Snapshots of Ely

A few reasons Ely has made it onto my list of favourite places...

{The cathedral.}
{The cathedral.}
{Horses in the middle of the city.}
{Blue letterbox.}
{Peacocks Tearoom.}

June in Pictures

{Dragonfly on a walk, seagull in Wales, cygnet at Beaumaris castle, feet in the woods, sausages on the beach, wine in the garden, sand sun, Beaumaris castle staircase, sewing project, sunset on Anglesey, birthday tulips from T, raspberry muffins, butterfly, rose, sunset at home, Welsh flag, seahorse, Wales sunset, white rose, shadows pagoda.}

Scenes from the Holiday Part 3

DAY SIX
{A walk at Penrhos Country park - on the beach.}
{In the woods we found these vibrant fuchsia trees.}
{Sunset.}
DAY SEVEN
{A seagull we startled at the beginning of a coast walk.}
{South Stack lighthouse.}
{Anglesey sea is always a beautiful deep blue in the sunshine.}

Scenes from the Holiday Part 2

DAY THREE
{I went horse riding with one of the girls so photography was a bit limited!}
DAY FOUR
{Waves coming in on the beach.}
{Skimming stones splashing into the water.}
{Blue railings round the local beach front.}
DAY FIVE
{We went to a sea life centre - starfish on the side of a tank.}
{Ray camoflaged in the sand.}
{Seahorse swimming.}
{A swooping ray and his reflection.}
{Fish egg cases - called mermaid's purses.}
Final part coming soon...

Scenes from the Holiday Part 1

DAY ONE
{Sausages cooking on the beach.}
{The one crab we caught.}
DAY TWO
{Beaumaris castle which we visited.}
{Swans and gorgeous fluffy cygnets in the castle moat.}
{Red benches on the pier.}
{We finished off the day with scones, jam and cream.}

More to come...

Sunset

{One of my favourite sunsets ever. This was also taken on the boating holiday with my family.}
I hope you have all enjoyed the photos this week. I'm back tomorrow, so this is the last one!

Sunlight

{A few years ago we went boating with my family. On the last morning we were moored up and I took my tea outside. Across the canal were these horses frolicking in the sunlight.}
I have very fond memories of this holiday - it was when T asked my Dad's permission to ask me to marry him.

The Bluest Blue

{Last summer, for our anniversary T and I took a picnic and went off on a cliff top walk. We sat down for our lunch and watched the waves come crashing in, and the boats bobbing around in the bay. It was just perfect, and isn't the colour of that sea gorgeous?}.

High as a Kite

{Another Cornwall photo. We climbed a hill and flew our kite one blustery day last summer. The views were amazing.}

Crabbing

{People catching crabs off Beaumaris pier. The crabs swarm to this area for the food on the lines - they've obviously learnt that being kept in a bucket for an hour or so is worth it!}

Stepping Stones

{Last summer we visited Cornwall with my family and found this fantastic stepping stones across a river. The river was tidal so we had to be quick to get across before some of the stones were submerged!}

Lighthouse

{Lighthouse near Puffin Island.}

Sea, sand...maybe some sun?

Last year we spent a lovely relaxed week on a boat with some friends. We saw ducklings, herons, herons eating ducklings (that one was traumatic), villages, towns, sun, rain...all as we drifted by. It was a great week.

{Scenes from past last year.}
In fact, it was so good, we're going away with them again. We survived being cooped up together in a boat, so tonight we will be setting off for Anglesey. This year we even have a house. It is so beautiful and I am so excited that tomorrow morning I will be waking up there...

{Scenes from past Wales holidays.}

Have a good week everyone! While I'm away I've set up a few of my favourite holiday photos to appear, so you can all enjoy some beautiful sea, sand and sun too!

Our May in Pictures

{Sky, feet on a road trip, reflected sky, lily, rose, lemon drizzle cake, dim sum, turtle, clown fish, orange fish, blue fish, terrapin, lots of fish, zebra fish, spaghetti, wine, fish and chips, chopsticks, my Big Blog Card Swap card, herbs, feet, birthday cards, dinner cooking, flowers, fruit smoothies.}

It's been a good month. Hello June...

Squishy, Nemo and the Big Blue

I met up with some school friends this weekend in London which was great. I'm so terrible at keeping in touch with people so to actually see these girls was fantastic. Although there were a couple of "have we not seen each other since your wedding" moments, it was actually Christmas 2008 the last time I saw some of them. Which is still way too long ago. But anyway, we caught up and it was fun. Five years since our school days. We ate way too much chinese food, giggled our way round the London Aquarium (looking out for the pretty and the weird fish), and then ate five donuts and a huge bag of candyfloss between us while reminiscing about sports day ice creams, Paris and reunions.

The cameras were out in full force in the aquarium so here are some of my favourite fishies...


The jellyfish tanks were lit up with pretty colour changing lights which really made them look lovely. Their movement is so smooth and elegant, they're quite hypnotic to watch...


The sting rays were fun to watch, they would come right to the edges of the tanks so you could see their mouths right under their bodies. I have no idea why this frog was in a sea life centre but his colours and pattern were so bright I couldn't resist including him. Also, he was tiny, about the size of a 50p coin. Assorted other creatures...

{Sting ray, hammerhead shark, fish and light, starfish, spiky fish, seahorse, frog, tank, ray.}
My favourite of all were the two green sea turtles swooping around the main tank. At one point they touched noses as if kissing, and then swished off again to carry on swimming...


They were hard subjects to take photos of - let alone the fact that they're fast, darting here and there, and a lot of the pretty fish are quite small, the lighting was also dim, and the sides of the tanks were sometimes scratched. But it was fun, and I was pleased to get a few good shots - this kind of thing is where being able to take two hundred photos is fantastic. You end up with maybe twenty you love but it is worth it in the end.

Birthday Blue for my Boy

{Love you!}

A Splash of Colour

{From a walk in the park the other day.}

Sunshine Saturday

Waffles for breakfast. A long walk.

{Huge mossy tree stump.}
{Bluebells and tree stump.}
{Bluebell stem.}
{Padlock on gate post.}
{Cherry tree blossom.}
{Twisty branch silohetted against the sky.}
{Flowers by the river.}
Back home for phone calls to family. Snuggling on the sofa all evening.