Two Watering Cans

When we first moved to Tirau these were quite collectible and were available in many of the local shops. One of these my husband bought and the other a close friend, and I have no idea which is which.
I thought I would share two sides of them today.

Taken outside with the 50mm Prime, just before a huge downpour, but luckily no lightning yet.

Greek Doll

When I was a little girl I was given this Greek doll in her finery. The blue has faded unevenly over the years but the rest of her is still vibrant.

Lots of drama tonight; I tried swapping video cards with my husband (long story) ended up cleaning his CPU fan and then his computer wouldn't start. Eventually fixed it but still can't find drivers for Windows for the other card and Photoshop isn't working. Hurrah for picnik.com. I always remember aviary after I have edited it elsewhere.

Prime 50mm and a bedside light.

Ebony and Ivory Elephant

Made many years before the use of ebony and ivory was severely restricted.

This was my Grandmothers and although it has a broken tusk (temporarily blue-tacked) and repaired foot, I think it has aged well. The background is a large sheet handmade paper.
Taken outside in the shade and dodging the wind gusts, with Prime 50mm

Clan Macmillan Crest

A key ring given to my by my late mother-in-law.
The Clan Macmillan crest is two strong hands brandishing a double-handed sword and the motto of the Macmillans reads "Miseris succerrere disco" meaning, in Latin, "I learn to succour the distressed".

I don't have any Macmillan tartan; this was the closest I could find and as the colours are all wrong made it black and white.

Happy Robbie Burns Day!

Bruce Springsteen

I first discovered Bruce in the late 70's and have been a huge fan ever since. In March 2003 he played in New Zealand for his first and only time, I was in heaven!

Magic is one of my favourite albums. In the centre is a pin given to me by someone I met via a New Zealand internet group of Bruce devotees, we had a party on the anniversary of the concert and all got one. The background is made up of CD covers.

Taken with the 50mm manual prime and window light; post processing and added grain courtesy of Photoshop.

Our Cat - Flickr

I couldn't have a collection of treasures without including our cat - Flickr. She is a real treasure and very entertaining; she even talks to the birds.

I was going to the Auckland Zoo today but when I took a couple of photos before leaving my mums, the red battery warning light came on and I didn't have my charger - oh well. I went shopping instead...well more looking than shopping but that was ok!

Photo taken with a Prime 50mm out on our deck.

Three Toby Jugs

I am visiting my mother today, so took the opportunity to photograph her small collection of Toby Jugs. They were her mothers, who bought them when my mother was a little girl. I hadn't noticed the character and detail in their faces until photographing them today.

I hope the border matches the others as I didn't use Photoshop.


Taken with Olympus kit lens 40-150mm, using natural window light on the coffee table.