We all had a great Christmas day. All the family were over - Both Nanas, Granda, Auntie Sharon, Uncle Lynchie, Uncle Dave, Sarah, Uncle Ian - oh and Mummy and Daddy were there too. Mummy was sad because she turned 30! The food was really yummy and we got so many presents. Yeah ! Love Tiernan, Coinneach and Eonan xxx
Coinneach is three years old today. He had a great party with a few of his friends - Jack, Molly, Kory and Krystal. Loads of presents and lots of fun!
Doug at my work let me know about an unbelievably cool tool created by Adobe called LightRoom. LightRoom is a tool designed to help phoographers manage and develop large volumes of photographs. It is amazing what you can accomplish with very little training or understanding what is going on behind the scenes. Tell a lie...Doug did give me a 5 minute introduction to the plethora of keyboard shortcuts. I think that is one factor that makes it such an effective tool - the fact that you can develop a photograph via a few keyboad shortcuts.
The image directly below has been cropped from a larger image and had an antique light preset applied to it. Those of you with a sharp eye will also notice the absence of his chin scratch and mole. LightRoom has a fantasic "Heal" feaure that enables you to remove dust spots from a photograph (apparently the bane of all phorographers). I always wondered how they airbrushed supermodels!
Those of you who want further information can visit the LightRoom website at http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshoplightroom/
Cheers, Graeme
Wow! The BBC News website published one of my photographs from Doonies Farm this week. Check out picture 4 at the following URL: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/7084771.stm
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This is my bread, don't even think about taking it from me". Coinenach was very keen on feeding the ducks and he did such a good job. By the end of the day, we managed to get through 1 and a half loaves of bread! |
| Coinneach was quite taken with the pigs - especially this Tamworth pig. I sent this pitcure to the BBS New website in the hope they include it in their weekly "Pictures depicting life around Scoland" article. We'll see. |
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Everyone feeding the geese and ducks |
| We never realised that Doonies Farm has more fields across the railway bridge. They have moved the Clydesdale horses over here | 
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I just love this picture. The tongue poking out of the corner of Coinenach's mouth embodies his naughtiness
Right, we were so sick and tired of tolerating mediocre images from our old digital camera that we decided to buy a spangly new one - a Canon EOS 400D SLR. It is a fantastic camera that takes amazing pitcures. No more waiting 3 days for it to take a picture that comes out underexposed and all blurred. You get instantaneous shots that come out crystal clear. Even I can take good pictures with this camera. Just to prove it, I've included a selection below:
A cute shot of Eonan
Awwww...all smiley looking at Mummy
Wonder what he has been eating?
"Look at my new pyjamas!"
A natural shot of Tiernan albeit a little fuzzy
"Yeah, it's a pig, so what?"
Canon website link.
I love these pictures. Katy and Tiernan have been friends for many many years and now Eonan and Molly are getting to know each other. Would have been good to get Coinneach and Jack in the picture too but getting Coinneach to stand still for 10 seconds is just too hard a feat!
Sarah
Hello all, Eonan is 4 months old today! He is nearly sitting up all by himself and is still a happy chap. Well apart from at night when he likes to wake up every 2 hours. He will be moving into his own room when we move to the new house at the end of November.
House is coming on now. Just the kitchen and bathrooms to put in and the finishing touches. I hope they get a move on as I am itching to move now. We have got all our new appliances and furniture, just need a house to put it in.
Tiernan is really looking forward to moving as it will mean he can get the bus to school. Also it will mean that it is nearer to christmas and santa will be packing up ready for his deliveries. We have told santa the new address so the house better be ready or he might not deliver Coinneach, Tiernan and Eonans presents!
sarah and the boys xx
Happy Birthday to our biggest boy. 8 years old already...wow. Tonight Nana Joan and Granda Ian were round for present opening and cake. Tiernan got a few Transformers and games, plus loads a' money!! Lucky boy. Nana Banana was in London unfortunately and Auntie Sharon was sick! Tiernan requested a toffee cake, so I baked him one, it was yummy...
Well according to our insider sources our house should be ready to move into the first week in November. God I hope thats right as we are so cramped up in this rental place...and the decore...well...those of you who have visited us here will know what I mean!!!!
All the boys are keeping well. Eonan is nearly sitting up (far too young at 3 months), Coinneach is is usual dinosaur mad self and Tiernan is such a big boy now (8 tomorrow). Oh and Graeme and I are good too!
Here are some pictures to keep you going...
