Cats on Tuesday...

A week when Ralph did this...

When Pepper hurt herself trying to jump onto a window sill and couldn't walk properly for a while...

... and when it was just too hot to do much of anything except hang about in any available patch of shade.

For more kitty news visit Gattina's Cats on Tuesday.

Scavenger Hunt Sunday...

Well I was going to do Kathy's Song-ography again this week but then realised I didn't have a clue what to do for 'Up on the Roof'. So the Scavenger Hunt it is then!

Camouflaged...

Yesterday we went to the Festival of History at Kelmarsh Hall.

It's an amazing display of 2000 years of English history.

Here we have one of our Celtic brethren from north of the border

camouflaged nicely in a wood.

He obviously didn't attack me because I'm 50% scots.

Nutty...

It's been far too hot here this week, it's driven

us all slightly nutty.

Here Charlie demonstrates this whilst

lying in the shade of one of my Japanese Maples.

Alike...

My absolute favourite shots from yesterday

involved Victorian riding habits and horses.

Identical...

Us about to be invaded (again).

this time it's those pesky Romans.

'Romani ite Domum' is what I say.

(Fans of Monty Python should

understand that) :-)

The next item is 'Jaunt'.  As I'm on holiday from work at the moment I've had quite a few over the last week.

I had a jaunt to Bradgate Park

on a beautifully misty morning...

I had a jaunt to the Cotswolds

with fellow photographer Corrie...

A jaunt to photograph a friend's new puppy...

... and of course

yesterday's jaunt to Kelmarsh Hall.

It was hot, damn hot...

Well it still is... and I'd like to thank Helen for going above and beyond in the name of friendship, by coming over yesterday and posing with the aid of scarves, a fan and backlighting in truly ridiculous heat.

Song-ography

Kathy at You'll Shoot Your Eye Out (if you've not visited her blog before, go on and do yourself a favour, great pics and more laughs than you can shake a stick at), has started a new photography meme based on interpretation of song titles in pictures.  This week it's Homeward Bound.  I took these pics of a friend called Lizzie at the end of June, does she look good or what?  We're due to do a steam punk shoot and a gothic shoot this year too - can't wait.

Click here for the link to Kathy's blog.

Sweet Shot Tuesday...

 

Yes I know it's not Tuesday.  Just call me perverse.

I got a 'grow your own sunflowers' kit for £1 from a local bargain store and mindful of future photo opportunities, decided to give it a go.  This is the first one to flower - yay!

Wordless Wednesday...

Before I forget, Kathy at You'll Shoot Your Eye Out is hosting a new photography meme starting this Sunday.  It's all to do with song titles - details here.

Righto, on with the pics.  It's been hotter than July here, no really it has. I only try and venture out in it first thing in the morning, and then only when slathered in factor 50 sun block as I have very fair skin and no wish to become as prematurely wrinkled as an old prune.  Anyway, I made a trip to the church in Elmesthorpe on my beautiful Pashley bike for some early morning photos of my part of England in high summer.

Scavenger Hunt Sunday...

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And now without more ado...

Fun...

Fun is going on an evening photo walk

with a fellow tog.

Dance...

Flowers dancing in the breeze.

For more pics from Calke Abbey where this was taken,

see my last post.

Messy...

Beautifully overgrown bench.

Blessing...

It's a blessing to live so near to so many

photogenic locations!

Effort...

Big effort from these two going over the jumps.

My local riding stables let me go and stand in on their

jumping sessions and take pics. Many thanks to them!