I got a brilliant gift for my birthday last month which I most definitely didm’t expect as I’d already bought my ticket for the Fat Quarterly Retreat. In fact, I’d asked for a broom but somehow that wish was ignored. What I got was much better than a broom it was a lens for my camera. A macro lens. Something I have been wanting to get since I bought my first SLR camera.

I think there will be quite a bit of playing and testing before I can say that I’ve mastered the close up. My models will surely agree.

Sweet, no?

That cute little face used to be completely black…

Last week I took my camera into the garden again to see whether I can find any flowers amongst all the weeds. I did; not many, but a few.

I also found some visitors.

I’m looking forward to sitting in the garden again soon. We have blue skies and sunshine right now so it might be sooner rather than later. It means I might be able to finish my latest EPP project too. More about that tomorrow.

I hope you have lovely weather wherever you are. Enjoy!

I’m trying to familiarise myself with my new camera (yes, I’ve given up the pretence: it’s mine, all mine! Mwhahahahaaa!) and went out into the garden to take some pictures. Most of my flowers didn’t survive the summer but I have a few roses that are doing quite well.

I also found some very obliging insects: