photo challenge 2012...

I think this month I might have got the whole set!!! Thanks, as always to Kathy for the inspiration in the form of the monthly list...

I tried to concentrate this month and make an effort to remember what was on the list (I am completely rubbish at this - seem to have the entirely lost the ability to retain anything other than immediately required information just lately...everything else just seems to fall out of my brain again!). In truth, I still forgot what I had already taken pictures of but that meant I ended up with choices!!

So here goes...

Morning...

This was taken on one of my early morning walks, when the city streets were still sleeping and the light was lovely.

Buttons...

As a child, I remember my Mum had a button jar which I loved. It might even have been this one as I'm fairly sure this jar came from her and is certainly very similar. Anyway, I unearthed this jar when I moved and transferred all my buttons that were in odd places amongst my sewing stuff into one place. I have to confess to loving this even more than my childhood recollection one as Mum's was an assortment of salvaged shirt buttons - almost all white I think - and although some of these are salvaged, quite a few are impulsive purchases to satisfy a colourful buttons craving! There are one or two that are left overs from things I've made - the little blue bird was a spare from a card of buttons (can you still buy buttons like that? Just occurred to me I nearly always buy them loose now) used to make a baby cardigan for my first son. These sit on the windowsill in my spare room now, where the light shines through them :-)

Square...

Had to be really... the latest crochet squares...

Kitchen...

I found this one quite tricky. I tried taking shots of bits of the kitchen - sort of representative pictures but they were all a bit dull. Its a very small room so difficult to get any angles as such. And I don't somehow, feel it is really my kitchen so it doesn't sort of have a 'personality' (I appreciate that probably sounds a bit bonkers...  I think I just knew my old kitchen so well, never had to stop and think where things lived, could almost have managed with my eyes shut. This one still feels a bit borrowed). This is taken through the utility room window- I had forgotten the hearts were still there, they were a pre Christmas gift from a friend and I've just never taken them down.

Theatre...

The sun was setting behind the bandstand and outdoor theatre space in the city park.

Street name...

This could almost have been the one for 'landmark' - Elm Hill is one of the really old Norwich streets, dating (apparently, just looked it up...!!) from around 1200. Its a really pretty cobbled street with several tudor buildings either side.  Worth a look if you are ever doing a grand tour of Norwich (but nightmare in heels... ;-) )

Fancy...

Tom's posh latte and muffin in The Dining Rooms at Cinema City - love the home-made look, much more our kind of thing than swirly piped ones, and he said it was yummy!

Landmark...

Debated with myself over this one - I think I have taken a photo of almost every obvious landmark in Norwich (see...lousy short term memory!) - this is the City Hall which dominates over the market place.

Fashion...

It was Fashion Week in March so I had intended to try to get some shots relating to that but then took this one of my son's arm and quite liked it. He has a rather tatty collection of festival wristbands, and other 'adornments' - and it reminds me of the current fashion for wearing all sorts on your wrist. He does know that when he gets a 'proper' job these are likely to have to go...!

Words...

I walk past this random bit of graffiti/street art every time I walk into the city and it makes me smile every time! Pity about the black bit next to it but I love these colourful words. Think I should put them up in my bedroom for a morning mantra...

City...

You wouldn't think this was in the city centre, would you? The Britons Arms is an ancient building on Elm Hill, now a coffee shop with a tiny garden terrace out the back where, unbelievably in March, it was nice enough to sit outside for tea and cake!

Half a face...

Well, several half faces to be exact...of HRH Queen Elizabeth II - not sure profile is the best look for any of us, particularly as we get older...! (oh dear, is that treason?!! if I never blog again, assume I've been carted off to the Tower...)

I enjoyed this months challenge - even with what has felt like a relentless work schedule and no time... It has made me consciously get out and think a bit, just what I've needed at times this month. April's list has some tough ones, time to get snapping again...

Have a look at some of the others via Kathy's blog... I get a lot of fun out of seeing what others have come up with and there are some seriously clever-with-a-camera people... 

Til next time then,
Sx