Summer is almost over...

It being September and everything, Summer is almost at and end.

If truth be known it never really arrived in South West England. I seem to remember May being sunny and quite warm, but since then, nothing. August was laughable. There were times when I genuinely wanted to stoke up the heating to try and get the dampness out of the air. I didn't, but honestly...

With the kids still pre-school age we're one of those families who can take advantage of the cheaper ratee once the little ones go back to school. Although a million miles away from what we originally planned to do, we're all off to the Lake District for a week from this Friday. Should be a chance to relax and to a certain degree the weather shouldn't matter too much with the indoor facilities of Centre Parcs.

Toodle pip.

Ava is on the move

Ava is on the move
Originally uploaded by Andy Clist

A brief video of our little girl moving around. The next stage of parenthood begins!

One boring day in the office.

I've spent most of the day deliberating lenses. I need some wideangle glass to sit alongside my Nikon D200 and I'm struggling to see the wood for the trees.

First started looking at the crazy money Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8G ED AF-S. No question about this fella's credentials but it's really not worth it with a DX sensor. Next step and current hot favourite is the slightly more reasonably priced Nikon 12-24mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S DX. The other lens in the mix is the new Tokina ATX 11-16 mm PRO DX AF, but it's not available until the end of August.

Choices choices. Time (and money) will tell.

Ava is 6 months old today

Ava is 6 months old today. I keep saying that to myself because somehow doesn't seem poosible but I guess it's always the way when you have major milestone with which to measure the passing of time.


She is the happiest, most content baby I've come across and really is no trouble at all for either of her parents. She's a little fidgety with her bottle sometimes but that really is a minor issue.

She's not yet crawling, but I have a feeling she may skip crawling altogether. She haunches herself onto all-fours in an apparent effort to stand up. We'll see where that gets her as time passes.

So here's to you gorgeous.

x

Roll Over

On her 102nd day, Ava Grace rolled onto her front.. Bless her - she's coming along very nicely.