Welcome to this week of the Bloom Fab 15, a group of photographers getting together to explore new themes every week. We all met at the Bloom Forum a must go site for all photographers. Now on to this week……

With the theme of “Growth/Grow’ I headed outside for a shot of some bulbs the boys and I planted the other day,with the express purpose of watching them grow.

For more of the ‘Growth/Grow’ theme head over to Erin Norman|Las Vegas Photographer . Her blog is a delight to look through so don’t miss it.

Welcome to another week of the Bloom Fab 15, a group of photographers getting together to explore new themes every week. We all met at the Bloom Forum a must go site for all photographers. Now on to this week……

With the theme of “Reflections’ I was picturing all sorts of beautiful water images with reflections shimmering within, that is until I found myself deep in reflection. It is school holidays here and the boys were promised a trip to the zoo, so off we headed on the 2 hour trip. A trip full of thoughts, as my mind jumped around all the changes we have faced and are facing. But it was not until Rory somehow crashed his face into a metal bar and broke his brand new front tooth and I was taken back to my own childhood and breaking my front tooth that it became clear what this weeks image should be. I so hope he is not faced with the same dental nightmare that i was, I could not eat with my front teeth as the temporary tip they used would fall off. My broken tooth caused me many tears and I hope the same wont be for Rory now.

For more of the ‘Reflections’ theme head over to Erin Norman|Las Vegas Photographer . Her blog is a delight to look through so don’t miss it.

Welcome to week 13 of the “Bloom Fab 15′ a group of photographers getting together to explore new themes every week. We all met at the Bloom Forum a must go site for all photographers. Now on to this week……

I did not think a week could get more rushed. I thought today would be a day to myself and a chance to work on an imagine but instead I was on the run all day. So my apologies for the last minute images. Some flowers from the garden, where Depth of Field can make an ugly background almost pretty.

For more of the ‘Focus/Depth of Filed/Bokeh’ theme head over to Erin Norman|Las Vegas Photographer for her take,  your in for a treat!

Another crazy week and I am stunned to say it is already week 12 of Blooms ‘Fab 15′. A group of photographers sharing a common theme each week. This weeks theme was ‘Hands’. When I first considered this theme my thoughts centered on contrasting hands, old and young, big and small. But after a trip to the dentist with my oldest (a 2 hour drive just to get there and a lot of $ latter) a new idea emerged.

Dave offered to get a gold fish for our tank as a treat for Rory for being so brave, but instead emerged from the pet shop with 2 little chicks. I just about died, for years I hassled for chickens and was told ‘no, too much mess, too much hassle’. Yet now we are in a smaller place, with a small yard, he comes through with the chickens. So my shot this week is Cal my youngest sharing a chicken, the newest member of our family. Its fluffy little body gently resting in his hands, the hands that constantly are sharing their finds and discoveries with me.

For more of the ‘hands’ theme head over to Erin Norman|Las Vegas Photographer for her take on the theme,  you will not be disappointed!