Scavenger Hunt Sunday...

Is it Sunday yet?  It's been, how shall I put it, a bit of a week. Six weeks ago David suddenly developed a very large cyst on his lip and got an appointment to have it  removed last Monday.  He went to the hospital only for them to cancel the op as the surgeon wasn't there; David was not a happy bunny about this.  He's now got to walk around with this thing the size of a small planet (ok a walnut) on his face until the 17th October.  Then I did something to my back/hip (sciatica?) which means I seize up if I sit still for any length of time.  Then someone bit Posky and he developed an abscess on his tail (I'm assuming it was another cat and not David in a moment of vexation), and then yesterday someone rear-ended us when we were out in the car.  The impact cracked some welding under the boot but the car is still drivable and at least neither David or myself suffered any damage.  If it weren't for the lack of photographic opportunities in such a plan I'd be tempted to spend the rest of the holiday in bed with a case of red wine, some chocolate, and a large pile of books.  Anyway... onwards and upwards (with difficulty due to dodgy back).

Landscape...

I have never been very pleased with any of my 

landscape shots - I just

find them very, very difficult
 (if you want to see how a good landscape photographer

does it have a look at this Flickr page).

There's always something not quite right with mine...

See what I mean?

In case you're wondering if I made

David do this to disguise his lip - it was

actually taken for the Face Down Tuesday group on Flickr :O)

Almost forgot...
Months ago, The Shakespeare Hospice in Stratford upon Avon
asked me if they could use my shot of Stratford in the snow
as a Christmas card this year.  The cards arrived this week!
They're 8" x 5 1/2" and beautifully printed, and
it was so exciting to see them (they have
my name on the back too) :O)
I am so thrilled that a hobby that gives me
so much pleasure can be used for such a good cause.

Black and white...

My twiggy pumpkin plus leaf and pinecone.

This is a straight out of camera shot -

I took it in mono with a sepia tint.

I also used exposure compensation (+1)

to give it that light, bright look.

and for a completely different b&w,

a lily in sunlight.

The Colour Wheel - Complementary/Triadic Colour...

Saw this multi-coloured leaf in Market Bosworth yesterday

and thought it deserved a photo all to itself.

Food...

Tomatoes (or 'love apples' as they

used to be called)

and for those not on a diet, or those who have also had a rough week...

(it's toffee cake by the way, very nice too)

Blank space...

Was a bit baffled by this until I hung my new Halloween decoration up.

These are the bells on my bats!

...and for those who will explode with curiosity

if they don't find out what the rest of the decoration looks like,

here it is :O)