_rh6nzZRLY/s1600-h/IMG_3217.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLpiRcdPcXIuq4nLAwvLuOz9l5gjvNIU19W-gw9Y7JcOv2r76bJJ8CjEsjPmV3yauoMAn61jvVWcbztmuNHeinIMuN-arzJVR6Cziaziaa8U6zqp2FnOs1kXy0st42D2uEA_rh6nzZRLY/s320/IMG_3217.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392251747886934594" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">...but from this point on I can't help you.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5QbSWisgqr6ChQYaucTwSN6pm7SF-DB5dWDO8YizKHKr9XsECeKMf5tSlS52fmSFaIt3WG15-oaUcE95Yml8QueMkkQfx6dqm9isVu8myUSfCHfEbwoqSHqkHv_COjFo5HCVfOppc-Hs/s1600-h/IMG_3223.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5QbSWisgqr6ChQYaucTwSN6pm7SF-DB5dWDO8YizKHKr9XsECeKMf5tSlS52fmSFaIt3WG15-oaUcE95Yml8QueMkkQfx6dqm9isVu8myUSfCHfEbwoqSHqkHv_COjFo5HCVfOppc-Hs/s320/IMG_3223.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392251759354657474" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Because as this shot will show you, it was dead hard to make sure I had a clear picture - this little bite kept moving towards my mouth.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyizzGHKYFU5T6hO2ju32gqvvg2JnVpWKtwAole_ssvs_gQC4NgQkQAWovzcHDE6257djhMQuccE0MBfTqZXv8vNnkVGEv6hZQOxGMAdhAehjkGk_8MQO9zNGJZdECHJU9FbabdDGX2Qc/s1600-h/IMG_3224.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyizzGHKYFU5T6hO2ju32gqvvg2JnVpWKtwAole_ssvs_gQC4NgQkQAWovzcHDE6257djhMQuccE0MBfTqZXv8vNnkVGEv6hZQOxGMAdhAehjkGk_8MQO9zNGJZdECHJU9FbabdDGX2Qc/s320/IMG_3224.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392252006625592706" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">But I can assure you, it lived up to its name. For the dead good recipe, <a href="http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/3909/dead-good-chocolate-cake">click here</a>.</span></p> <!--EndFragment-->
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<br /><img src="http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii179/chelstephenson/aquapoppydesigns/karenrsig.jpg" style="border: medium none ; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" />Karen Reyburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04532276778702192898noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1672875517194887714.post-78092916554363338642009-09-13T01:09:00.020+01:002009-09-13T01:44:16.823+01:00What A Difference A Minute MakesWe all know what a difference a day can make...but what about a minute? Or even thirty seconds?<br /><br />Recently I drove up to the Outer Hebrides, the Isles of Lewis and Harris. These places are truly a photographer's dream. I learned quickly that if the weather and lighting didn't suit the picture I wanted, I simply had to wait a few minutes - or in some cases, a few seconds - and I'd get the one I wanted. Here's a compilation of the difference that a few minutes made in my photography.<br /><br />On my drive up through the Highlands, before I got to the islands, I stopped at the side of the road to take a picture. Before I could do so, it started raining so hard I couldn't even leave my car. I took this from inside the car...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7IXU-UwYlofmwb7JYcXLDuehep2NZ7n_U125KHtVyN7oqGQ7vc1SNTFxYuilkmhEA407BO3YTizzZl-dJQSNyDf8Hc99IyBa1UoXofXkZ20Zt6k449FjdiI8sHBfL-6Xz252AxqHNDdo/s1600-h/IMG_3366.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7IXU-UwYlofmwb7JYcXLDuehep2NZ7n_U125KHtVyN7oqGQ7vc1SNTFxYuilkmhEA407BO3YTizzZl-dJQSNyDf8Hc99IyBa1UoXofXkZ20Zt6k449FjdiI8sHBfL-6Xz252AxqHNDdo/s320/IMG_3366.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380738295348373522" border="0" /></a>...and within less than five minutes, the exact same scene looked like this:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV3UAzwYZXG3B5w7xvRiM8hnz-W7Ub4-kAXDdOQjFxNmXqd2nzkrGJrcoAC3gqkKSpHj94qzKhI7yeZ2PNE3oVRk56evsr90lua1v51nGSS75iQ__xqXAyWI8hZxLG9Wbbx87xw-0kaxc/s1600-h/IMG_3390.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV3UAzwYZXG3B5w7xvRiM8hnz-W7Ub4-kAXDdOQjFxNmXqd2nzkrGJrcoAC3gqkKSpHj94qzKhI7yeZ2PNE3oVRk56evsr90lua1v51nGSS75iQ__xqXAyWI8hZxLG9Wbbx87xw-0kaxc/s320/IMG_3390.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380738307206688258" border="0" /></a>In the meantime I looked quickly around, sure that this combination of pouring rain and streaming sunshine had to mean...yes! There it was!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhCfNhWlcTAIhBWGYBKIouwK-dwkpj95isXApllaaSH0nmJtrEw5a9JVITlgFcKbtWX-XKKWGXPhTALqOwtFqkwwu3UHTZ6lxrEjUYJeR3H1YLz-lq0MCDB2o0NodNhf2p3YWR_rXGk2Y/s1600-h/IMG_3378.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhCfNhWlcTAIhBWGYBKIouwK-dwkpj95isXApllaaSH0nmJtrEw5a9JVITlgFcKbtWX-XKKWGXPhTALqOwtFqkwwu3UHTZ6lxrEjUYJeR3H1YLz-lq0MCDB2o0NodNhf2p3YWR_rXGk2Y/s320/IMG_3378.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380738304417012418" border="0" /></a>There were rainbows everywhere in the highlands and islands. I think it will have to do for a separate blog post, but the speed at which the rain and sun traded places made for beauty everywhere.<br /><br />My next stop was near Loch Tulla. The rain was pouring down in sheets...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDQ6Yl6K4CcYTmVP91KjlxVu690CU69SDqutBy3YkV-VW86k6TKwysudCPMFStobgI8gxlFs3SPvIZsX_Wa0o94M0_xBNTJixb_9cYbV2QvYlM5nZad0J9r1ra9ve2GJL_xnd-gANBIxU/s1600-h/IMG_3433.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDQ6Yl6K4CcYTmVP91KjlxVu690CU69SDqutBy3YkV-VW86k6TKwysudCPMFStobgI8gxlFs3SPvIZsX_Wa0o94M0_xBNTJixb_9cYbV2QvYlM5nZad0J9r1ra9ve2GJL_xnd-gANBIxU/s320/IMG_3433.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380738312097332370" border="0" /></a>...but by this time I knew enough to just sit tight for a few minutes, and was quickly rewarded with the sun.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBIzJExnylDAcRRX97qIs7h34ZCxrIfhNvm1xpD2hoABWDEpveJ3l5HIO-fXcbUKANUpO8rzayiWL88KG2aC4xipYNfzeiKOvZc9sCQqn31Xz1ioakeuRaEPzk-pXjRgqrFfzNxvQADuY/s1600-h/IMG_3437.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBIzJExnylDAcRRX97qIs7h34ZCxrIfhNvm1xpD2hoABWDEpveJ3l5HIO-fXcbUKANUpO8rzayiWL88KG2aC4xipYNfzeiKOvZc9sCQqn31Xz1ioakeuRaEPzk-pXjRgqrFfzNxvQADuY/s320/IMG_3437.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380738318808695170" border="0" /></a><br />On the Isle of Harris, this one was my absolute favourite. I stopped because of the marvelous play of blues across the water...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_YSFHQsF-1WKbjb2-pq4eDikXRH3gHq0gRdmvkN46V7CQ9Vw-YHtPxN8ds-jRVtxUxfq-epOBTdr6CaRRVYgt9qL9J-TIReXQTaBgaqPzK47r71cDdyfPuB0bz8OqYkJjnl8BVSyhFc4/s1600-h/IMG_4217.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_YSFHQsF-1WKbjb2-pq4eDikXRH3gHq0gRdmvkN46V7CQ9Vw-YHtPxN8ds-jRVtxUxfq-epOBTdr6CaRRVYgt9qL9J-TIReXQTaBgaqPzK47r71cDdyfPuB0bz8OqYkJjnl8BVSyhFc4/s320/IMG_4217.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380739380755022146" border="0" /></a>...only to see them become reds and pinks within a matter of seconds.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikvzi1CFh1zZBvUccPNFRpGkqO1r6PzkFSkPkXcU6W5pLmAu6ef139nX4mlLLsLzvb5JRZUTNtGDrBwIgGpomMIY9F0GuJuEcNy-hZa6KegBOhvvV3Q-yQ1EgLskyzzd5MLmJV50dM-Kw/s1600-h/IMG_4221.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikvzi1CFh1zZBvUccPNFRpGkqO1r6PzkFSkPkXcU6W5pLmAu6ef139nX4mlLLsLzvb5JRZUTNtGDrBwIgGpomMIY9F0GuJuEcNy-hZa6KegBOhvvV3Q-yQ1EgLskyzzd5MLmJV50dM-Kw/s320/IMG_4221.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380739385826251746" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbD8tR2HL4PU9vNDElO9fh6JIDoyFxigVTeQLLgXDS3AoO49pp84C3831aDWPOj_I-8th7AhlKVOuwnjALGuVAInRi24cac3PLoPO2Pj1Eu26gUWxxhKuzm05AO0w6K3eZyaAwARGZx2g/s1600-h/IMG_4223.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbD8tR2HL4PU9vNDElO9fh6JIDoyFxigVTeQLLgXDS3AoO49pp84C3831aDWPOj_I-8th7AhlKVOuwnjALGuVAInRi24cac3PLoPO2Pj1Eu26gUWxxhKuzm05AO0w6K3eZyaAwARGZx2g/s320/IMG_4223.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380739802837090402" border="0" /></a>Same thing at a nearby beach. Lovely sandy beaches lit up by the sun, with white clouds in a blue sky above...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3EnaBP_vkD2VUTSPt_XTAsPeL5JLfU-SF-v_u0sFIuxBsg4KFDgdSvbY7sGyWakICtciPjHPHFe7jIkt4tLCmvmvLbTdbpNegWAbSKw0cAmkePrxRel87LiyXVXokaKsk8oF49eyWcX0/s1600-h/IMG_4247.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3EnaBP_vkD2VUTSPt_XTAsPeL5JLfU-SF-v_u0sFIuxBsg4KFDgdSvbY7sGyWakICtciPjHPHFe7jIkt4tLCmvmvLbTdbpNegWAbSKw0cAmkePrxRel87LiyXVXokaKsk8oF49eyWcX0/s320/IMG_4247.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380739811771310002" border="0" /></a>...suddenly becoming dark and fearsome with the advent of some evil-looking clouds (which subsequently poured out such a quantity of rain that I had to flee to my car!).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPhk2vRhoA8sVVwYgqU5lHokh6Fq2Ipwtzax8DU1MzuD38GaJu1sGHGLcy0kNAl8aa27TcaoLSbQZnuMP21Rjm9sjPaoXN6u0_w6_oUgB2dtlzIRZ0nG-rNGABapFt-DbCJl3vZQV4_aU/s1600-h/IMG_4270.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPhk2vRhoA8sVVwYgqU5lHokh6Fq2Ipwtzax8DU1MzuD38GaJu1sGHGLcy0kNAl8aa27TcaoLSbQZnuMP21Rjm9sjPaoXN6u0_w6_oUgB2dtlzIRZ0nG-rNGABapFt-DbCJl3vZQV4_aU/s320/IMG_4270.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380739813219471474" border="0" /></a><br />Finally, on my way back from Harris to Lewis, with pounding rain and darkened skies, the sun suddenly burst out in a blaze of glory - for about a second.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjeetSi3oPSpyBGFxTw8sQwk1cp4ITs1oRUYBuEOIrBIg5yDWH5FIUFGRLApZnHRQK2DSuM7-EdWJYzWeIXo5PwLTbFnm3tUM-V5r7TQAoQV9iuwgLINulR4f6-5HSHy10pKhhAaTxFT4/s1600-h/IMG_4347.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjeetSi3oPSpyBGFxTw8sQwk1cp4ITs1oRUYBuEOIrBIg5yDWH5FIUFGRLApZnHRQK2DSuM7-EdWJYzWeIXo5PwLTbFnm3tUM-V5r7TQAoQV9iuwgLINulR4f6-5HSHy10pKhhAaTxFT4/s320/IMG_4347.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380739820584262258" border="0" /></a>In real time, I think I lowered my camera, changed a few settings, and looked up to find that the shaft of light had already moved from the middle of mountains to the far left:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8LDEpL_X2e9PV7X6saLkeld4yJD-358XUulTEE_maNVpJE5443U1VdTiiar_0ReInzcp-gxlKICyRqyty8vxyqrXEKjpJemCy-kf2oLRLyRjO2YwlBgOqNdeIrFR6ab_s0a39KsZCYLs/s1600-h/IMG_4348.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8LDEpL_X2e9PV7X6saLkeld4yJD-358XUulTEE_maNVpJE5443U1VdTiiar_0ReInzcp-gxlKICyRqyty8vxyqrXEKjpJemCy-kf2oLRLyRjO2YwlBgOqNdeIrFR6ab_s0a39KsZCYLs/s320/IMG_4348.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380739908121771202" border="0" /></a><br />..and in another moment was gone altogether.<br /><br />Truly, "the heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament shows His handiwork." (Psalm 19.1) And what a beautiful, varied, changing handiwork it is!<a><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii179/chelstephenson/aquapoppydesigns/karenrsig.jpg" style="border: medium none ; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" /><br /></a><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Airdrie-United-Kingdom/Reyburn-Photography/70968306915?v=photos"><br />To see more photos of the Outer Hebrides, visit our Facebook page here.</a>Karen Reyburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04532276778702192898noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1672875517194887714.post-92136823762934622202009-08-05T21:07:00.011+01:002009-09-11T15:48:10.406+01:00Water Water EverywhereRecently I was driving back home through South Ayrshire and was just captivated by light on water. Within the space of about two hours, I saw such a variety of colours and changing patterns that I had to stop and capture some of them.<br /><br />First there was the view of Ailsa Craig. (This involved pulling over at the side of the road and clambering down a scree of stones, then climbing up on a huge rock for just the right angle.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiklGMzPBHx8WDC3mUSHebBh82WqYwAfCCMvjhh0aNlVDKHbVp4cxYhjviEym6w1KblpnSt-MQa7ceGqJs3JOh7L0ejddrm0nZ0zKkgLhVUbqOp6dbkAvksmBwEpwiVWZycthq2z4frf0/s1600-h/IMG_2776.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiklGMzPBHx8WDC3mUSHebBh82WqYwAfCCMvjhh0aNlVDKHbVp4cxYhjviEym6w1KblpnSt-MQa7ceGqJs3JOh7L0ejddrm0nZ0zKkgLhVUbqOp6dbkAvksmBwEpwiVWZycthq2z4frf0/s320/IMG_2776.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366574710513375314" border="0" /></a>Even while I was standing there, the light changed every moment. The sun went behind the clouds, and then came out again, turning this...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHHBgsdE0zKIx3aQlSQ157QuRgln6NFIW6ogpRm2f62oiiK-xb2MRecca5aWIsVfY3pQSG4Be-RnBggKzwNsR7bxvCYgdEgEJXYftAjt7Mxa_curCeLP8T5rV6UJfA0UYbHyAYnsIJ9f0/s1600-h/IMG_2787.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHHBgsdE0zKIx3aQlSQ157QuRgln6NFIW6ogpRm2f62oiiK-xb2MRecca5aWIsVfY3pQSG4Be-RnBggKzwNsR7bxvCYgdEgEJXYftAjt7Mxa_curCeLP8T5rV6UJfA0UYbHyAYnsIJ9f0/s320/IMG_2787.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366576260397539362" border="0" /></a>...to this:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoG3aJUd4odhC0xTZC1qJDLR5r5s1nUzVr40qIAgVpDvpAdutNfg7LXPdyviUa575VfwlXxKfdFk5KOC0MVYldZzmy51Brf4otS73wulr3dmmnBQxrUrTA7E6eI9Ue8XxxbnCiUBct-44/s1600-h/IMG_2772.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoG3aJUd4odhC0xTZC1qJDLR5r5s1nUzVr40qIAgVpDvpAdutNfg7LXPdyviUa575VfwlXxKfdFk5KOC0MVYldZzmy51Brf4otS73wulr3dmmnBQxrUrTA7E6eI9Ue8XxxbnCiUBct-44/s320/IMG_2772.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366574427719163010" border="0" /></a>I turned to the left and got this...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJnoeULk6to4uaUCXUdbasBUFSMReDTcdempBSYBQHZrYtE2M-RP8pazjwtG5jYWB5_PRwVBGkmpFk9p5gFVDrt4RiY8Erx-K_NkyQvF_PjrZmjjTaBDVz86y-DPoR7Iy7MV3isZG1640/s1600-h/IMG_2786.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJnoeULk6to4uaUCXUdbasBUFSMReDTcdempBSYBQHZrYtE2M-RP8pazjwtG5jYWB5_PRwVBGkmpFk9p5gFVDrt4RiY8Erx-K_NkyQvF_PjrZmjjTaBDVz86y-DPoR7Iy7MV3isZG1640/s320/IMG_2786.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366574431659889826" border="0" /></a>...and then to the right for this one.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiawu6b4ICy4Lh4JwcsKQC5fhTrPM9L4d3U6WlRuDtjcYH9vFLWgF5yyXVuYuu2qQnUpEOVyovhZEn5ywPq55e69zNSVAaQ4I98wKl2bK2y2ncDWr7KJlLPbrSLwHjEYVDGLmB6nWN1bTs/s1600-h/IMG_2766.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiawu6b4ICy4Lh4JwcsKQC5fhTrPM9L4d3U6WlRuDtjcYH9vFLWgF5yyXVuYuu2qQnUpEOVyovhZEn5ywPq55e69zNSVAaQ4I98wKl2bK2y2ncDWr7KJlLPbrSLwHjEYVDGLmB6nWN1bTs/s320/IMG_2766.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366574427439176498" border="0" /></a>The sun continued to streak across the sky as I drove, and as I neared Ayr I realised that I would be driving just past the beach at sunset. After six wrong turns (no lie), and almost going the wrong way on a one-way street, I raced across the sands to capture these:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGrWkmO74BTF5C1fzNxSYm9-GdL1vs_iyssPcxW8heh6uY7vIrscemUPCkiqIHRTWfnvHeMp95rhEEKVsmyfMOnrJtFopAIUcKLq_2-DrmrdijBnaVzD5sbvwgoHAfXplEAeSd18EyJOA/s1600-h/IMG_2821.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGrWkmO74BTF5C1fzNxSYm9-GdL1vs_iyssPcxW8heh6uY7vIrscemUPCkiqIHRTWfnvHeMp95rhEEKVsmyfMOnrJtFopAIUcKLq_2-DrmrdijBnaVzD5sbvwgoHAfXplEAeSd18EyJOA/s320/IMG_2821.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366577473554334978" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw3bfrFbHj2o5lGTOyxO7YvT6IABkn3ZX68iQ7yAlx1RqopWTrVh0qoWou24lKYZPAQ2KOSLjiwFUNULmwJqhhd_HJomm2gqrGP_MChH_8nGxSThaN_jN1BE67uXSH_aSyUmAUknuTyQU/s1600-h/IMG_2813.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw3bfrFbHj2o5lGTOyxO7YvT6IABkn3ZX68iQ7yAlx1RqopWTrVh0qoWou24lKYZPAQ2KOSLjiwFUNULmwJqhhd_HJomm2gqrGP_MChH_8nGxSThaN_jN1BE67uXSH_aSyUmAUknuTyQU/s320/IMG_2813.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366574443360108066" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvq42fzsVvJwmQtoY_zQOp_-wW1uunObsQ_YULEockOl4I7gJ9TZhS0MW07w8B5JPDATr54FVi-wTYUHGjcNho8Aqhp0kAcoLspvQI2HEl6bl_SPAfiei2x5JQOEm5nF4H8VIGtPkSogw/s1600-h/IMG_2802.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvq42fzsVvJwmQtoY_zQOp_-wW1uunObsQ_YULEockOl4I7gJ9TZhS0MW07w8B5JPDATr54FVi-wTYUHGjcNho8Aqhp0kAcoLspvQI2HEl6bl_SPAfiei2x5JQOEm5nF4H8VIGtPkSogw/s320/IMG_2802.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366577252742836962" border="0" /></a>...and then the sun started to fade completely, so I took a last shot and walked back to the car.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTQFo7s2uMah1T73uGbwK5i_WXThDtowUDH50HN1Vt7tJtflXbZbcziwY8nBgZvLGhrwmIW0IQNAFpPSGdhppnyuobemhS9j4AL2vRnEXVEDVTU4xub8LUzpQWnzyLDjZnT8ua_D2pJl4/s1600-h/IMG_2822.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTQFo7s2uMah1T73uGbwK5i_WXThDtowUDH50HN1Vt7tJtflXbZbcziwY8nBgZvLGhrwmIW0IQNAFpPSGdhppnyuobemhS9j4AL2vRnEXVEDVTU4xub8LUzpQWnzyLDjZnT8ua_D2pJl4/s320/IMG_2822.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366574709954992722" border="0" /></a><a>And then realised I'd lost my car keys in the sand.<br /><br />Do you think the shots were worth it, though?<br /><br /><img src="http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii179/chelstephenson/aquapoppydesigns/karenrsig.jpg" style="border: medium none ; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" /><br /><br />(I did find them. A good bit of searching and a ton of prayer.)<br /></a>Karen Reyburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04532276778702192898noreply@blogger.com6