Gothic - 365+1

DSD by Athena- Elegance, Maya de Groot - Going Out with a Bang

Cheating with an old photo from New College Oxford taken in 2008. Had a busy day today and the weather was not condusive to taking photos. 

Silhouette - 365+1

DSD by Athena - Basics

This is a silhouette I made from a photograph of my son, his wife and my grandson walking along the road.  I used it on their wedding anniversary card earlier this year.  Isn't it amazing how you can recognise people by their silhouettes,  I love this little family group, it speaks to my heart.

Cookie Dough Truffles - Free Choice 365+1

Cafe Vienna - Inspiration Lane

I'll be blogging about these Cookie Dough Truffles at Farmersgirl Kitchen over the weekend, but as it was free choice I thought I'd put them in a layout.  They certainly got a good reception at both my work and my husband's work. I've used probably my favourite ever digi kit:  Cafe Vienna, it was a collaborative kit at, the now defunct, Inspiration Lane.

Weathered - 365+1

Snickerdoodle Designs - Granny Finch's Garden and Outside my Window

The back of our sheds is not a pretty sight. It has been patched up so many times, different bits of tin, now rusty, boards and gates.  When my husband saw me working on this layout, he pointed out what he is planning to do next, something to do with digging out the bottom of that bit with the gap and back filling it with gravel and reboarding it.  The never ending battle against the weather and nature, taking back our man-made structures, goes on.

Don't forget to look back at the layout(s) for yesterday which I only posted today.

Still Life - 365+1

Fresh Day - Albina Designs

Fresh Day - Albina Designs

Posting a day late in the challenge, but you are getting two for the price of one!  This cheeky bunny was hopping along in our yard, then sat down for a wash.  I couldn't get my head around arranging anthing into a still life as I was out at my yoga class last night.  So tonight I  had a look through the pics I took at the weekend and found some STILL life and some MOVING life.  Enjoy!

Sizzling Colours for 365+1

So Inspired Collab from Inspiration Lane

It is a little warmer today, but certainly not 'Sizzling', but I took this photo of my mesembryanthemums (Livingstone Daisies) yesterday when they opened their little faces to the sun.  The colours are bright and definitely sizzling!

Summer Pleasures - 365+1

Snickerdoodle Designs - Outside my Window, Scraplift from Anna Bjorklund in Scrap365 July 2012

Every year we have swallows nesting in our sheds on the farm. Summer begins when they arrive from South Africa,  I know they make a mess, but I love to see them popping their heads over the top of the nest and then finally flying off.  At the end of the summer they are all lined up on the electricity and telephone wires, waiting to head off south for the winter.

I managed to catch these two in the nest, but they weren't keen on me taking photos and gave me a real fright by suddently flying out over my head!