Photo Challenge ~ Oh So Silly!

What's to say ~ this picture was my instant choice!

My eldest son & eldest daughter hooning around ~ as teens are inclined to do!! :D


Entering for this weeks iheartfaces photo challenge.
Why don't you check out all the silliness for yourself ~ and maybe even join in!!

ATW Tuesday ~ Minnie Madness!

The easiest way to share my silly hoons with you today is with a slideshow ~ enjoy :D

Friday Faves

It's been an age since I posted here. I've been shooting, editing and uploading to Flickr, but not really posting, because that takes so much extra effort and time that I just don't seem to have had of late. Life seems to be running away from me a little atm...

All the same I want to share some of my favourites from this week ~ because they make me smile in all sorts of ways and I like to share a smile or two with my friends!

The Season is most beautiful right now ~ and actually unusually warm & dry

It's perfect for wanderings...

alone...

...or with family.

It makes me pause for thought...

...to realise it won't belong now before this little man is joining us on those walks.

I cannot think of anywhere I'd rather spend these days

...than here 

(this is our home, nestled in the autumn countryside)

...under these glorious evening skies!

And on that note I shall let the final farewell fall to Minnie... 

my Crazy Kid! :D

Black & White Wednesday ~ Baby Girl...

Since when did MY baby girl start wearing make-up and looking so beautiful and grown-up.

(she doesn't all the time, but after pamper nights & often on Sundays for church, and ...)

Since when did my BABY girl get to be almost as tall as me?

Since when did my baby GIRL get to be an almost-woman?

Since when did I EVER say this was OK??

But you know what? ~ she IS beautiful, she IS growing-up, she IS almost as tall as me, and she IS almost a woman...

She is WONDERFUL & I adore her.

I really don't mind too much that she is growing-up  ~ if she remains as lovely (in all respects) as she is right now then I am one very lucky Mumma!!

And right now I will cherish the remaining days of childhood ~ there still are plenty to yet enjoy! :-)

To join in with Black & White Wednesday, head on over to Lisa's ~ she's been on the beach this week!

Black & White Wednesday #12 ~ Just Dance!

Some times my children JUST DANCE! 

Tonight was one of those nights :D

Natural light or none ~ moments like these are NOT to be missed! 

So rotten old on-camera flash it is then...

My kids are a bunch of crazies!!

I love them for it :D

To join in with BW Wednesday head on over to Lisa's...

Communal Global ~ "Around the World" : MINI-SHOOT II

Today I went and captured two willing volunteers.

Edited with PresetHeaven's 'Wedding Look' mostly + a few tweaks.

To see the individual photos head on over to my flickr page

And when you are done, don't forget to share your Tuesday with us over at Communal Global.

SOOC Saturday ~ Garden Time...

With the warmer weather comes the chance to plant some nice things in my garden. With the growing of my children this gets to not be the peaceful bit of activity that it once was ~ not that I really mind a helping hand or two :D

Here's my Minnie playing to the camera ~ she doesn't like to be photographed much, but I kinda like it when she's silly too! I'm itching to crop this, but you get to see it in all it's imperfect glory! :D

For more SOOC fun check out Slurping Life's SOOC Saturday/Sunday :D