Lately

How are your Easter plans going? here it was the first day of spring this week and we had a wonderful sunny day to celebrate. All the blossoms are out and they create these beautiful carpets as the petals fall in the wind. I keep thinking how great the petals would be for a wedding but I don't know anyone getting married and I'm sure in this constant world of woke someone will complain. talking of flowers,  I planted tulips in our rental garden when we arrived and this is the first one out! I'm very excited and each day I try and have a lovely spring reminder on my kitchen table.

I picked these tulips and daffodils this morning.



I also went to a fascinating talk this week at the Victoria and Albert museum on Tulips given by Polly Nicholson to launch her beautiful new book. I wish I had a huge garden that I could fill with historic tulips like she does, but sadly I will have to wait. Here in London the councils run allotments for residents, I got very excited and applied but was told the waiting list is currently 7 years and there is a list of 400 already on it! I don't think I will be getting an allotment any time soon. 



A weekend in the country

 I was lucky enough to spend a wonderful weekend away with my daughter in Camber Sands in the south of England. It was a perfect escape an hour and a half out of London. Our days were spent with an early morning walk along the beach followed by yoga and a trip into the nearby town of Rye which is full of lovely antique shops and gift shops. Our afternoons were again spent on the beach followed by a delicious dinner and an early night. Getting away is so good in so many ways and I have come back enthused and full of ideas and projects.

Cobbled streets and ice cream shops in Rye
Early morning walks on the beach at Camber Sands



Shingle beach at Dungeness


Another cobbled street in rye


Comfort zones

 Do you ever get out of your comfort zone? Being in England has made me rethink my photography and my comfort zones. I am so used to grabbing my camera for my photo a day, walking along the beach, photographing the sea, surfers, swimmers etc etc, a whole plethora of choices but here in London it's not quite the same. I have swapped my photography equipment, sold a camera and lens for a beautiful second hand option and I am loving it. The new camera is small and I can walk around London with it without being noticed. I am enjoying taking pictures of London life but no theme is emerging. 

I watched a really interesting zoom the other day where they interviewed the very talented Greta Rybus who was so open and honest about her work and struggles with inspiration, and everything to do with photography. It is so nice and refreshing to meet someone who is so happy to talk to others instead of those nameless photographers who give nothing away and only boast! anyway, I digress...what she said was, she took a portrait of a stranger once a week and I decided to do the same and yesterday I went to the Portobello markets and plucked up the courage to ask a random stranger if I could take their portrait.

Jamal was so lovely and friendly and happily stood whilst I snapped away and panicked and forgot to ask questions etc etc but it was a start and I want to push myself out of my comfort zone and do the same thing each week. How are you pushing yourself in your photography? I would love to know. 



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