My friend Kate over at It’s the Norm set her readers a photographic challenge for the month of March.
She gave us a list of 16 words, to be the title of 16 photographs.
Here are my interpretations:
1. Celebration: It was my daughter’s 12th birthday at the beginning of March. She ended up blowing out candles not once, but three times. Once with her friends, once on the actual day of her birthday and once with family. These cupcakes with candles were the ones she blew out on the actual day.
There’s something gleaming and sparkly about this photo which draws me to it.
2. Stripy: This is one of my favourites.
3. Empty and 6. Work (Is this cheating, using one photo for two headings?)
This photograph was taken on my phone the day we sold our business. It’s quite a sad photo I think.
I mean, what’s a business when it’s empty, closed, lifeless?
I’m glad this chapter in our lives is over. Nuf said.
4. A Game. No photo, sorry.
5. New. My pretty new bookmark. Lovingly handmade for me by my daughter! She’s recently taken up scrap-booking and has a new box filled with gems, stickers, appliques.
6. Work. See above.
7. Growing. Another, for me, thought-provoking photograph.
It makes me sad to see natural, growing, beautiful plants, doing their best to thrive in an artificially lit, indoors shopping mall. It’s akin to keeping animals in a zoo.
8. Home-made. My cinnamon rolls – sweet, yummy, light, fragrant, yeasty.
9. Favourite. This isn’t even one of my photographs, but have you ever, and I mean EVER, seen anything as cute?! (It’s a cousin’s little daughter on her first birthday)
10. Blue. When you have a 12 year old daughter who likes to keep herself amused, you can often find yourself sat down getting your hair and make-up done. Not that I’m complaining you understand…apart from when the freezing cold water in that blue, plastic spray ‘accidentally’ gets sprayed on my face….
11. Evening. This is a photo I took from my living room window (Not this month though- maybe last month?) We live in a big city, so to see such a beautiful sunset was memorable.
12. Pattern I got my daughter assisting in the photographic challenge, she insisted that this counts as ‘a pattern’, so who am I to argue?
13. Flight No photo, sorry.
14. Yesterday When the boys were small… On my kitchen shelf.
15. Fabric. I have a 12 year old daughter, as you’ve already heard, who went to a Justin Bieber concert. Nuf said on that subject too. :-))
16. Loud. Mr. Pumpkin lives on my kitchen shelf, originally he only came out at Halloween, but I’ve grown quite attached to him and now he lives there all year round. He is quite loud though, don’t you think?
I really enjoyed the challenge Kate! I wish I could have completed the whole project, but still, quite good going I think!
They are all great Anna, my favourite is the cupcake candle one, there is something very special about it 🙂
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These are awesome Anna mou! I cant believe that you used Fotinis pic for one of your favorites! Thats awesome!! Thanks! Maritsa xoxox
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Oh wow Anna well done, especially love No. 9 favourite, that is just tooo cute.Sandyxx
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I agree, that cupcake picture looks amazing! Nice pics, Anna!
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KJ and Julie, I think it's the candlelight which makes that photo pretty, I have it as my desktop background.Maritsa, I really had to use that photo, I should have asked you first, but I'm glad you're so pleased! xxx
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Great collection of photos! I love the cinnamon rolls..I actually just made some last week…for the first time!!Thanks so much for visiting my site! Have a fantastic day.http://jennsfoodjourney.blogspot.com/
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Hi Anna!Thanks for your kind comment on the meatball soup! I have just spent the last half hour reading you posts on this page … what a fun place to be! I kind of wish I had the gumption to do the photo challenge! I, too, love your cupcakes and candlelight photo and your sunset was so lovely the night you snapped that 'out my window' shot!I will be making the olive quick bread bundt! Looks so savory and moist! Long and short of it, I'm your newest follower! Keep on blogging!
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Great photos, Anna! Thoughtful as always. Your writing draws me in. xx
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Hi Anna. Thank you for the nice comments on my blog. I'm so glad to have found your blog.I like your 'currently obsessing on' cookbooks. I love going to hummingbird bakery. Might be visiting this weekend to pick up some cupcakes. I also have been watching Raymond Blanc Kitchen Secrets. There are many delicious recipes I wanted to try from the series so far. :)Have a nice weekend.
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Brilliant Anna! Thanks so much for joining in! I'll add my name to the list of fans of the cupcake photo – beautiful!Kx
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What a fun sounding project! And you did so well getting so many of the words snapped! 🙂
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Love the photos Anna, especially the cupcake one. x
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I really enjoyed participating! :-))Thanks all for your comments- much appreciated!!
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