ATW Tuesday ~ Is it Spring Yet?

I heard on the news the other night that this winter 
has been one of the UK's mildest on record since records began - 350 years ago!

I find that SO hard to believe.

It feels like we have been hibernating indoors for months, 

...whilst a sub-zero world passed by outside.

The children all have serious cabin fever!

So when, AT LAST, the sun decided to defrost our little corner of the world this week

...my kids all headed outside as fast as their little ...

...(and not so little!) legs could carry them!

Taz declared he hadn't felt this warm for at least a millenium, which of course wouldn't be hard, since he hasn't lived anything like that long! He might have been fairer to say since the last millenium - wherein he was a babe-in-arms!

Seriously though ~ it wasn't that warm (about 13C max I think), but it was warm enough to be outside.

And it was just about warm enough to dry a line of shirts ~ even though they did still take all day!

First line-load of the year ~ may there be many more ~ and SOON!

The flowers seem to think it's nearly time ~ we hope they're right :D

Why don't you join in a fun little linky ~ show us what life's about in your corner of our world today!

  

B&W Wednesday ~ How I see it...

 

Part One

You know sometimes I think I am a Black & White girl.

I simply see life that way ~ and often struggle to find the grey.

It stands to reason then that I just LOVE images in monochrome.

There's something about that light and contrast that just grabs at me.

Part Two ~ Here Comes Trouble!

It was back-to-school in my home this week ~ homeschool that is...

and everybody has been busy, busy, busy...

So now life beats to a different drum...

Baby has been busy getting mobile...

He's mobile, inquisitive, and dangerous!!

Fortunately, for now he is briefly containable!

He's discovered his 'will' 

...and how to make us yield to it!

Most often the children crumble before I do...

but that's OK!

Even if they do bounce him on his belly, JUST after lunch...

(with the inevitable results..!)

...he loves them very much :-)

Seriously it's hard not to succumb ~ he is so irresistibly adorable!

Why don't you join in this week with You Capture ~ see you there.

POST-SCRIPT ~ it seems BW Wednesday is no more over on Lisa's blog :-( ~ she's starting something new on a Friday instead ~ maybe visit her then. 

Linky Fun!

  

OK ~ so it's not Monday, but hey the linky for Macro Monday is still open and this little lady was too awesome not to share :)

 

This beautiful dragonfly sat on my front wall today, in a glimmer of sunshine, and posed for me ~ quite literally. Each time she flew off she settled right back on the spot my lens was focused on ready for the next click! 

This is my 'dragon's-eye' view for Perceptive Perspective.

(just noticed that Perceptive Perspective has a 'labour' theme this week, but I cannot think of a single relevant shot that I have for that theme ~ yet! My own personal 'labour' won't be until sometime in December, and I won't be taking photos of that event either - I'll be to pre-occupied me thinks!! In any case, I hope I can be forgiven for submitting a non-theme related shot ~ it was taken from a different perspective after-all!)

And as I took these today I figured they qualified for Sweet-Shot Tuesday too :)!!


BTW ~ Click the pictures to see them SUPER-SIZE!!