Tiggers like to bounce.

A chilly winter day is a great excuse to play dress-ups. (My daughter H, aged 17 months).

Some flora and fauna.

I also took the 75-300mm lens for a walk, it's been a while since I did any non-people shots.
A token animal photo ... P the sheep.
Getting quite dark by now, this photo was taken with ISO1600. I did test with slower exposures, but didn't have my tripod with me. This was 1/100 sec.

The great outdoors.

A road trip and a long weekend brought about the opportunity to take some outdoor photos.

My daughter H (aged 17 months) had a great time playing outside, and quickly became good friends with M (the dog).

These photos were taken with a (borrowed) Canon 400D with 18-55mm kit lens.



















My son A (aged three) enjoyed practising his walking, but stopped for a rest so that I could take a few photos.

A new baby.

As promised, here is baby O at eight days old.

She has some cute friends.

I finally had a chance to take photos of some of my daughter's playmates.

First up is R, who has the most beautiful big blue eyes, so I decided to make this one a b&w with just the eyes in colour. It doesn't show up quite as well in this small version, but if you click on it, you can see a bigger version of the photo.
Next is D, who was doing some serious thinking in this photo! I did get a nice one of him smiling, but I like this photo better.
Another cutie, B keeps us entertained with her laughing and clapping (and blowing kisses)... but not for the camera, so I will have to try again another time!
My daughter H was 17 months old in this photo. I haven't had much practice with backlit photos, so this came out a bit patchy. Adding the sepia effect helped even out the colour. And yes, she has finally had her fringe cut.

A father and his son.

At another birthday party, I had the opportunity to catch up with baby M. At about 6 weeks old, he was ready to shine for the camera.

I couldn't pick my favourite of these two photos, so had to include them both. M with his dad L.

Mother hen.

Another visit to E, who was taking a break from the baby preparations to spend time with her chickens.




Baby O has since arrived, so I am hoping to get some photos of her soon.

Practising her smile.

These days I often forget to take photos of my own kids.

Here's my daughter H testing out different smile poses.

She is 16 months old in these photos.

A butterfly fairy party...

And the belle of the party was I, celebrating her third birthday.

It was an honour to be asked to capture the event.

April is birthday season.

My son and his group of friends celebrate their birthdays around the month of April. So there were many opportunities to take photos, with the extra challenge of getting them when they were in one spot and not in the middle of eating the yummy food.

Still having trouble getting the exposure right!

Sisters S and L.

Right: L with her beautiful curls.
The b&w really suited this photo.

Below: C has no trouble appealing for what she wants.