Brenda Photo Challenge...

Self- portrait in black and white...

Almost forgot about this!  Had to do a very quick photo and an even quicker edit :O)

Portrait of the Artist...

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The Weekend in Black and White...

Elmesthorpe Church, Leicestershire

Linking to The Weekend in Black and White.

ABC Wednesday - D is for...

David...

We'll have been married 17 years next month - do you get some kind of award for that?  

(Note how he has a spike coming out of his head.

He shouldn't have annoyed me...)

Linking to ABC Wednesday.

Cats on Tuesday...

A week when...

Posky was diagnosed as having a urinary tract infection and has to take antibiotics for a month.  He blames it on me taking infra-red pictures of him...

... and nothing at all to do with the fact he was caught drinking dirty water from a bucket.

And in honour of the Olympics - whilst Pepper showed off her

'Take your marks... get set'

position on the bench...

... Mrs P showed that the brilliant performance

of Team GB is all down to her and the lucky patriotic

ribbons she's hanging onto for them...

Meanwhile... it looks like

Charlie has a secret diabolical plan we

know nothing about...

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The Weekend in Black and White - Feathers...

I have to credit Rosie with the idea for this.  Her beautiful abstract macros of feathers inspired me to collect a few of my own and have a go.

Taken with a macro filter - processed in LightRoom (converted to b&w, took the clarity right down and the brightness up, and added a white vignette).

Linking to The Weekend in Black and White.

ABC Wednesday - C is for...

Castle Park... (and you thought I was going to say 'cat'...).

At the heart of the modern, vibrant, multi-cultural city of Leicester (the nearest city to where I live) lies Castle Park. This 'Old Town' is a scheduled monument with beautiful old buildings, the cathedral, guild hall, riverside walks, museums, and ancient walls and gateways.

(All photos shot in colour then processed in LightRoom with an Infra Red High Grain treatment).

Statue of Richard III in Castle Gardens... 

I like the fact that we celebrate the chap who lost...

Castle Gardens...

...which contain this May Pole...

... which has this Green Man
lurking at the bottom of it...
(frankly, this gives me the heebie-jeebies...
didn't even have the nerve to convert it to b&w!)

Lavender in a garden...

Ye Olde Englishe doorway

 (That's St Mary de Castro Church behind it...)

A bit more of the church...

Founded in 1107, it is said that

Chaucer got married here, and it is the place

where Henry VI was knighted in 1426.

It also allegedly has its own ghost - 'Black Annis'

who is supposed to haunt the church and

the surrounding area...

... street at the rear of the Church...

...I so want to go back here in the Autumn/Winter 

with one of my minions and make them pose for 

slightly spooky photos...

If fog could be arranged that would be great :O)

Linking to ABC Wednesday.

Cats on Tuesday... Olympic Special

In which Charlie (representing Team GB Kitties) takes on Ralph (representing Interlopers Anonymous) in the 'Staring at each other' and 'Lurking in a concealed manner', finals.

This battle of the giants took place in the garden and was refereed by Pepper.

The Ref...

Explaining the rules to Ralph...

Pepper: 'Look matey it's simple, I AM THE LAW!'

The competition hots up...

Charlie seems disinterested - but is it a ploy?

Oh my, yes!

Lulled into a false sense of security, Ralph moves away!

Just the Lurking in a Concealed Manner event to go now...

Oh that's a brilliant move by Team GB, 

Charlie really is on top form today.

Ralph's completely lost confidence with that last event,

and can only manage a pretty poor twig concealment.

Oh dear oh dear... I think it's all over...

Yes!

Pepper declares Charlie the winner -

look at that victory roll!

Ralph will really have to up

his game if he's going to take 

on a pro like this one...

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