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It’s been two months since I started a new chapter. After 11 years of being a stay-at-home mum, I went back to work and I’m absolutely loving it!

While my enthusiasm for work continues to grow and my personal time become increasingly precious, I realise that my time for photography has been even more important than ever. Even if I find just five minutes at the end of the day to take a photo for my 365, I need to take those five minutes for myself. When I do that, the rest of my time – time for my family – is all the better. So it may not be 30 minutes in the life, but it is vital nonetheless.

So here’s five minutes in my garden, stolen from that gap between the end of the working day and cooking the dinner.

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Thanks for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed seeing a little piece of our world. Up next in the blog circle is the incredible Jenn of Blueberry Hill Images. Please click here to visit Jenn’s blog.

Until next time, stay safe,

~Ceri

Some of you may know that we moved into our new-to-us home earlier this year. It needs an extension, a loft conversion, a garage conversion, and a complete overhaul in almost all other respects. You could say there weren’t many selling points, other than the potential, but there is one little corner of the house that had me mentally moved in before I’d even seen the rest of it. Admittedly you still have to use your imagination a little though! Picture a string of bulb lights zigzagging across the top, lots more lush green plants, moroccan tiles and after dinner drinks on a warm summer’s evening.

This is my special little courtyard, and this month I started work on the “lots of lush green plants” part of the project (please excuse the muddy mess I made potting up the plants)!

If you know me at all you know I don’t have much success when it comes to keep plants alive. I choose them primarily for their photogenic qualities, not their tolerance for living in a small pot, so that probably doesn’t bode well for their long-term future. But hey, I’m doing to do my best, because when I get 30 minutes alone time with one of these pots, I am happy.

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Thank you for joining me again this month, especially if you made it all the way down here! Up next in the blog circle is the incredible Caroline Liabot Photography. Please click here to visit Caroline’s blog. Want some more amazing inspiration? Keep following the circle to see what other photographers from around the world have shared this month – and don’t forget to leave a little love on their pages!

Until next time,

~Ceri

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