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Photo a Day December 2014

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1. Fruit

2. Grass

3. Pop!

4. Free

5. Me.

6. Joy is…

7. Weekends are for…

8. Simple Pleasure

9. Decoration

10. Closed Door.

11. Something Red.

12. Skyline

13. Much Loved

14. Drink.

15. Super!

16. Beautiful.

17. Sunshine.

18. Sign.

19. Something to be happy about.

20. Food.

21. This is Interesting.

22. Tis the Season to..

23. Tree.

24. Colour.

25. Celebration.

26. Animal.

27. I like..

28. Book.

29. I need less of this.

30. Us.

31. My Best Bit of 2014.

Happy New Year’s Eve!

Another year of Photo A Day complete, thanks to prompts from Fat Mum Slim for every single day of 2014. For December I decided at the beginning of the month to make the photos all black and white. This kind of worked, kind of didn’t! It is rather difficult to take a ‘Red’ photo in black and white and sometimes, I just forgot.

Are you doing a photo a day in 2015? You won’t regret it, great memories, captured and shared (if you like).

Through The Lens Thursday 2014 Greatest Hits

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For the complete, full and entire 52 weeks of 2014 I took a photo (or photos) and posted them every Thursday as part of a project called ‘Through The Lens Thursday’ which was thought up by Greta at GFunkified and Alison at Writing Wishing. I started over at my old blog here and finished up here on Girl Fifteen which is where I will continue.

The point of the project was to get us using our DSLR cameras set to manual and on a regular basis, so that we would get some practice and share our masterpieces. While I am by no means a master photographer, I have certainly improved my knowledge of the numbers and dials on my camera.

The best thing about the project is that it is continuing through 2015! It is a friendly and do-able project, no daily pressure (I do a daily photo challenge, but I know I would never manage if they all had to be taken on the DSLR) and some great, imaginative prompts which you can find here. I still have lots to learn so I am pleased to have the push to continue taking regular photos with my ‘big girl camera’ which is currently a Canon Rebel XS.

So, even though it is a Tuesday, I have selected a few of my favourite photos from Through The Lens Thursday 2014.

#9 Hands

#24 Deep

#10 Hot

#28 Eyes

#32 Love

#34 Green

#38 Tall

#39 Away

#40 Sparkle

#51 Loud

#6 Flower

I think my top favourites from my favourites are Sparkle, Tall and Flower.

Are you starting or continuing with any challenges in the new year? I am not starting anything new (yet), but I will be carrying on with Photo a Day and Through the Lens Thursday.

Tomorrow I will be posting my Photos for the month of December, see you then!

Weekly Photos 52/52 December Reflections.

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22. Fragrant – Home made lip balm.

23. Sparkle.

24. Gifts. Advent calendar surprises.

25. Today is… A lovely sunny day.

26. Sweet. My lovely boys on a hike in the woods.

27. Silence. Book time.

28. Love is… Home made pizza for dinner.

The last week of 2014! Have you made any New Year Resolutions yet? Do you stick to them? I tend to make a big list then forget all about them!

I am working on my ‘word’ for 2015, it seems to be the thing for next year, a word to live by. No pressure then. I had a word for 2014 but I can’t remember what it was. See how good I am at this!!! The December Reflections prompt for New Year’s Eve is ‘My word for 2015 is…’, so I had better get a wiggle on.

Happy Monday x

Through The Lens Thursday 52/52. Lights.

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The final Through The Lens Thursday of 2014 is ‘Lights’. I found some cool streetlights while we were walking the dog today, so I snapped them from different angles. A lovely sunny day with a blue sky.

You will be pleased to know that Through The Lens Thursday will carry on in 2015, our fearless leaders have come up with 52 new prompts. Check them out here on Alison’s blog.

It is has been a great project this year and I know that even through this weekly practice, my DSLR skills have improved.

Merry Christmas!

How to make Reindeer Dust.

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It is very important to make Reindeer Dust on Christmas Eve. An essential part of ensuring that Santa and his sleigh make it to your place.

The glitter glitters (of course) and guides them to your drive/garden/roof (careful with this application please) and the oats give the magical reindeer a snack on arrival.

Here is the recipe – oats, glitter, shiny shapes. Mix well and apply to all surfaces which will help guide the reindeer in – driveway, garden path, outside your door, on the roof, in fact anywhere you decide to sprinkle.

Merry Christmas!

Weekly Photos 51/52. December Reflections.

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15. My Favourite Camera. My Construction Camera made by Polaroid, takes great photos!

16. On the Table. Treasures we have found on the porch table.

17. Triangles. Temporary tattoos by Kal Barteski, I like them so much, I am sure I won’t use them!

18. 15 Years Ago.

19. Delicious. Decorated cookie!

20. This Year Was…. An Instagram year, this was one of my most liked on Instagram, the heart shaped puddle.

21. Friendship. Chatting to the Elk at the weekend.

For the month of December I have been taking part in December Reflections from Susannah Conway and posting them in place of my usual weekly photos.

The highlights of this week were finishing school on Friday and seeing some magnificent Elk up close at the weekend and enjoying coffee and panettone on our hike!

Wishing you a wonderful week!

Six Word Saturday

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Merry Christmas!

Through The Lens Thursday #51. Loud.

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Well, it snowed last night and it is still snowing this morning, not much, just a sprinkle. It has made everything so quiet though, as I walked through the woods all I can hear is the squirrels scurrying up and down the trees. Even the shops are quiet. Not so helpful for today’s prompt which is LOUD!

I am sure these headphones can contain loud or block out loud.

Next week is the last Through the Lens Thursday and the prompt is Lights.

Happy Thursday!

Taking Stock. December 2014

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It is time for another Taking Stock! Let’s see what I am up to this December. If you want to Take Stock too, there is a blank list at the bottom of this post.

Making : Lip balm.
Cooking : Salmon and chips for dinner.
Drinking : Water due to lots of wine last night!
Reading: Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel
Wanting: To be organised for the 4th grade party on Friday morning.
Looking: At our lovely new Christmas tree all pretty and lit up.
Playing: Christmas music on Spotify – Downton Abbey and Emmy the Great are on my playlist!
Deciding: What flavours to use for future lip balms.
Wishing: Someone would make me a cuppa!
Enjoying: The new Flow magazine I got in the mail this week.
Waiting: For Christmas parcels to arrive from overseas.
Liking: How my pom pom snowball advent calendar is turning out.
Wondering: What is in my Secret Santa present.
Loving: My new stamps and ink pads.
Pondering: New year’s resolutions.
Considering: Making body balms too.
Watching: American Pickers.
Hoping: Everyone likes their Christmas gifts.
Marvelling: At how fast 2014 zipped by.
Needing: Dinner.
Smelling: New lip balms!
Wearing: Jeans and jumper.
Following: Susannah Conway
Noticing: Dark nights.
Knowing: I need an early night tonight.
Thinking: About Christmas food!
Admiring: Everyone who does good things.
Sorting: Charity for collection next week.
Buying: Quality Street chocs.
Getting: Excited for the end of school on Friday.
Bookmarking: Magazines online.
Disliking: Chilly mornings.
Opening: Christmas cards.
Giggling: At our chats on the way to school.
Feeling: Pleased I have bought most of my Christmas gifts.
Snacking: On kale chips, we can’t make them enough.
Coveting: A blender to make lovely smoothies.
Wishing: For a few minutes to read Flow magazine.
Helping: WIth school Christmas parties.
Hearing: My dog chew his new toy very noisily.

Here is the blank list for you to copy and use.

Making :
Cooking :
Drinking :
Reading:
Wanting:
Looking:
Playing:
Deciding:
Wishing:
Enjoying:
Waiting:
Liking:
Wondering:
Loving:
Pondering:
Considering:
Watching:
Hoping:
Marvelling:
Needing:
Smelling:
Wearing:
Following:
Noticing:
Knowing:
Thinking:
Admiring:
Sorting:
Buying:
Getting:
Bookmarking:
Disliking:
Opening:
Giggling:
Feeling:
Snacking:
Coveting:
Wishing:
Helping:
Hearing:

Weekly Photos 50/52. December Reflections.

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8. Sunset. Following a cloudy cloudy, we ended with this! Not bad.

9. Diagonals.

10. Reflection.

11. Favourite Photo of 2014. It is impossible to choose my favourite photo, but I have enjoyed using my Polaroid camera this year, it is a Construction Camera made by Polaroid and bright yellow!

12. White. Pom pom Advent Calendar. A snowball a day.

13. Comfort.

14. Stripes. Our other Advent Calendar!

All of these prompts are from December Reflections which I am doing as well as the usual photo a day challenge, lots of photo taking, just how I like it!

Have a fantastic week x