{"id":1083,"date":"2010-04-27T14:14:49","date_gmt":"2010-04-27T14:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thedomesticsoundscape.com\/wordpress\/?p=1083"},"modified":"2010-04-27T14:14:49","modified_gmt":"2010-04-27T14:14:49","slug":"the-monthly-camera-contents-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thedomesticsoundscape.com\/wordpress\/?p=1083","title":{"rendered":"The monthly camera contents review…"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s come to that point when my camera is absolutely stuffed with photographs and I need to delete some. But before I dump them all into the recycle bin, I wanted to share a few of the choice and thus far undocumented moments of recent weeks in Spring, for prosperity, for inspiraton, for fun, and because I deeply need a break from writing my self-evaluation teaching assignment in a windlowless room in my University. I am too weighed down with laptop, textbooks, photocopied sheets, notebooks etc. to joyously trip off outside and into the sunshine and so I must bring it indoors!<\/p>\n

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First up, I believe these are collared doves, living in the tree behind my bedsit. I have yet to blog about the splendid array of birds and their songs that surround the neglected little patch of land where we all park our cars, but I am constantly amazed by how many birds there are and these two beauties just stunned me the other day when I was out there attempting to photograph my knitwear for this post<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For anyone who was wondering what has happened to all my WW counting and budgeting, these things are continuing and this week I discovered to my joy that I had lost 3lbs! I am feeling super tiny and really enjoying not having 3 arses when I need to run up the stairs to fetch something and I celebrated the news of this happy, lighter situation with a slap-up-breakfast of scotch pancakes, tinned prunes, layered fromage frais and fresh plums.<\/p>\n

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I particularly enjoy the juxtaposition of these healthful items with the rather less healthy English Fry and attendant sound effects detailed on the Sonic Breakfast Plate<\/a>. I also indulged myself with some menu-planning stationery; you all know how much I love the stationery.<\/p>\n

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Joey, at a particularly confused moment. I think what made me take this photograph was the way he was staring so intently at the wall<\/em>, plus it was a rare opportunity to capture the endearing, boss-eyed quality that his face takes on at certain times.<\/p>\n

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The A4074 project<\/a> continues apace; the footpaths appear especially enticing from my car, since the oilseed rape has burst into flower, flushing the hills all around a lavish shade of process yellow<\/a>. I know from experience that this thrill will be short lived so am hoping to get out there again this weekend. Here is Mark, stopping for a water break somewhere near Itchen. I think he looks particularly dashing here, with his rakish hair being backdropped, Heathcliff-style, by the brooding skies and rolling hills of, ahem Oxfordshire<\/em>. We must go to more wild and untamed landscapes for the full Wuthering Heights effect, but this is still quite good in the meantime.<\/p>\n

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Our I SPY\/I HEAR Woodstock @ 900 special a couple of weeks ago on The Hub<\/a> contained many joyous I SPY moments, but I especially like the stocks, and this photo of the book illustration beside the real thing.<\/p>\n

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I also liked this fearsome bear, in the back of The Bear Hotel. I took this for Mark, in celebration of his ursine inclinations<\/a> and general ferocity\/dashingness. (See above.)<\/p>\n

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It is a good job that I have shrunk, as my Hourglass Sweater did not fare well in a recent trip to the launderette. I have discovered that a cold wash works wonders over there with my handknits; however the delicates wash clearly involves some kind of felting process (hot followed by cold perhaps? A little bit too much sloshing around in the machine?) Anyway, no matter. The hourglass sweater and the headigan are now smaller than they were by about a third, but the headigan had become baggy from being worn so often and I am approximately two thirds of my original size, so everything fits just great! Now I just wish I could felt all my pants and jeans by approximately one third of their current size…<\/p>\n

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Here is a top I spotted in the window of a shop in Wales. It is a thing of beauty and I wish to recreate it. I feel confident that my modest sewing skills will allow me to assemble some sort of version of this, but I took the photograph to remind myself of the little details that make this so nice… pleats, thin fabric, pretty colours, that edging…<\/p>\n

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Finally, here is a photo from Bill Fontana’s amazing installation at Somerset House, which I went to visit last week. It is an excellent piece of work that deserves its own post but for now I shall just give you this tantalising glimpse!<\/p>\n

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And now I am done with the random flotsam of my camera and must return to the tedium of assignment writing! What random photos do YOU have on your camera?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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