Visit to Manchester Art Gallery

My family and I recently visited an exhibition at Manchester Art Gallery, 'Recorders' by Rafael Lozano-Hemmer , Mexican/Canadian Electronic Artist.

The works in Recorders actively encourage people to interact with the pieces, they see, hear and feel the actions of people around them.

My favourite piece involved 100 light bulbs activated by a sensor which involved holding onto 2 metal bars, which flashed a large light bulb above my head which then flashed to the exact rhythm of my heartbeat.

Other pieces included a long table where at one end you placed an object that went under a scanner about 10inches wide removed at the other side ,but left a copy of itself on the conveyor like table, to be added to by other peoples belongings, and a finger scanner that my son loved where you placed your finger tip into a small hole and your (dirty) finger nail (thanks son) was on view about 1ft high for everyone to see...x

Sunset

Here are a few images of the view from my back garden, all taken on different days showing different sunsets.

None of these picures have been manipulated at all they were all taken on a blackberry phone x

Misty Morning

Here is a beautiful scene from my window taken early in the morning (about 7.30am) I haven't touched up the photo at all , the sky was a lovely pink and blue colour x

Lyme Park

Just recently my husband and I have taken some friends on a visit to Lyme Park, one of which is attending the same Photography Degree course as my husband.

My family and I have been visiting the park for many years , my husband and myself since we were children ourselves.

Our friends are from Poland and have never visited Lyme before, so we took along our cameras for a day of exploring the wonderful grounds at Lyme Hall x

In the garden

This is the 2nd lot of peas we have harvested this summer and they are delicious...

Joe's apple tree we have 2 small apple trees planted in large pots when the Boy's were 3 years old and 8 years later Joe's tree has finally bore some fruit 9 apples in fact, almost ready to harvest....

Plums on our plum tree, planted 2 years ago ,we had 3 plums last year that wilted and died before picking, this year we have lots and lots, and they are so sweet and delicious already had fruit crumble with our own plums, pears from the pear tree and blackberries....

Pears ,plums,and peas all very nice added to the potatoes , strawberries and carrots and the wonderful selection of herbs including rosemary, bay leaf, thyme, and mint, we have had a great harvest this summer, and we still have blueberries and courgettes to look forward to in the coming weeks.........x

HURTS - Wonderful Life

Camping in Anglesey North Wales

What a wonderful time my family and I have had this Bank Holiday weekend, we have been enjoying the delights of camping on the Island of Anglesey in North Wales at Newborough and the hospitality of Awelfryn Camp site. Above is the view from the campsite overlooking the mountains of Snowdonia....

Llanddwyn Island is a very magical place located at the far side of Newborough Beach, it is not quite an island but at high tide it is cut off from the mainland. The name Llanddwyn means 'The church of Dwynwen' and she is the Welsh patron Saint of Lovers.

The ruins of Llanddwyn Chapel, it is said as her dying wish Dwynwen asked to be lifted up to this window to see the sun set.

At the entrance to the island are these magnificent rocks, they are pillow lavas formed by undersea volcanic eruptions, as the hot molten rock met the cold seawater a balloon like skin formed which then filled with more lava forming the pillow shape, they extend down the length of the island.

Newborough forest runs alongside the beach, it looks really beautiful and the beach has amazing sand dunes for the children (and adults) to play in all day long..

Magnificent views of Snowdonia from Newborough beach...

Forest, beach and magnificent mountain views, what could be better...

A tour of the island on my Birthday took us to Red Wharf Bay on the west side of the island, another beautiful place to visit, a lovely beach with fantastic views out to sea. A visit to The Boathouse Restaurant for lunch is highly recommended, great food...

Our last stop on the island tour was Bull Bay to the North of the island, another lovely bay to sit and watch the ocean and feel the ocean breeze, although I think my husband was here just to check out the golf course (which did look amazing) as he is here next week on his lads annual Anglesey golf weekend played here at Bull Bay.

We had a wonderful 4 nights camping and have had my intake of theraputic sea air which will hopefully last a while until our next visit to the seaside. I need an intake of sea air, I am sure it has medicinal properties and I envy anyone that lives near to the sea.............x