paddling pool Archives

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

August at Share Six is all about {Summer Days). At the time of writing our summer has barely begun; we’re literally only a few hours in (and already the kids are bickering and asking for food constantly). However at the time of posting I am sunning it up in the French countryside! {Summer Days} are here again!

When we lived in Arizona, it felt like summer for about 85% of the year, at least it did to us Brits. Here in the UK we have to make the most of any good weather we get (and complain about it when it is too good…like today! Boy, 30C is too hot for no AC). In Arizona we had a pool and it was glorious; as soon as the weather got a little bit nice here we realised we hadn’t owned (or hadn’t needed to own) a paddling pool for five years, so quick as a flash, I made a mad dash to the local garden centre to get one!

The dog even joined in. Not through choice mind you, but she seemed to rather enjoy it once she was in!

Summer days wouldn’t be complete without a bit more of our Scottsdale-in-England lifestyle: reading a good book, lounging on the hammock.

Thank you for joining me for another month at Share Six.

Post your {Summer Days} image on our Facebook page SHARE SIX or to our Instagram gallery by using #sharesix_summerdays. A new theme will be posted on 6th September.

Up next is my friend and talented photographer, Sharleen of Sharleen Stuart Photography. Click here to see her images and be sure to leave her some love!

Until next time and happy Summer,

Ceri xx