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February 6, 2022February 5, 2022

Share Six – February 2022 | Pets

Mid-morning on Boxing Day – the day after Christmas, if you’re not familiar with the term – my phone rang. A call from an unknown number on a holiday, it must be a cold caller, so I left it to ring. However, when my phone buzzed to say they’d left a voicemail message, my curiosity was piqued and I listened straight away.

Six months earlier I had filled out a form to go on the waiting list for the Welsh Corgi Rescue Society, but it was a big surprise to be listening to message on Boxing Day morning that said “there’s a corgi in need of new home.”

If you’ve followed my blog or on social, you’ll have seen photos of Nerys. We rehomed her when we lived in Arizona and brought her back to the UK with us. She is a very important member of our family and we’ve often thought about getting her a doggy sibling. We weren’t sure when, but positioned ourselves to be available for the right dog, knowing that that meant it would be the right time.

Ceri Herd Photography Fleet Photographer Colour Dog in Purple Heather — Nerys

After the initial phone call (just minutes after listening to the voicemail, and which somewhat delayed the cooking of our big family Boxing Day lunch, whoops) to the day we went to meet Cai, it took a month. A month of patience and worry, of “what ifs” and hope.

And then, we brought Cai home. That was exactly a week ago, today.

One week on, it is abundantly clear, he was meant to be with us. In just a short amount of time, Cai has brought us so much joy, and I think it’s safe to say, he’s happy he’s here too.

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It’s only been 7 days so I should give myself some grace, but I’ve not had much success capturing Cai and Nerys together. We took them to watch rugby on Saturday (get in, London Welsh) so I seized the opportunity.

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I’ve definitely got some work to do to perfect the double pooch portrait!

Thanks for joining us again this month. Don’t forget, post your {pets} on our Facebook page SHARE SIX or to our Instagram gallery by using #sharesix_pets. A new theme will be posted on 6th March.

Up next in our blog circle is my lovely friend and talented photographer, Katherine Cobert. Check out Katherine’s blog and be sure to leave her some love!

Until next time, stay safe,

Ceri xx

October 6, 2021October 5, 2021

Share Six Blog Circle – October 2021 | Documentary

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This month we’re talking all about {documentary} photography. Over the past year or so, I steered away from documenting everything, much to the relief of the family. But documentary photography is my roots and I’ll never not take my camera on our mini adventures.

We recently renewed our English Heritage membership so I’m freshly invested in visiting all the local castles and ruins to make the most of it. One of those places is Waverley Abbey in Surrey (although this one is actually open access, haha. No membership discount required). The Abbey is only about 15 minutes from us and we’ve driven past so many times, but somehow we’d never been!

Here’s a few images from our hour at the Abbey in the Surrey countryside:

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Thanks for joining us again this month. Don’t forget, post your {documentary} images on our Facebook page SHARE SIX or to our Instagram gallery by using #sharesix_documentary. A new theme will be posted on 6th November.

Up next in our blog circle is my lovely friend and talented photographer, Janet Douglas. See Jan’s images and be sure to leave her some love!

Until next time, stay safe,

Ceri xx

September 27, 2021September 25, 2021

30 Minutes in the Life – September 2021 | Cardiff Castle

Welcome to another month of the 30 Minutes in the Life blog circle!

A few weeks ago we took a trip to Cardiff to watch London Welsh rugby club play Cardiff. We decided to make a weekend of it, by staying overnight and heading to Cardiff Castle the following morning.

silhouette of man at doorway of cardiff castle

view through window at cardiff castle to church spire

view through window at cardiff castle of modern city and millennium stadium

tired boy leaning on rail at cardiff castle

boy pretending to fire cannon at cardiff castle

trebuchet at cardiff castle with millenium stadium behind

view through gate at cardiff castle with lensbaby

Thanks for joining me on our trip to Cardiff Castle.

Up next in the blog circle is the incredible Sharleen of Sharleen Stuart Photography. Please click here to visit Sharleen’s blog.

Until next time, stay safe,

~Ceri

August 6, 2020August 6, 2020

Share Six Blog Circle – August 2020 | Refresh

This month’s Share Six theme is {Refresh}.

Let me tell you. What a week it has been! I had big plans for a refresh and recharge this month, but alas someone had other plans for us.

We did a very last minute booking to go to France – middle of the countryside, super isolated, way easier to be social distant there than here kind of place – after putting off the decision to go for several weeks. We were excited to have finally made the decision to go and to be getting a change of scenery for the first time in months. It was going to be just the change in scene that we need to recharge our batteries.

However, barely minutes after making the booking, I realised that half of the family’s passports expired a month ago. With such a last minute booking, there was no way we can get the renewal done in time. Wah!

So we shall not be refreshing our souls in France this summer after all. We shall be trying to salvage what we can of our holiday here instead.

The small one started off his summer with a splash. A refreshing splash!

And yet, here I am thinking that macro photography with Lensbaby Omni Filters is far more refreshing for my soul. I think is because there is no danger of my camera getting wet with this one:

Thanks for joining us again this month. Don’t forget, post your {refresh} images on our Facebook page SHARE SIX or to our Instagram gallery by using #sharesix_refresh. A new theme will be posted on 6th September.

Up next in our blog circle is my lovely friend and extremely talented photographer, Katherine Cobert. Click here to see her images and be sure to leave her some love!

Until next time, stay safe,

Ceri xx

June 1, 2020June 1, 2020

30 Minutes in the Life – 2020 | In the Kitchen

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Welcome to another month of 30 Minutes in the Life!

I admit, I’m cheating a little with my 30 Minutes this month. These minutes aren’t continuous but they represent a space and a time I want to be able to look back on. What better way to do that than to document the little moments.

Despite the lockdown, we recently heard that we had our planning permission approved. We can’t wait to get started turning our home into something to be proud of! We love this place, for the bones and the feels, for the memories already created, the safety and security it offers after turbulent times, and the potential, but it’s not exactly picture perfect right now!

Our kitchen, as it currently stands, is a corridor from the bedrooms at the front of the house to the lounge at the back and the “front door” (which is actually a garage door) at the side. It is a space we use because we have to, not because we want to, and very rarely for any length of time. I love to cook and to bake, but these surroundings are not inspiring!

When this space undergoes it’s transformation it’ll become the dining room and heart of the home, so I wanted to take a moment to unashamedly appreciate it for what it is now. A mishmash ugly mess with nowhere near enough storage!