Shawn the Dog

A trim and shiny Muppet

17th March 2015

Muppet has been shaved today; he cooperated enough apparently for them to do his head too.

His fur is all nice and shiny and he looks a bit smaller.

Hopefully he will absorb less water now too, although I am sure the mud will still stick.

I wonder if they do a ScotchGuard for dogs....

Redundant words

Training words on the fridge.  Nikon D7000

16th March 2015

Our fridge and freezer still have quite a collection of words and fridge magnets that were stuck on for the kids to help them learn to spell and form sentences.

The words still get rearranged occasionally these days, despite them all being sufficiently fluent now.

I think there is probably a market for an 'Adult' version :)

Little Houses

House light shades.  Canon S120

15th March 2015

Today is Mother's day.   The kids have been decidedly crap and despite deciding between themselves as to who will do what, nothing got done.

Hopefully one of them will consider a bunch of flowers may be welcome at the very least.

I took a picture of some little houses anyway.

Animals in motion

Gus.  Canon S120

14th March 2015

I normally capture images of dogs, but today thought I would try the challenge of taking a picture of a cat.

The dogs have a knack of sitting still, but moving just at the instant the shutter trips.

The cat was even worse; with an instinct that seemed to make it move much slower in low light, but just enough so that any picture would just be a touch blurred.

This image is no different!

Daytrip to Bath

Church doors.  Canon S120

13th March 2015

Alex was giving a recital today in the Mid-Somerset Festival, the session being held in Bath.

We drove down and had a little while to kick hour heels while waiting for his session.

We had a look at the architecture, and at the pigeons.

He did very well: held his nerve: and gave a great recital.

Well done Alex :)

Shig in Pit

Muppet in his element.  Canon S120

12th March 2015

It rained heavily overnight; Muppet was so happy this morning to see disgusting puddles everywhere.

He wasted no time in absorbing as much filth as he was capable.

I am sure it will keep him company when he gets back in and slobs on the sofa.

Ivy in Monochrome

Ivy.  Canon S120

11th March 2015

When I photograph in black and white, it is almost always using a film camera.  Today I took a digital snap, but the dead Ivy was almost all one colour and the detail was picked out in tonal variation alone.

I decided to ditch the colour; the image is much better for it.

I think I may consider a session of black and white in the future.