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November 6, 2020November 6, 2020

Share Six Blog Circle – November 2020 | Traditions

Traditions.

It is two years to the day since we left the USA for good. Last year it was an anniversary that came and went with a small recognition of the whirlwind of a year it had been. This year however, I’m not ashamed to say that I’m struggling, in no small part due to the pandemic and the US election.

As we begin our second national lockdown and face the prospect of Christmas without all the usual bells and whistles, I find myself feeling overly nostalgic and overwhelmingly sad at the state of the world.

Looking forward, I find myself focusing on the impact lockdown will have on our annual festive traditions. Last year we went to see the Christmas lights at Longleat, in the US we took annual trips on the Grand Canyon Polar Express and to the Phoenix Zoo Zoolights. In a mad panic to maintain normality, last week I booked us tickets to see the Christmas lights at Blenheim Palace. Who knows if we’ll get there with the ever-changing government guidelines, but it is definitely something to look forward to!

I’ve been looking through old images for this post. Now I’m deep in a hole reminiscing about the places we’ve been over the past five years and the traditions we made, and weeping at the thought of those traditions being on-hold this year.

Having a good ol’ sing song on the Polar Express in 2016!

This next one is a throwback to our first trip on the Polar Express in 2014. They were so small!

Searching back through the archives, one thing seems to tie every year together, and clearly it’s one tradition that we’ll be able to hold on to this year after all. There is always hot chocolate!

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

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

Until next time, stay safe,

Ceri xx

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!

Someone managed to accidentally order 45 rolls of toilet paper. That “someone” would be me.

Thanks for stopping by! Up next in the blog circle is the incredible Stacey Markel Photography. Please click here to visit Stacey’s blog.

Until next time,

~Ceri

April 6, 2020April 6, 2020

Share Six Blog Circle – April 2020 | Imperfection

Ceri Herd Photography Imperfection Pelican at Birdworld

I am so excited for this month’s {imperfection} theme! In March I was lucky enough to have one of my images on display at the Click Away conference in the Imperfection category. This one image alone has caused me a lot of reflection these past few weeks. I submitted “Preening” on somewhat of a whim, it was an afterthought and a wild card, but I love it because of its imperfections, not in spite of them: in composition, the limb chops, and even the pelican is showing off the imperfections in his feathers.

All that said, inspiration came to me in a completely different form these past few days. We’re living in an imperfect world right now, and as society unravels and then builds back up again, we will start to see and appreciate more and more of the layers and complexity of our society.

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

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

Until next time, stay safe,

Ceri xx

March 30, 2020March 30, 2020

30 Minutes in the Life – March 2020 | Portchester Castle

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These times are tough the whole world over, but rather than dwell on the present, I want to look back just a few weeks to when life was…normal.

March is my birthday month! As a gift, I asked for a day trip. I didn’t mind where, I just wanted to have a day that let me focus on my hobby. I wanted to be able to document the day, and that was all. I’m (relatively) easily pleased!

The littlest member of our family has been studying the Romans at school this term, so a visit to Portchester Castle seemed like the perfect choice!

Portchester Castle stands in a commanding position at the north end of Portsmouth Harbour. The Romans built a huge fort here, which remains the best preserved Roman fort north of the Alps. After the Norman Conquest a castle was built in one corner of the fort, which grew into an impressive royal residence. From 1665 Portchester was frequently used to house foreign prisoners of war, most notably during the wars with France between 1793 and 1815. [from the English Heritage website].

Hope you enjoy my images this month. Sorry for the long scroll……..!

Up next in the blog circle is the incredible April White Photography. Please click here to visit April’s blog.